Being an equal opportunity pet lover, I enjoy seeing dogs and cats everywhere. It is great as well to be able to take my dog with me. However, when a restaurant has specific signage stating "no dogs allowed" like FIDOs (it is a cat friendly restaurant), I get very aggravated when people bring their dogs on in (off lease I might add) and they proceed to chase and terrorize the cats.
I really appreciate that FIDO's has taken the stance of "cat friendly". It is not fair to expect the dogs to control themselves against their nature - instead, their owners need to respect the establishment's wishes and stated rules.
Relative to turning off customers, I would venture a guess that the majority of tourists visiting our fine Island appreciate cat/ dog interactions, as many are lonesome for their own pets....