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Visiting a restaurant with a dog turns into a disaster? It doesn't have to be

2022-11-22T15:43:26.964Z


Visiting a restaurant with a dog turns into a disaster? Not if you follow five tips Created: 11/22/2022, 3:00 p.m By: Anne Hund Eating out with your four-legged friend? This can be a real challenge for dog owners. Not only when the dog barks constantly in the presence of other guests. Do you want to take your dog to the restaurant and your four-legged friends are welcome there? Then don't be s


Visiting a restaurant with a dog turns into a disaster?

Not if you follow five tips

Created: 11/22/2022, 3:00 p.m

By: Anne Hund

Eating out with your four-legged friend?

This can be a real challenge for dog owners.

Not only when the dog barks constantly in the presence of other guests.

Do you want to take your dog to the restaurant and your four-legged friends are welcome there?

Then don't be shy – even if it may be difficult at first.

For example, if the dog doesn't want to stay under the table, barks at other dogs or sniffs the leg of a strange guest from the next table.

Visiting a restaurant with a dog: Practice the situation regularly

If dog and owner are not attuned to each other in the strange situation, going to the restaurant can become a challenge.

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Young dogs in particular have to get used to the procedure of eating out.

But even if your own dog is not used to taking it with you everywhere, going to a restaurant can become a stress factor for everyone involved.

Last but not least, of course, for the pet itself. To put your mind at ease: practice makes perfect.

Sometimes it takes weeks of training or dozens of visits to restaurants with the dog until the master and the four-legged friend are attuned to each other in the unfamiliar situation.

With a few tricks and help, it should be much easier for dog owners.

Visiting a restaurant with a dog turns into a disaster?

Not if you follow five tips

  • 1. Move the dog before going to the restaurant: if you want to avoid that your four-legged friend gets all excited in the café or restaurant, you shouldn’t just go for a walk with him beforehand.

    It's better to do a big extra lap when you go for a walk, or let the dog play and romp extensively with his conspecifics.

    In any case, your four-legged friend should come into regular contact with other dogs and experience as many relaxed situations as possible.

    This has a positive effect in all moments when he will be confronted with other dogs, not only in the restaurant.

    Of course, you should also make sure that your dog is exercised as often as possible.

  • 2. Bring your own blanket for the dog: The restaurant is foreign territory for the dog.

    The unfamiliar situation initially triggers stress in the animal.

    Dog trainer Anja Petrick, for example, reveals how the dog can relax more easily in the restaurant: "In restaurants it usually helps the dogs if they have their own blanket with them," she describes in a report on dog training

    on

    BR.de.

    She has a tip for training with your four-legged friend: “You can practice with your dog at home with this blanket for on the go.

    Lay the blanket down for him and give him something tasty to chew on this blanket.

    Feel free to pet him as he relaxes on the blanket so he gets to know it as a relaxed and calm place.”

  • 3. Start with short times and quiet places: If this is your first time in a restaurant or café with your dog, you should first go there alone with it to avoid any additional social stress at the table.

    If you only drink a cup of coffee at first, the bill will soon be paid when the dog starts to get restless.

    "Meanwhile, lay the blanket down for your dog and give him something to nibble on here," advises the dog trainer.

    If the dog doesn't lie down next to the blanket or if it wants to stand still for a while, that's "perfectly fine".

    Because, according to

    BR.de , she explains

    : “Some dogs need to get their bearings before they can lie down.

    Just hold the leash where your dog won't bother anyone and let them look.

    Eventually he will sit or lie down.”

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  • 4. Ignore the dog's begging: Once you start giving the dog something from the table, you have to expect that he will want more.

    And he will signal you accordingly: The four-legged friend nudges you with his snout, howls or barks.

    Especially in a restaurant with lots of strangers around, this can turn into stress for dog owners.

    It's best not to start giving him anything, even at home.

    "Begging is not just about food, it's also about attention," animal psychologist Christine Holst explained, according to an earlier report by the German Press Agency: "Therefore, a dog only feels that it is no longer successful if you react to it too does not look at, speak to, or touch.” Even negative attention, in the form of scolding,

  • 5. Keep the dog busy: Boredom can also make the dog restless when going out to eat.

    This doesn't mean that you have to keep teasing him, after all he should also get used to certain periods of rest.

    Make sure, however, that the animal is not under-challenged over a longer period of time or even feels left alone.

    For example, take short walk breaks with your four-legged friend, he will like it.

    If you also notice that the situation in the restaurant is only causing stress for the dog, you should be honest enough to leave the situation.

    The other guests at the table will forgive you.

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Visiting a restaurant with a dog: are four-legged friends welcome in the restaurant?

Anyone who is not sure whether dogs are allowed in the locality should know: There is no legal regulation in this country that prohibits dogs in restaurants or pubs.

In some restaurants, however, four-legged friends are not allowed for reasons of hygiene.

If there are no prohibition signs at the entrance, owners can assume that dogs are allowed.

If you prefer to be on the safe side, ask quickly before entering the bar or café.

Bring the dog to the office?

Would you also like to take your four-legged friend with you to the office?

You should definitely find out beforehand what the rules and customs are in the company in order to save yourself and the animal unnecessary stress.

If dogs are desired in the office, this can sometimes even lead to greater employee satisfaction, not to mention the additional movement during breaks, which you can keep more consistently with the dog.

Source: merkur

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