I don't have a problem with people not letting dogs in the house, as long as they don't have dogs as pets. I mean, I'm disappointed when someone tells me that Finn isn't allowed in their home, but, I wouldn't stop being their friend or visiting them only for that reason. If they sucked in some other way, then I wouldn't go visit even if they did allow dogs inside. I feel like it's their house, they have the right to make up their own rules. And, just as I wouldn't want them to criticize me for being crazy mad insane about my lovely dog, I don't want to criticize them for not loving him. That's just the way I've always felt about it. Even though I'd rather be around dogs more than most people or at least people who love dogs, I still respect the non-pet-lover's point of view. I know a lot of people that don't like pets at all, and, many of them are people I enjoy being with. And, I respect them because they realize they don't like animals, and, so they don't have any. It's the people that have pets that treat them like garbage, those are the ones I have an issue with. Anyway, I'm sorry that you felt unwelcome. I have eaten outside with Finn, too. My dad puts him out on the patio if he or my mom are eating in the living room, even though Finn doesn't really beg. He just stares from five feet away. But, it's my dad's home, so, out he goes.