WE are NOT in Europe...!

I'm sorry but dogs belong at home...I get upset over owners who think their pooch is adorable and cute...give me a break...I don't want a dog near me at a restaurant and when someone gets bitten by a dog at one of the squares and The Villages and the owners get sued they'll change their tune about dogs...I love animals, it's the owners that are a pain in the ....

I would suggest that when you plan on going to a restaurant, and you plan to eat on the patio, you call and ask if they allow pets. Then you won't have to worry. As far as the squares.....maybe stay home? The dogs at the squares are always very well behaved and enjoyed by so many. Chill.....

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Okay. Good advice. Peeps, you don't have to call ahead to Toojay's!

But stay home and let the squares go to the dogs? Probably ain't happenin'.

My 145 pound English Mastiff puppy IS adorable, but I will never submit you or any other person to her attentions where she should not be. And she does not at any time belong in Too-Jay's, Lowe's, Publix or any other place like it. And neither does anybody's else's adorable doggie.

Please read my post Food for thought in the villages general discussion

Our 7 pound Yorkshire Terrier is similarly adorable and all three of of us agree completely with you!

If a restaurant's rules allow pets in the patio area, then they have approved it.

Most people follow the rules. Also, I have never seen a dog in the patio areas ever cause a problem.

Maybe we should be more like Europe in regards to pets in restaurants. I worked in Europe and dogs are allowed to sit at the table on a chair. They are so well trained that they never make a move towards anything on the table and sit patiently waiting for their owners never making a sound.

I'm with the earlier person's comment to "Just Chill". Don't raise your blood pressure, Relax a little.

I think it's up to adults to make appropriate decisions about their children, grandchildren, dogs, friends, etc.

If a restaurant permits dogs on their patio, surely those who find it offensive can vote with their feet and go elsewhere.

Everyone's viewpoints and comments are well taken. But what about the poor bowser who had to spend his not-so-quality time with the family sitting on the hard sidewalk?

Maybe he would rather have been home watching "DogTV".

Given a choice, poor bowser would probably prefer to be with his human.

As for whether people want to take their dogs to lunch, I think it's whatever floats your boat.

Amen! :mademyday::BigApplause:

Where's that "like" button. There have been many occasions, in many places, where we are out for walks and cruising with our pups (two small dachshunds) and we spontaneously decide it'd be nice to stop for lunch if we see a place with a patio. We'll ask if they allow pets on the patio, if they do we dine, if they don't we say thank you we'll check you out some other time. We certainly would never raise a stink about someone not accommodating our "special request". Lots of places have water bowls and cookies they bring out for our pups. If someone doesn't like a restaurant's patio policy I'd suggest they have a word with the manager; complaining to a waiter or on TOTV does little good. Personally, dining outside I'm much more worried about being exposed to blown dirt and pollen, flies, or even passing birds; I'm sure those present a greater threat to your plate than my pup laying 10' away in an open air environment.