People taking their dogs into CVS, and other places that sell food

[Anonymous]

Service or therapy dogs

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Anonymous wrote:Dog people are crazy. CRAZY. There is no reason to bring a filthy, highly allergenic animal into a retail environment that sells items for human beings to take back to their homes. It's even worse to bring one into places where human beings are preparing and consuming food and drink.

Your dog is not adorable. No one wants to steal your dog. Dogs are a massive energy, money and time suck. Stealing one off the street would be insane. Could it happen? I guess so, because we've established that dog people are crazy. But if you're so worried about it, leave little Precious at home where it's safe.

What if I brought my (much cleaner) cat into public places with me and it caused a frenzy among all these so-called "well behaved" dogs? Somehow I suspect I would be blamed for "inciting" their behavior. But see, that's the thing about dogs - they don't have intelligence or decision making capability. They have instinct and (if you're lucky) training. Unfortunately, instinct trumps everything for animals, and if something primal is stirred in them, you cannot control their behavior. This is how small children get mauled by the neighbor's dog (or even the family pet). This is how barking becomes a public nuisance. This is why there is dog shit in the park.

Dog people are divorced from reality, and yes, they are entitled. They feel their favorite kind of animal deserves special privileges that other animals do not enjoy (for very good reasons). They are wrong. Dogs are simply one of millions of types of non-human animals. They do not deserve human privileges.

- I know people who have had their dog stolen right out of their yard. Someone opened the gate and took the dog off of his leash.

- Not every dog person has reality and entitlement issues.

So leave the poor dog in the house .... but not in the pharmacy or the restaurant.

If you aren't home, sure. Dogs need to go outside though. PP couldn't imagine someone stealing a dog. It happens.

I don't take my dog somewhere dogs don't belong. The only store she goes into is a pet store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you buy food at CVS? Why would you do that?

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Anonymous wrote:Would say that this is a store management issue. If it's ok with the store but you don't like it, then take your dollars elsewhere. If it's not ok with the store then they should do something about it.

+100 I've brought my dog into CVS before, because I asked a staff person and they said it was ok. Also TD and PNC banks.

Making bogus claims about your pet being an emotional support animal or service animal is unethical, immoral, and a disservice to people with actual disabilities. I would never, ever do that. But that is totally different than stores, banks, etc. having a policy of allowing leashed dogs.

If you don't like the store's policy, take your business elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:S/o I was somewhere recently where I saw a mutt wearing something that declared it an "emotional support animal." Is that actually a real category of "service animal?" It smells like horse shit to me.

https://www.animallaw.info/article/faqs-emotional-support-animals

"1. What is an emotional support animal (also called "assistance animal")?
An emotional support animal is not a pet. An emotional support animal is a companion animal that provides therapeutic benefit to an individual with a mental or psychiatric disability. The person seeking the emotional support animal must have a verifiable disability (the reason cannot just be a need for companionship). The animal is viewed as a "reasonable accommodation" under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHA or FHAct) to those housing communities that have a "no pets" rule. In other words, just as a wheelchair provides a person with a physical limitation the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, an emotional support animal provides a person with a mental or psychiatric disability the same opportunity to live independently. Most times, an emotional support animal will be seen as a reasonable accommodation for a person with such a disability. Failure to make reasonable accommodations by changing rules or policies can be a violation of the FHA unless the accommodation would be an undue financial burden on the landlord or cause a fundamental alteration to the premises.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses the term "assistance animal" to cover any animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person's disability. (FHEO Notice: FHEO-2013-01 at page 2). An emotional support animal is one type of assistance animal allowed as a reasonable accommodation to a residence with a "no pets" rule.



2. What is the difference between a service animal and an emotional support animal?
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. These tasks can include things like pulling a wheelchair, guiding a person who is visually impaired, alerting a person who is having a seizure, or even calming a person who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The tasks a service dog can perform are not limited to this list. However, the work or task a service dog does must be directly related to the person's disability. Service dogs may accompany persons with disabilities into places that the public normally goes. This includes state and local government buildings, businesses open to the public, public transportation, and non-profit organizations open to the public. The law that allows a trained service dog to accompany a person with a disability is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

An emotional support animal is an animal (typically a dog or cat though this can include other species) that provides a therapeutic benefit to its owner through companionship. The animal provides emotional support and comfort to individuals with psychiatric disabilities and other mental impairments. The animal is not specifically trained to perform tasks for a person who suffers from emotional disabilities. Unlike a service animal, an emotional support animal is not granted access to places of public accommodation. Under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), an emotional support animal is viewed as a "reasonable accommodation" in a housing unit that has a "no pets" rule for its residents."

Emotional Support Animals DO NOT qualify as service animals under the ADA, and do not have access to public places.

From the DOJ's Office of Civil Rights:

Q3. Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals under the ADA?

A. No. These terms are used to describe animals that provide comfort just by being with a person. Because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. However, some State or local governments have laws that allow people to take emotional support animals into public places. You may check with your State and local government agencies to find out about these laws.

https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:S/o I was somewhere recently where I saw a mutt wearing something that declared it an "emotional support animal." Is that actually a real category of "service animal?" It smells like horse shit to me.

No.

It is not.

You can order one of tuose vests online and put it on your goldfish bowl or pet python if you wanted to.

It is infuriating that entitled people are abusing the hard fought accomodations earned by the disabled.

Service dog accomodations are for those with real disabilities, NOT for.people.too busy to walk their pets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dog people are crazy. CRAZY. There is no reason to bring a filthy, highly allergenic animal into a retail environment that sells items for human beings to take back to their homes. It's even worse to bring one into places where human beings are preparing and consuming food and drink.

Your dog is not adorable. No one wants to steal your dog. Dogs are a massive energy, money and time suck. Stealing one off the street would be insane. Could it happen? I guess so, because we've established that dog people are crazy. But if you're so worried about it, leave little Precious at home where it's safe.

What if I brought my (much cleaner) cat into public places with me and it caused a frenzy among all these so-called "well behaved" dogs? Somehow I suspect I would be blamed for "inciting" their behavior. But see, that's the thing about dogs - they don't have intelligence or decision making capability. They have instinct and (if you're lucky) training. Unfortunately, instinct trumps everything for animals, and if something primal is stirred in them, you cannot control their behavior. This is how small children get mauled by the neighbor's dog (or even the family pet). This is how barking becomes a public nuisance. This is why there is dog shit in the park.

Dog people are divorced from reality, and yes, they are entitled. They feel their favorite kind of animal deserves special privileges that other animals do not enjoy (for very good reasons). They are wrong. Dogs are simply one of millions of types of non-human animals. They do not deserve human privileges.

+ 1 million

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd rather have my well behaved dog in the store than your undisciplined brat. Was at the grocery store last night when a 5-6 year old ran into me, he and his brother were tearing up and down the aisles. Mom was texting of course.

I don't like undisciplined and bratty kids either, but there isn't a comparison between your doggy, and a human being. You're truly detached from reality if you really see this as an equitable comparison.

This.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? Can't you leave your dog in the car, outside, or at home? Why on earth do people feel the need to bring their dogs into places of business - especially ones that sell food. Can the health department be called over this?

There was a lady in Safeway with her Pekingese in the cart yesterday. I have a dog, but I found that gross. Leave Muffy at home.

I am a dog person but this is so disgusting! Have you seen the shopping carts at PetSmart? There is dog shit all over them. Now these self righteous people expect me to put up with this at a cvs where I need to put my items and my baby? Nope.

Ugh. Which safeway so i can avoid it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the record:

"Entitlement" is a state of mind in which a person wants privileges and conditions for him or herself that others do not get to enjoy.

People who want everyone to be able to bring their dogs to CVS would by definition, be the opposite of entitled.

Or that their privileges trump others. Ie, that you and your dog trumps others who have a fear, allergy, dislike, disgust of dogs and strange animals. So yes, I'd say these Dorothy/Paris Hilton types are entitled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? Can't you leave your dog in the car, outside, or at home? Why on earth do people feel the need to bring their dogs into places of business - especially ones that sell food. Can the health department be called over this?

There was a lady in Safeway with her Pekingese in the cart yesterday. I have a dog, but I found that gross. Leave Muffy at home.

I am a dog person but this is so disgusting! Have you seen the shopping carts at PetSmart? There is dog shit all over them. Now these self righteous people expect me to put up with this at a cvs where I need to put my items and my baby? Nope.

Ugh. Which safeway so i can avoid it?

Why the hell would management allow that? I'm a dog person, I've posted before. I do NOT understand this. Dogs can go into pet stores. That's it, unless they are a legitimate service animal.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you buy food at CVS? Why would you do that?

LOL, seriously.

I bring my dog with me sometimes to Walgreens to pick up a prescription, dry cleaners, bank, etc. My dog needs to be walked and I have errands to run. It is just easier to do it together, rather than spend 30 min walking her, bring her home, and head back out for another 30 min of doing errands.

These places are all dog-friendly, have water bowls and treats, the employees love to pet her. She is on leash and doesn't jump on people, bark, or go to the bathroom. Just walks and sits next to me. If someone has a problem with this they have a huge stick up their bum.

I would never bring her anywhere that did not allow pets. She is an ESA, certified by my regular doctor to help with a variety of issues, but that only is for air travel and rental housing.

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And when the dog lifts its leg and leaves it puddle in the store, what happens if someone slips in it? And, of course, it will fall to the person making minimum wage to clean up after the Most Entitled who insist on taking their 'friendly' dogs into stores.


Have you ever owned a dog? Because that's not a realistic fear.

Have YOU ever been to a pet store that allows dogs, they are pretty much covered in urine and anything on the lower shelves is unusable. YUCK. Apparently not everyone feels that it is necessary to train their animals. I love dogs, people, not so much.

[Anonymous]

Dogs should be allowed anywhere people are allowed. It's descriminiation otherwise. We banned racial discrimination and this should come next.

[Anonymous]

To start, CVS don't really sell food, except sodas, juices, chips, breakfast bars....etc...etc... It's not a restaurant. Everything is protected in packages.
So for the first person in this blog, I am not crazy, I love my dog that's all, and yes, if I have to run an errands very fast and buy something at CVS, I don't want to leave my ADORABLE dog outside on the street, because what ever you say, somebody may take him. And If I decide to take him with me, it's because I know him very well and I know he is well behaved because I teach him to do so, like I did with my children. So the problem don't always come with the animals, but with their owners and the way they teach them how to behave.
You really sound like a CAT lady, and everybody knows what exactly means a cat lady....somebody with no friends, definitely with an attitude....not to say more....just to stay polite.