Miss Manner’s Top 10 Tips For Pooch Patio Etiquette

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We want to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasts. If you’re heading to a restaurant or bar patio with your dog, keep these well-mannered tips in mind while dining al fresco.

With summer in full force, we’re all no doubt partaking in that favorite summer ritual – the patio. What better way to kill a lazy afternoon than sitting under a canvas brolly with the sun on your back, your bevvie of choice in hand, and your best friends close by. All of your best friends.

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These days most restaurants with patios or decks allow Rover to join the party with some even rolling out a special menu created just for him. Of course said menu is served up to coincide with the delivery of your own munchies thus avoiding the inevitable pleading/begging/puppy dog eyes that your little guy can be prone to when you’re eating and he isn’t. But what to do when the smell of nachos, burgers, and fries keep wafting past your table to the one next door? Enter patio pet-iquette. Yes, according to Open Table – the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations – it’s important that all diners obey the rules of al fresco dining to ensure management doesn’t incur the wrath of other patrons and have to make a tough decision about whether to preclude Rover in future. Here are our Top 10 rules, inspired by Miss Manners (the leading authority for all things manner-related) for ensuring all patrons enjoy the experience:

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Mary Simpson is an animal-loving writer and communications professional. A soft touch for anything stray, she shares her century home with an eclectic collection of rescues that include orange tabby Chico, tuxedo Simon, and jet black Owen. She enjoys running, politics, exploring local wine regions and is an avid supporter of the “shop local” movement.

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