Brought My Dog Out to Dinner Tonight
@Kouponkaren (5503)
United States
June 13, 2023 11:08pm CST
My husband was doing a webinar for work tonight and working at the dining room table. That meant our dog, Jenny, had to get away from the house because she has a tendency to bark at the slightest noise. That would have been inappropriate during a professional webinar.
So my friend and I went out to dinner at a restaurant that has an outside deck and they allow you to bring your dog. My dog is really good in public places and once we got her some water and a few doggie treats, she just laid under the table and was as good as gold.
I had a summer seasonal salad with grilled chicken and did give her some bites of the chicken and told her she was a good girl, both of which she enjoyed.
Do you ever bring your dog out to dinner?
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jun 23
Glad you were able to bring your dog to dinner, I am sure Jenny enjoyed that. I am a cat person, I never had any dogs,
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jun 23
@Kouponkaren For a while I was considering getting a cat stroller. However, they appear very skitterish when it comes to loud noises, My apartment day to day is very quiet, I think they might get very scared if I took them outside,
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@RasmaSandra
I think Jenny really did enjoy it. She would much rather be out and about than lying around the house. I don't suppose you ever brought one of your cats out to dinner? :0)
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@AmbiePam (93738)
• United States
14 Jun 23
That sounds awfully cute. There really aren’t places to bring your dog to eat around here. Although, I did read about a new place in downtown Oklahoma City that just opened about two weeks ago. It is a huge space with various services offered, which also includes restaurants. Each place is open to everyone who wants to bring their dog. It is such a rare thing here that I would hope it would be successful.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@AmbiePam
That's great. We are limited to places with outside decks and only when the weather is nice and not too hot, cold or rainy.
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@AmbiePam (93738)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@Kouponkaren I’d eat at a place that allowed dogs even if I didn’t have a dog, just to SEE more dogs.
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@jstory07 (139782)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Jun 23
@Kouponkaren Did the cat sit on your seat.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@jstory07
The cat usually sat in my lap while I was driving! She was a good girl.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@jstory07
So that answers my next question about whether or not you ever brought your cat out to dinner. O once had a cat that I got as a kitten and I trained her from a young age to travel in the car with me.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Jun 23
I don't. But that sounds like a fun treat for her
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@wolfgirl569
It was a fun treat for her, and because she was so good, it was nice for me as well. I feel like a proud mom when people tell me how sweet and beautiful she is!
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@JudyEv
Yes, his webinar went on for 2 hours. That would have been a long time to keep her quiet in the house.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@Kandae11
Yes, she is and we are fortunate. She does have a lot of energy so I am surprised she does so well when we take her out.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Jun 23
I would but I dont have any doggies. Wish I did.
Glad you did too Karen
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@RebeccasFarm
Aw, I am sorry you don't have any doggies. If you are able to adopt I highly recommend going to a local shelter. There are so many sweet dogs there that need homes.
@1creekgirl (41686)
• United States
16 Jun 23
We don't have a dog now, just Gracie our cat. But sounds like Jenny was a perfect dinner date.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@1creekgirl
Oh, she was. She is very good company and I try to take her to run errands with me whenever possible because we both enjoy it. That's harder to do when summer hits in Georgia. I can't leave her in my truck due to the heat, but if I am just going through the drive-through at a pharmacy or the bank, or getting gas I always try to bring her with me.
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
14 Jun 23
A few years ago we had a puppy we were 'socialising' for the charity 'Dogs for Good' which provides assistance dogs for people with disabilities. He came everywhere I went, to the shops, to meetings, to concerts, on buses and trains. He was very laid back about it all.
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
15 Jun 23
@Kouponkaren It wasn't as hard as you might think. For one thing he was the kind of dog that likes everyone. We never felt he had a special bond with us in particular, he was quite happy to go off with the trainer for the next stage of his education without a backward glance. When we saw him months afterwards he seemed pleased to see us, but no more pleased than he was to see anyone else. I would have found it much harder if he had felt like 'my' dog and I thought he was pining away without us.
Also it was rather like the sort of situation when a child grows up and leaves school. The teachers may be sad to see them go, but at the same time they are pleased that the child has done well and is moving on to other things.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@Fleura
I can totally understand that teacher analogy. Good for you for taking on his training. That was a special thing to do.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 23
@Fleura
Aw, that was nice of you to do. I bet it was hard to say goodbye to him when it was time for him to move on?
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 23
No dogs are allowed to public places, mall or restaurants because there are muslims consumers every where. Hence pets are only allowed at thr park only
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
19 Jun 23
@peachpurple
I don't understand what Muslim consumers have to do with dogs in public places. Can you explain?
