'My friend brought her dog to dinner – people say my reaction was over the top'
'My friend brought her dog to dinner – people say my reaction was over the top'
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A man has sparked a debate after storming out on a dinner with his friend simply because they brought their dog along to sit beside them as they ate. The 27-year-old explained how he and his fiancée, 28, booked a table at a "trendy restaurant" to catch up with some friends - but he was disgusted to see they'd brought their dog along to join them.
He said on Reddit: "We aren’t dog people. I’ve had girlfriends end relationships with me over the fact I don’t want a dog. In the topic of pets, my current spouse is very compatible. They just aren’t our thing and our friends know this about us. Like we aren’t the type to pet them all. A key part of this story, nearly every restaurant has patios that are dog friendly while indoors is not.
"It's nearly impossible to find non pet friendly patios. Our friends however are now pet people. They got a dog over Covid." He shared how he has been avoiding spending time with his friend at their house because of the dog - and thought inviting them out for food would get around this.
"They’ve become the people that take it every where with them. My fiancé and I do hang out with them less because of it. We showed up about 10 minutes early for our reservation. I intended to eat indoors. Turns out our friends beat us here. We were led to a patio table and see they brought their dog. I say no, I’m not doing this. What are you thinking bringing that?".
With that, his fiancée went inside to see whether there were any seats at the bar - but his friend chased her down to explain why they'd brought their dog along. He added: "He explains the dog sitter fell through and the dog will just lay there and not bother us. I don’t care, mentioned not sure why they need a sitter and we aren’t spending our meal with a dog. Told him it's messed up you spring your dog on us.
