Blind customer's guide dog ordered out of pub

Nov 17 2005

By Alan Weston, Daily Post

A PUB landlord told a registered blind woman that her guide dog would have to leave as it was not allowed on his premises. Dorothy Knight, 28, was enjoying a drink with her partner in the Coach and Horses pub in Greasby, Wirral, on Tuesday night when they were approached by the landlord. Ms Knight said: "My guide dog was lying at my feet when the pub owner came over and said 'excuse me, but the dog will have to leave.' "My partner said a guide dog could not be refused as it was against the Disability Discrimination Act but the landlord insisted it would have to leave because it was only a small pub and there might be people who don't like dogs. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT "I said the dog was not used to being left in a vehicle, and in any case I may need it in case I needed to go to the toilet." Ms Knight, who has had her guide dog Yogi for six years, contacted the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) about the incident. Barrie Mitchell, who has been licensee of the Coach and Horses for the past nine years, defended his actions. He said: "I told the couple dogs were not allowed in the pub, and asked them to take it out, though by all means they could finish their drink first. "This is a tiny little pub and the dog was lying half-way across the doorway and obstructing it.

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