Not every dog, just like not every person, should go to the pub.
Soon the dogs of Victoria could be formally allowed into pubs if the Carroll Labor government is returned at the forthcoming state election.
Or dogs that won’t get the message either.
Which is more than can be said for the occasional other dog.
No – Tommy was never going to get to the pub.
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While my blue-heeler-collie-cross Olive would, if she could, vote for this amendment to the Food Act 1984, she is also well aware that not every bloke or bitch of her species understands pub etiquette. Others don’t like them around kids on the grounds of safety or hygiene.
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Soon the hounds of Victoria could be formally allowed into watering holes, but brawlers and biters aren’t welcome – neither are misbehaved dogs.
Not every dog, just like not every person, should go to the pub.
Obstreperous drunks should stay home along with incessant barkers.
Soon the dogs of Victoria could be formally allowed into pubs if the Carroll Labor government is returned at the forthcoming state election. While my blue-heeler-collie-cross Olive would, if she could, vote for this amendment to the Food Act 1984, she is also well aware that not every bloke or bitch of her species understands pub etiquette.
There’s no place in her books for growlers and sniffers and frisky types that don’t understand “back off”. Or dogs that won’t get the message either.
In pubs and restaurants in Sydney’s inner west, where she lives, she will sit contentedly at our feet. She is not interested in the schnitty and chips at the next table.
Which is more than can be said for the occasional other dog.
Some people are scared of dogs. Others don’t like them around kids on the grounds of safety or hygiene.
Then again, potential admission to the pub should not be judged on breed alone. Even the beagle, a breed that detects a sumptuous ham sandwich at the merest whiff of your leather wallet, and may devour it if given half a chance.
No – Tommy was never going to get to the pub.
On a recent car trip to a wine district, Olive was well pleased to be given a list of dog-friendly wineries.
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