Comments on: 7 Cues To Teach Your Dog BEFORE Eating at a Pet-Friendly Restaurant

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:45:08 +0000

In reply to Jet.

Thanks for voting for Cape May.

Wanted to make sure you saw my post on dining with reactive dogs: https://www.somethingwagging.com/eating-out-with-reactive-dog/. But it sounds like you’ve already found a great idea by taking advantage of Wegmans. 🙂

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:34:19 +0000

I think the number one tip is to exercise the dog beforehand. My dog has such an easier time relaxing and just chilling out and not worrying about other dogs if he’s had a long walk first. I’m lucky to live in an area where we can walk to certain restaurants with our dog. It makes a huge difference if he’s had a chance to burn off any energy before we arrive at the restaurant.

By: Lauranne

Lauranne — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:04:53 +0000

Funnily in this situation it is BD who shines as he sits quietly and watching the world go by, whereas Mity spends the entire time trying to clean the floor of crumbs.

In other news, and I am going to share this with you, it has just hit me that I am never going to sit in the sun in a foreign country with BD. I don’t think the ex would let me take him out of the country!

By: Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:48:15 +0000

Great tips, and also what a great idea! We have a “Bark Bar” here in Denver, which allows dogs into a bar and has a area for them to potty/play.

By: Ariella

Ariella — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:01:27 +0000

Great tips! I’ve been working with Bailey on a lot of this stuff but we have yet to try to use it at an outdoor restaurant. Once the weather warms, I’d like to take her out on a Sunday morning when things are fairly quiet to see how she does.

By: Clowie

Clowie — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:25:05 +0000

We had a few trips to a dog-friendly, but slightly scruffy, pub first – just to make sure my “down stay” worked with some distractions. As for the tail – no, I don’t know, they have a way of doing what they will!
Sometimes people don’t even notice me as my bipeds try to find a table where I can get by the wall so I’m out of the way. You should see people’s faces when I suddenly appear when my bipeds tell me it’s time to leave!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:14:54 +0000

When Beamer was only 4 months old we went to the Oregon coast for a week long family get-together. After an hour and a half romp on the beach and an interesting walk through downtown Florence, we decided to try an outdoor area for some libations. Beamer did great! The fact he was tired helped and the chewy, lamb jerky pieces I kept offering for his good behavior did wonders.
The only little mishaps were his selecting a sweatshirt for me that was on an outdoor clothes rack. He reached up and tried to pull it off; I caught it in time. Then, when we crossed a street he decided that the middle would be a good place to pee. Oh well, better than at the restaurant!

By: Jet

Jet — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:52:04 +0000

I love Cape May and used to take my Cairn (rip) there. Now I have a reactive Aussie and the only place I have been able to “dine” with her is off season outside of Wegmans 😛 So hook me up with your info please! LOL. And yes, I absolutely voted for wonderful Cape May!

By: houndstooth

houndstooth — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:27:37 +0000

I do eat out with my dog, when the weather is nice. This summer will be about teaching Flattery the same good manners the others have worked on learning. If I know we’re going to go out to eat, I take a Kong with me, that’s packed with some good treats and sealed up really well with peanut butter. When we get our food, I put it down on the travel bed so they will be occupied while I’m the most occupied.

By: Kimberly Gauthier

Kimberly Gauthier — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 03:45:36 +0000

I can’t imagine taking our dog to a restaurant, but we have. We ate out the evening we adopted Blue. He was so well behaved for a 4 month old puppy. I sat there watching J fall in love.