Comments on: No Dogs Allowed http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Julieahttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-64748 Juliea Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:44:58 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-64748 One reason I won't be coming back to a lot of area restaurants for a long time. This was one of the defining characteristics of Oakhurst. Obviously smelly or obnoxious creatures, human or canine, have no place in restaurants. But well behaved dogs are one of nature's greatest gifts to mankind and they deserve a place in our company.Sad. :( One reason I won’t be coming back to a lot of area restaurants for a long time. This was one of the defining characteristics of Oakhurst. Obviously smelly or obnoxious creatures, human or canine, have no place in restaurants. But well behaved dogs are one of nature’s greatest gifts to mankind and they deserve a place in our company.

Sad. :(

]]> By: joehttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62962 joe Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:03:25 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62962 oddly enough, Ga Baptist is apartments now. I thought I was the only one in the city who was born here and still lives here! There are a few of us left! haha oddly enough, Ga Baptist is apartments now. I thought I was the only one in the city who was born here and still lives here! There are a few of us left! haha

]]> By: joehttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62959 joe Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:58:46 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62959 THANK YOU. I've never understood the "we have kids and we're going out to eat, but we'll also let the kids run around and/or be loud and destroy the ambiance for everyone else". Alas i think it's partly because parents don't spank or punish their kids anymore. THANK YOU.
I’ve never understood the “we have kids and we’re going out to eat, but we’ll also let the kids run around and/or be loud and destroy the ambiance for everyone else”. Alas i think it’s partly because parents don’t spank or punish their kids anymore.

]]> By: Danhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62822 Dan Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:38:29 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62822 I would choose c - "most of the above". The issue was that a dog at the restaurant took my daughter's sandwich while she was eating it. The leashed or unleashed state of the dog is irrelevant.A second dog on the patio was on a leash but it was an extension leash and the dog was also able to walk over to our table several times until the owner finally latched the leash shorter.Boiling it down, maybe my issue is probably more with the inattentiveness of the owner, not the dog. If you are going to not be aware of your dog at all times at a restaurant and your dog is not amazingly well behaved, maybe it is not the best idea to bring it along.In thinking some more about this, all sorts of things happen at restaurants - it is a confined space, people trip on them, unknown dogs walk by, people drop plates or make really loud noises, great smelling food is nearby - and if you are not completely aware of your pet and in control of it, there is always a potential for something to go wrong. Nobody ever thinks that their pet will ever do anything wrong and more than likely they never will but you cannot control the external factors and is it really worth putting your pet into a situation of greater risk for problems? I know my dogs and, while IMHO they are the best dogs going, I also know that it is not worth bringing them to a patio full of other people and dogs not matter how cool it would make me look or feel. Especially if I was planning to drink and not be focused on them. They are dogs and they do not always react to situations calmly.Mostly though, I just thought that it was ironic that this happened a day or so after reading this post. I would choose c – “most of the above”. The issue was that a dog at the restaurant took my daughter’s sandwich while she was eating it. The leashed or unleashed state of the dog is irrelevant.

A second dog on the patio was on a leash but it was an extension leash and the dog was also able to walk over to our table several times until the owner finally latched the leash shorter.

Boiling it down, maybe my issue is probably more with the inattentiveness of the owner, not the dog. If you are going to not be aware of your dog at all times at a restaurant and your dog is not amazingly well behaved, maybe it is not the best idea to bring it along.

In thinking some more about this, all sorts of things happen at restaurants – it is a confined space, people trip on them, unknown dogs walk by, people drop plates or make really loud noises, great smelling food is nearby – and if you are not completely aware of your pet and in control of it, there is always a potential for something to go wrong. Nobody ever thinks that their pet will ever do anything wrong and more than likely they never will but you cannot control the external factors and is it really worth putting your pet into a situation of greater risk for problems? I know my dogs and, while IMHO they are the best dogs going, I also know that it is not worth bringing them to a patio full of other people and dogs not matter how cool it would make me look or feel. Especially if I was planning to drink and not be focused on them. They are dogs and they do not always react to situations calmly.

Mostly though, I just thought that it was ironic that this happened a day or so after reading this post.

]]> By: Rebeccabhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62763 Rebeccab Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:28:55 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62763 I wasn't there, so I don't know. But I'm not sure that a 2 sentence account is really enough to understand what the story was, the seriousness of it, or even lack there of.FM, did not refer to a "controversy." But rather it was their opinion, as stated in the end of the sentence, of an event that they witnessed. IMHO- The "O" stands for opinion I wasn’t there, so I don’t know. But I’m not sure that a 2 sentence account is really enough to understand what the story was, the seriousness of it, or even lack there of.

FM, did not refer to a “controversy.” But rather it was their opinion, as stated in the end of the sentence, of an event that they witnessed. IMHO- The “O” stands for opinion

]]> By: Trishhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62762 Trish Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:28:48 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62762 Ohhhh, I miss this place! Even the evil annoying peacock. It reminded me so much of Blue Moon in Key West and confirmed for me Decatur was the place to be! Ohhhh, I miss this place! Even the evil annoying peacock. It reminded me so much of Blue Moon in Key West and confirmed for me Decatur was the place to be!

]]> By: Trishhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62760 Trish Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:26:52 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62760 You were a babe in 89? Having been born in 71--at Georgia Baptist--and having moved to Decatur after graduating from high school in 89, I say, stand in line, Nellie ;). You're still a baby in Decatur :) You were a babe in 89? Having been born in 71–at Georgia Baptist–and having moved to Decatur after graduating from high school in 89, I say, stand in line, Nellie ;) . You’re still a baby in Decatur :)

]]> By: Decatur Metrohttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/01/no-dogs-allowed/#comment-62753 Decatur Metro Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:11:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-62753 I'd argue that "good manners" are really just a by-product of a strong community. As such, I'd argue that overall, Decatur's manners are better than they are most places in Atlanta. And especially better than in the burbs. I mean, why go out of your way to be nice to someone you'll probably never have any connection or contact with?I think it's easy to get overwhelmed in a theoretical conversation about trampling rights, using isolated examples to justify positions, while ignoring the countless, unmentioned good deeds done by Deaturites every day.I once posted a report from someone who recounted a good deed they eye-witnessed on Ponce. (I can't recall the exact details.) I wish I got more of those, because I would definitely post them. We just don't hear about them as frequently. I’d argue that “good manners” are really just a by-product of a strong community. As such, I’d argue that overall, Decatur’s manners are better than they are most places in Atlanta. And especially better than in the burbs. I mean, why go out of your way to be nice to someone you’ll probably never have any connection or contact with?

I think it’s easy to get overwhelmed in a theoretical conversation about trampling rights, using isolated examples to justify positions, while ignoring the countless, unmentioned good deeds done by Deaturites every day.

I once posted a report from someone who recounted a good deed they eye-witnessed on Ponce. (I can’t recall the exact details.) I wish I got more of those, because I would definitely post them. We just don’t hear about them as frequently.

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