Out and About with Your Dog in France
Chat with other dog owners, follow park rules and take your dog to a café the French way.
France is a dog-loving country: dogs are welcome in many cafés and restaurants, though a lot of city parks ban them or require a lead. Every dog must be microchipped and registered (I-CAD), and owners can be fined for not picking up after their dog. Many people adopt from the SPA, the main animal shelter network; strangers at the park usually start with vous, even when the dogs are already best friends.
- 1
Je peux caresser votre chien ?
Can I stroke your dog?
- 2
Il est gentil ?
Is he friendly?
- 3
Il ne mord pas.
He doesn't bite.
- 4
Il s'appelle comment ?
What's his name?
- 5
Elle a quel âge ?
How old is she?
- 6
Je l'ai adoptée à la SPA.
I adopted her from the animal shelter.
Tip: The big French animal rescue charity.
- 7
C'est encore un chiot.
He's still a puppy.
- 8
Assis !
Sit!
Tip: The dog command; literally 'seated'.
- 9
Viens ici !
Come here!
- 10
Tenez votre chien en laisse, s'il vous plaît.
Please keep your dog on the lead.
- 11
Les chiens sont interdits dans ce parc.
Dogs aren't allowed in this park.
- 12
Je ramasse toujours ses crottes.
I always pick up after her.
- 13
Il tire sur la laisse.
He pulls on the lead.
- 14
Je la sors deux fois par jour.
I take her out twice a day.
- 15
Elle est pucée.
She's microchipped.
- 16
Elle doit faire ses vaccins.
She needs her vaccinations.
- 17
Les chiens sont acceptés ?
Are dogs allowed in?
- 18
Il y a un bol d'eau pour le chien ?
Is there a bowl of water for the dog?
- 19
Qui la garde quand vous partez ?
Who looks after her when you go away?
- 20
Elle est très sage.
She's very well behaved.