
This sign was found outside a closed down (abandoned?) highway restaurant near Hartola, Finland. The sign was engraved metal, attached sturdily to the post and seemed quite new. It depicts a simple "generic terrier" silhouette with the text "LEMMIKKIELÄINTEN TUONTI SALLITTU" ("Bringing in pet animals is allowed").
It caught my attention mostly just because it is a dog sign and I keep to take pictures of those. It is quite standard, if unusually high quality, and for things "within" the sign one of the few things I find of special note is again the fact that the dog is depicted wearing collar, implying to me that a level of asserted control is implied here.
More generally, I think I've recently noticed an increase in signs that emphasise that pets are allowed on premises. If this is not simply a personal observational bias, it could be a sign of some changes in cultural associations. Perhaps a few decades ago people kept bringing their dogs to places where they caused disturbance, creating a need for "no dogs allowed" signs, while nowadays stores and other establishments want to get more customers also from the "dog walking" sector? Something for me to ponder.