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Originally Posted by naneiben
Right, very commonplace in Europe. I don't know...for some reason dogs seem to be much better behaved/trained there than here. I've never seen one misbehave or beg or try to sit on a lap or chair. They act like dogs, not people. And no...I don't hate dogs. I really like them.
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I and my dog were actually part of an after-work exercise-your-dog group in a European city. Most Europeans do not look upon their dogs as children. They are pets and companions, but they are not accorded human attributes as we tend to do in the States. I think that goes a long way toward explaining how the dogs act in restaurants. They aren't coddled at home.
The dogs themselves are not as people-oriented as our dogs are here. I believe that is due to the fact that they are kept on a separate emotional level from people. You don't see a lot of people fawning over your dog over there. He's just matter-of-fact "there."
Dogs are allowed inside many restaurants in Europe, as well as on the outside patios. They are all well behaved.
One of our favorite restaurants had a resident cat. He used to come sit next to me in the booth, usually on my knitted hat. I loved it.