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Originally Posted by CFrance
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.
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Well put, CFrance. I was going to say essentially the same thing, but chickened out. What a coward I am.
I had to laugh...where you say people don't fawn over your dog. I did this once and the Frenchman looked at me as though I were out of my mind. Funny.