My husband and I like to take our dog with us on weekends - to run errands, walk at the park, have lunch.

We have found a few places with a patio that are okay with her hanging out and sitting under the table while we eat.

How do most of you feel about restaurants being pet-friendly?
I spend vacations in Austin and see pets with people everywhere ...
we are trying to socialize our girl (to people & other animals) as much as possible - trips to petsmart, introductions to dogs on walks, eventually a dog park (we are working up to that and hoping to find a day/time that is not over crowded)

she is a street rescue from last summer so she has some shy issues and we hope socializing to other humans and eventually animals will help.

I wonder if other people are un-nerved by pets being allowed on a restaurant patio.