Get ready to share your table with Fifi and Rex. Dogs are now officially allowed at restaurants in Los Angeles! As of now, doggies are allowed in restaurants that have outdoor seating. They can't actually sit up in a chair next to you at the table and slurp right off a plate, but they can hang out underneath if they're quiet and behave well.
I think this is doggone great. And it's only fair. If parents can bring their kids to restaurants, pet owners should be allowed to bring their dogs. I mean, who's more likely to behave themselves better? Who will sit quietly and not throw their French fries? Who will not be crying 10 minutes into the meal?
Los Angelinos are being very sensible about this, of course. There's a whole long list of rules to make sure dogs aren't just running around, tripping waiters, and poo-pooing right there under the table. Oh, did I mention that any baby would be allowed to poo poo right at the table, regardless? In his diaper, but still.
I can already feel the love vibes this is going to spread all over the City of Angels. Dog lovers, dining out with their beloved canines, not sharing a Chianti and the fusilli porcini, but you know, sitting near each other while that's consumed by the human. I dare say -- this could create so much good will, it could lull crying babies back to sleep. The happy glow coming from dog owners might silence cranky 5-year-olds who don't like "those green things" touching their macaroni and cheese.
Smart move, Los Angeles! I hear dogs all over the city are already calling to make reservations with their humans. And guess what's just over the horizon? The movie canine power lunch at Spago. Work it, Uggie!
Do you think it's a good idea to allow dogs in restaurant outdoor patio dining areas?
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Comments 47
Seriously, the comparison is ridiculous. I feel like this post was written as much to put down little ones as to tout the idea of restaurants that allow dogs. Why perpetuate the "anti-children" movement that seems to be going on?
Dogs are not chilren. You can leave a dog at home alone for a few hours while you grab lunch - you can't do that with a baby. Dogs aren't totally dependent, babies are.
Plus, I'm allergic. I would be upset if I couldn't eat at my favorite restaurant because they were letting dogs in.
Before you get all upset; is your dog in the room when you sit down to eat? Personally, I would never subject my dog to a restaurant but most family pooches are around or under the dining room table when their family eats, hoping for a tidbit to be dropped or handed to them. So it wouldn't bother me at all to see a well-behaved family and their dog dining out.
I think I have a migraine coming on from rolling my eyes so hard. Sometimes kids (and freakin' adults) misbehave in public. But I would much rather put up with a rowdy kid than a flea-ridden, shedding, drooling, peeing, pooping, and licking dog. I love dogs. I just don't feel the need to stop treating them like dogs.
meh, i don't really care personally as long as your dog follows the rules and behaves itself. however, this article is (i think) supposed to be meant as humorous, and the dogs to babies comparison just fell flat.
also, even if your baby DOES end up doing a little "poo poo under the table, in a diaper, but still..." it's not out in the open. my kid does not just leave a tightly coiled pile under the table, and if they did, i'd ask that they be removed too. this post... man... it's almost like you wanted to stir up folks today... (and no, it's not a funny pun anymore). :/
Chris, I pray we never follow what's done in Europe, they're just riduculous at times. Dogs in restaurants, even in an outdoor setting, can be unhealthy. Next is it cats on the table? (or is that catsup, also poor humor) I also this article was meant to be funny but it did fall flat, comparing kids to animals.