Dogs everywhere??

[travelin texans]

There's another topic started earlier about when & where those that choose can/cannot carry weapons on them or with them.
I know I'm going to catch hell about this, but surely we're not the only ones concerned about.
Lately DW & I have noticed that EVERYWHERE we go anymore (grocery stores, casinos, restsurants) that someone has a dog. Now don't get me wrong I love dogs/pets, but I don't allow mine at the table & I sure as hell don't want yours where I eat. Saw a couple at Wal-Mart with a small poodle looking dog on a leash, the man was looking a steaks in the counter & all the while little Fifi has her front feet up on the counter sniffing the packages, we DID NOT buy ANY meat from there.
I know some of the animal's are service animals & are necessary for those individuals, but if they are indeed service animals in my opinion they should be marked with the tags, collars, vests or something to indicate that it's so. If there's a law concerning this I'd like to know the particulars.
As I said we've always had dogs & other pets til we retired & started full time thing & it was difficult to come & go as we liked & trying find pet sitting, so once ours went to doggy heaven we didn't replace it. But in my opinion as much as I liked ours, they're pets not people, I'm not daddy & the wife is not mommy to the dog.
Ok! There's my opinion, so let the fight start!