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Originally Posted by DigitalGranny
Dear hubby and I used to live in Boca Raton. We rarely ate at a restaurant with outdoor seating there where we didn't see dogs! Most were tiny ones that arrived in their owner's large purses, which were deposited on an empty chair and the dogs sat quietly or napped. When we visited Charleston, SC, we noticed that outdoor restaurants and bars tended to have large dogs lying under the tables. No one batted an eye. It just didn't matter to us -even when I had to walk around a giant dog too big to fit under the table on my way to the ladies room!
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I just returned from a 4 day long event called Greyhounds in Gettysburg where the town of Gettysburg PA welcomed greyhounds and other dogs in stores and restaurant outdoor patio spaces. They do this annually and literally have hundreds of dogs and their people attend and, to the best of my knowledge, there are no dogfights or major problems because each year more and more stores and restaurants open their doors to us. Other tourists don't seem freaked to see that many dogs in town or at the restaurants and it is a wonderful extended weekend. This is not the only event like this that I attend. We do it at Dewey Beach, DE and at the wineries in upstate NY once a year. Our dogs would NOT rather be left at home and enjoy the weekend as much as we do. They are well behaved and enjoy the attention from the people they meet. I can't speak for other dog owners or other people around the country, but what I see on TOTV is not what I have encountered in our dog weekends. We have been graciously welcomed where ever dogs are allowed. We do NOT expect to go where dogs are not permitted and do not bring them to those places. I do intend to take my dogs where dogs are permitted in TV.