Dogs in Restaurants?

County ordinance regarding dogs in restaurants link below
Comments on Edhat often can’t be taken as a representation of a reflection of the population. Hot button topics tend to bring out more anti comments and don’t account for the majority who don’t give a rip. So many restaurants in SB don’t last a year, yet Brewhouse has been dog friendly for over 20 years and Mesa Cafe over 30, probably longer than the negative commenters have lived here.

I have a low tolerance for family friendly places where kids run around screaming so I don’t go to those places. If dogs are a pet peeve, there are other choices.

https://countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/phd/PROGRAMS/EHS/4000.23%20PP%20Criteria%20for%20Animals%20Allowed%20in%20Outdoor%20Patio%20Dining.pdf

ATTN: Business Owners! Are you paying attention? Clearly the majority of us do not want dogs/cats or animals of any kind around while we eat. Please enforce this public health and safety law..thank you!

I would never tie my dog up...or have it anywhere but beside me.
Am surprised, mostly on the Mesa, about this.
Didn't mean to go on this thread so long...we need to talk at a forum or something....
Just rented a house....got picked over people with small children..my dogs have references.

dogs are tied up outside on the patio at Starbucks on the Mesa. They bark pull on the chair/table and make it very unpleasant for the rest of us.

I've also seen dogs in Sprouts and Lazy Acres. One of them smelled like the animal had sprayed. I reported them to the California Department of Public Health. I never heard back but am hoping that the stores did. I can't believe that people would think that bringing dogs into a store is OK.

Your dog for your home. No need to have a dog under a table in a restaurant patio area.

Simple solution to this one: Service dogs need to be certified and the certificate embossed like birth certificates are. Laminate it, attach it to the dog's collar and be ready to show it. Every one else, Take your pets to places set up for them--dog parks, to lunch at the home of a similarly inclined friend, etc.

I do understand the service dog abuse claim..anybody can claim that their pet is a service animal.
For 15 years, I have been a trained Hospice pet therapist..gone to nursing homes, assisted living homes, private homes...
Just want to eat on an outside patio with our nice weather and my dog stays right under the table.
Have 2 rescue dogs I would never do that with.
Most of us are really responsible...

It's actually sad to see all the comments here as it reminds me of a political dispute in today's far-left, far-right country. I love dogs, I own a dog and always will, so obviously I don't mind them in public establishments. But I do believe they should be well-mannered, controlled, not infringing upon other patrons, and certainly not jumping up or sitting on tables or defecating. But I also don't believe all the sanitary worries that have been posted here. No one has mentioned that the most disease laden item at a restaurant you are likely to encounter is the menu you hold in your hands, not the dog at a table next to you. And no one has mentioned that studies have proven that people (i.e., children) who grow up around dogs have a far greater resistance to disease and infection. Any "Anti-Whataboutism" advocates, please stop reading now, even though this is not a "whataboutism": To quote from a medical publication, "We live in a society hell-bent on becoming sterile, and as a result, children are not being exposed to enough bacteria and stimulants that help form a robust immune system. The Journal of Pediatrics pointed out that kids who grow up with dogs are less likely to get sick than children who live without. They also connected family dogs to a lower risk of allergies." Indeed, I cannot recall ever getting sick from a dog, but I can certainly tell you I have gotten colds and the flu from human beings in public places. And for those of you who are dog-phobic about canines being in public places, I suggest you never visit France, Italy, Germany, Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, Slovenia, or many other European countries. Someone's dog just might lick you in a pub or restaurant :)

Every woman I know who has a condition that requires a service animal (and yes, they're all women) also happen to be wrapped up in pseudo-science and crockery. Whether its the latest cure all trend (cumin this year) or the insanity of being anti-vaccination, I see a correlation between those who distrust medical science and rely on their feelings to guide their health choices and the sudden need for a service animal at their side at all times. Feelings are not facts people...

If you don't want to be around our furry buddies,You are free to go Elsewhere.

The more I'm around people, the more I prefer the company of my DOG'S! Think we'll all go out for lunch today. Animals are cleaner than Most people I see in local establisments,Better Manners Too!

I always had dogs and never took them into town. They ran free at home, went to the beach and for walks but not into others' territory. They only got in the car for going to the Veterinarian. Why are people so insecure they need to take their "dog/children" everywhere?

Dogs are not people. The shouldn't be allowed in restaurants or stores. Finally, Costco banned them. I do not want a dog interactions at home depot or any other establishment

just before Christmas, I saw a dog poop in CVS. The owner was there and was clearly distressed about it, but she let the dog continue its business. She then used a bag to collect it and put it in her purse. Gross and gross.

In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, staff may ask only two specific questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform? This applies to the business staff, but I guess members of the public can ask as many rude questions as they want? I love dogs, and have 3, but I have a niece who is really allergic and will break out in hives if she touches a place where a dog has been. So we need to try to keep the public areas safe for her.

LOCALINSB, were you served your sandwich directly onto the table? No plate, no paper wrapping, no clingfilm? Your food was never in direct contact with any area the pooch touched with his paws. People with far more questionable hygiene have touched and slathered on these outdoor surfaces that have probably not been washed since they left their manufacturing plant. So you're grossed out... fine. Get over it.

County Supervisors, Ask them to enforce health codes vigorously (all restaurants should have sign in window NO PETS): Das Williams, Phone: (805) 568-2186, E-mail: dwilliams@countyofsb.org ; Gregg Hart, Vice Chair,Phone: (805) 568-2191 .E-mail: ghart@countyofsb.org; Joan Hartmann, Phone: (805) 568-2192 ,Solvang: (805) 686-5095 ,E-mail: jhartmann@countyofsb.org ; Peter Adam, Lompoc: (805) 737-7700 ,Santa Maria: (805) 346-8407 , E-mail: peter.adam@countyofsb.org ; Steve Lavagnino, Chair-Santa Maria: (805) 346-8400 ,
E-mail: steve.lavagnino@countyofsb.org .

I like animals, haved had many pets over the years. dogs, cats, birds, mice, snakes, etc.

but I cant stand how people abuse the service animal thing, I cant stand when pet owners force their pet on you when you are in an area where NO pets should be. I understand some pets can handle this, some can actually be perfectly fine. but thats not why we have rules, because of the ones that are fine. We have the rules because some are NOT fine, NOT clean, NOT reasonable.

TYPHUS. Pasadena CA reported epidemic levels of typhus fever in 2018 when 20 Pasadena residents were confirmed to have typhus fever, "We encourage pet owners to practice safe flea control.” Pasadena Public Health Department. In Oct. 2018, there were 57 cases of flea-borne typhus in L.A. County. In S.B. you don’t know if an animal has just come off a hike in the mountains and is now sitting next to you, your children, anyone with autoimmune illness, your own pet. The homeless with their dogs have every "right" to bring dogs into restaurants. It takes an instant for a flea to jump off an animal onto a human or another dog. COTTAGE HOSPITAL, are you listening?

I have a very sweet and friendly pet white rat, Siegfried. Since food/restaurant patios are pet friendly, I'm going to take my rat with me today for lunch. It's my pet, and emotional support, and the restaurant can't discriminate against me, or my pet. The dogs won't mind. Like dogs and cats, rats can be the source of disease (so, I'm going to take it to Cottage Hospital today for letting people pet/touch it), "Transfer occurs when fleas from the rats bite human beings. Fleas transported on rats are considered responsible for this plague during the Middle Ages, which killed millions. From the transmission of bubonic plague to typhus and hantavirus, rat infestations can prove harmful to human health." I love my rat and I insist you look the other way, just like dog owners.

Van Do-Reynoso, MPH, PhD, Director Public Health Department S.B. County Public Health Dept., 300 San Antonio Rd., S.B. CA 93110. Telephone: (805) 681-5102. Her mission: https://www.countyofsb.org/phd/admin/director.sbc . or --- Environmental Health Services: 225 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Telephone 805-681-4900 . Email: phdehsweb@sbcphd.org . https://www.countyofsb.org/phd/ehs/cal-retail-food-code.sbc

I thought I was the only one who was getting annoyed at the explosion of entitled dog owners bringing their dogs everywhere. I am feeling a bit better now that I have seen I am not the only one. My biggest peeve with dogs these days is dog owners letting their dogs run loose on every trail in our area. No concept that wildlife has a right not to be terrorized in this way. (Not to mention that hikers have a right not to be terrorized in this way.)

You ever been to Mesa Cafe there’s always Dogs there but outside on the patio and Creekside restaurant/bar very dog friendly I really don’t care as long as there not bothering me or barking

psssss......it's not a secret anymore. Dog owners have gone too far. The end.

WINTER, I like dogs. But do all of us a favor and leave your dog at home with his bowl of food when you go out to eat around humans.

You all need a dog or anger management..

Got my haircut the other day at a salon. A young girl comes in for an appointment no explanation has her dog. My hairdresser the owner says if the licensing board decided to come by she would be cited. Entitled to bring your dog anywhere ? NO

I can't believe all these hateful comments..
Take my dog, about once a week to the outside seating area of local eateries.
A friend, watches my dog when I go in to order...
Most dog owners, do the same thing..They usually have separate entrances..

Any Dogs in restaurants - NO!
Service Dogs that are licensed & certified trained - OUTSIDE ONLY
This entire "comfort/service" dog thing is beyond out of control especially on planes! The last four flight we've taken the past two years have all had at least two dogs on board. Seriously! Put it in a dog crate & let it go in the under cabin storage section for pets. It won't freeze to death, etc.
Don't like that?
Either leave the dog at home OR don't travel.

Easy-peasy

Real Service dogs are well trained, sit on the floor and are never fed from the plate. They don’t beg, bark or try to get up on the chairs and table tops. OP that was definitely NOT allowed but like someone else mentioned it shouldn’t be up to the employees to enforce this violation it should be up to the owner or the manager. It’s too bad people have taken their affection for animals so far. Not everyone likes them. I don’t mind them but don’t want to eat dinner with them or on a table they were just sitting on.

Dog is my copilot!

I've just about given up looking, still can't find dog on a Santa Barbara restaurant menu.