Dogs Everywhere

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Anonymous wrote:I like my dogs the same way I like my humans: polite and well behaved. I don’t like people who bring their (non service animal) dogs inside restaurants and grocery stores. I don’t like dogs who bark excessively or try to be intimidating.

My dog is a good boy in the right settings, but he is not a good boy when surrounded by food he can easily reach (tall dog), so I wouldn’t let him near a food display.

To clarify: my problem with dogs in restaurants and grocery stores isn’t that they’ll steal food (like my dog would). It’s that I think that’s unhygienic.

No, as you describe it, your problem is with untrained dogs, of which yours is one. Not everyone is as lazy a pet owner as you. Some of us have well-behaved dogs.

All the training in the world doesn’t make your dog hygienic enough to be in establishments that sell food. I was very clear that that’s why I don’t want dogs there.

Are service dogs more hygienic? Are people less allergic to them somehow? The hygiene argument is wack or service dogs would not be allowed anywhere for fear of creating an unhygienic environment. The dogs should be well trained. I love dogs but don't trust a single one I don't know. There are a lot of terrible dog owners out there. If you bring a dog along and it stays by your side, or in a bag, it makes no difference to me.

Service dogs are not necessarily any more hygienic, but the service they provide (real, actual, trained service dogs that is) necessitates their presence, so exceptions are made for the benefit of their humans. It’s the same as the fact that lots of people would like to park right by the doors to a building, but we reserve handicapped parking spaces for those who truly need them. They’re not for everybody.

NP. One problem is that theyre widely abused. It would as if a great many people constantly faked having a handicap and laughed about using the handicap spots. Sooner or later, people would realize that the spots were not being used as intended and there would be a movement to do away with them or to enforce them quite stringently, like youre seeing now. Also, handicap spots dont present the food hygiene issues that parking spots do. So it's very different and I think more people are starting to get really fed up and working towards a change. Sadly, it's been really abused by selfish people.

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Anonymous wrote:There aren't enough dogs anywhere. I want more of them. Everywhere. They're so much nicer than people.

Yes! +100.

+1,000,000

You realize not everyone is a dog lover? There are those of us with allergies (like me) and people who’ve had bad experiences with dogs.

And yet somehow in Scotland, Ireland, England and France there are dogs everywhere and people aren’t dropping dead.

Never seen that there.

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I lived in Western Europe and there certainly aren’t “dogs everywhere.”

The first, second, and third bars I went to in Scotland all did. And I thought it was great. The bartender in the first place joked with me that the rules there when it comes to bars are the exact opposite of what they are here: dogs are allowed, guns are not.

Never seen that there.

[Anonymous]

thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

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Anonymous wrote:thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

Actually, more and more stores are banning dogs than before. I think people have had it

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Anonymous wrote:I'm glad people are talking about this. Some dog owners are completely out of control and think the world revolves around them and their dog. I've noticed more and more pushback about it lately. There's also SO MANY selfish, irresponsible dog owners. In some neighborhoods, almost all except the super nice ones, it's almost impossible to go for a walk or run without hearing a dog barking madly at you. Why does the world completely revolve around dogs now

Have the exact same thoughts about entitled parents/kids. Now you know how the public feels and views you.

Children are human beings. Dogs are not. You have to be joking.

This pro-dog agenda is very weird.

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And it makes them look very bad when they say such stupidity

Please leave your dogs at home. I don't want to see touch or interact with them

Stay home yourself then.

Not PP but no I will not. And I have complained to managers and had many selfish dog owners removed from restaurants when they try to come in with their "cute" barking chihuahua. It's selfish, uncivilized, and not okay. And I love seeing the dog owners humiliatingly have to trudge out

"Many?" Seriously? Where do you live where all of the restaurants are full of chihuahuas?

You sound like the Wicked Which of the West: "I'll get you, my pretty! And you're little dog too!"

Hmmm, it seems critical thinking isn't your strong suit since that was an obvious example and not a literal description of each dog. (Duh). Your thinking skills are as poor as your awareness of social cues and consideration for others

No, I think you're exaggerating. Plain and simple. You have not had "many selfish dog owners removed from restaurants." You're full of it.

I have. And I love doing it. And I can say a lot of restaurants are getting sick of it too and are eager to have a customer complain so they can have an excuse to have the trashy dog owner removed

This makes me WANT to bring my dog to dinner, so some dolt like you can complain, and I’ll be asked to leave and not need to pay for dinner

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Anonymous wrote:I'm glad people are talking about this. Some dog owners are completely out of control and think the world revolves around them and their dog. I've noticed more and more pushback about it lately. There's also SO MANY selfish, irresponsible dog owners. In some neighborhoods, almost all except the super nice ones, it's almost impossible to go for a walk or run without hearing a dog barking madly at you. Why does the world completely revolve around dogs now

Have the exact same thoughts about entitled parents/kids. Now you know how the public feels and views you.

Children are human beings. Dogs are not. You have to be joking.

This pro-dog agenda is very weird.

+1000


And it makes them look very bad when they say such stupidity

Please leave your dogs at home. I don't want to see touch or interact with them

Stay home yourself then.

Not PP but no I will not. And I have complained to managers and had many selfish dog owners removed from restaurants when they try to come in with their "cute" barking chihuahua. It's selfish, uncivilized, and not okay. And I love seeing the dog owners humiliatingly have to trudge out

"Many?" Seriously? Where do you live where all of the restaurants are full of chihuahuas?

You sound like the Wicked Which of the West: "I'll get you, my pretty! And you're little dog too!"

Hmmm, it seems critical thinking isn't your strong suit since that was an obvious example and not a literal description of each dog. (Duh). Your thinking skills are as poor as your awareness of social cues and consideration for others

No, I think you're exaggerating. Plain and simple. You have not had "many selfish dog owners removed from restaurants." You're full of it.

I have. And I love doing it. And I can say a lot of restaurants are getting sick of it too and are eager to have a customer complain so they can have an excuse to have the trashy dog owner removed

This makes me WANT to bring my dog to dinner, so some dolt like you can complain, and I’ll be asked to leave and not need to pay for dinner

OMG, we'll both love it! Start heading out around DC and hopefully we can run into each other. Trust me, it will be MY PLEASURE!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

Actually, more and more stores are banning dogs than before. I think people have had it

No they are not.

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The last time I went to a grocery store, some lady has here super mean little white dog who was barking it's teeth and literally guarding her shopping cart. And the stores here are so small, it's hard to get past a yapping, bitey dog and not be in tooth range. I just turned around.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm glad people are talking about this. Some dog owners are completely out of control and think the world revolves around them and their dog. I've noticed more and more pushback about it lately. There's also SO MANY selfish, irresponsible dog owners. In some neighborhoods, almost all except the super nice ones, it's almost impossible to go for a walk or run without hearing a dog barking madly at you. Why does the world completely revolve around dogs now

Have the exact same thoughts about entitled parents/kids. Now you know how the public feels and views you.

Children are human beings. Dogs are not. You have to be joking.

This pro-dog agenda is very weird.

+1000


And it makes them look very bad when they say such stupidity

Please leave your dogs at home. I don't want to see touch or interact with them

Stay home yourself then.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so I’m 61 years old. I’ve been around. Here’s my question: where are all of these dogs that everyone is talking about? I can count on one hand the number of times that I can recall seeing one in a department store, grocery store, pharmacy, etc. I see them all the time at beer gardens, restaurant patios, etc., but that’s about it.

I’m just not convinced that dogs in store where they don’t belong has become a national emergency.

Because it hasn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

Actually, more and more stores are banning dogs than before. I think people have had it

No they are not.

Yes, they are. Cry about it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last time I went to a grocery store, some lady has here super mean little white dog who was barking it's teeth and literally guarding her shopping cart. And the stores here are so small, it's hard to get past a yapping, bitey dog and not be in tooth range. I just turned around.

Dog owners are so oblivious and selfish

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

Actually, more and more stores are banning dogs than before. I think people have had it

No they are not.

Yes, they are. Cry about it

I don't care if a store allows dogs or not but it will be interesting to see what happens if, god forbid, someone is bitten by a dog in a store that allows them. One lawsuit could change all policies.

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Anonymous wrote:thx to the PP who posted all the dog friendly stores. That list will only get MUCH larger.

People complain to the dog owners...take it up with these corporations. see how much they care about your opinion on dogs. Allowing dogs will provide a much better revenue stream than banning them.

I have a small dog who is well behaved. If I am out running errands I may need to make a quick stop somewhere. If they allow dogs, I am buying something. If they don't..I move on.

The anti-dog group here will never win..so deal with it. I deal with screaming children at a michelin restaurant..you can deal with dogs at home depot

Actually, more and more stores are banning dogs than before. I think people have had it

No they are not.

Yes, they are. Cry about it

I don't care if a store allows dogs or not but it will be interesting to see what happens if, god forbid, someone is bitten by a dog in a store that allows them. One lawsuit could change all policies.

It certainly will. I'm already seeing more people fed up with the madness. And almost all dog owners who have violent dogs that get in trouble for biting someone go on about "He was such a sweet dog!" meaning they have very altered/bad judgement about their pets. It's getting worse and the situation more volatile every day

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Anonymous wrote:I'm glad people are talking about this. Some dog owners are completely out of control and think the world revolves around them and their dog. I've noticed more and more pushback about it lately. There's also SO MANY selfish, irresponsible dog owners. In some neighborhoods, almost all except the super nice ones, it's almost impossible to go for a walk or run without hearing a dog barking madly at you. Why does the world completely revolve around dogs now

Have the exact same thoughts about entitled parents/kids. Now you know how the public feels and views you.

Children are human beings. Dogs are not. You have to be joking.

This pro-dog agenda is very weird.

+1000


And it makes them look very bad when they say such stupidity

Please leave your dogs at home. I don't want to see touch or interact with them

Stay home yourself then.

Not PP but no I will not. And I have complained to managers and had many selfish dog owners removed from restaurants when they try to come in with their "cute" barking chihuahua. It's selfish, uncivilized, and not okay. And I love seeing the dog owners humiliatingly have to trudge out

I seriously doubt this. You may be a big swinging dick on the internet, but no way you've sent home "many" dog owners.

Whether you doubt it or not is relevant to absolutely nothing. Keep taking your dalmation out to restaurants and see what happens.

My dog dines out with me about once a week and we have never been asked to leave. So yes, I will keep taking him to restaurants, even more now that I know it pisses off miserable harridans such as yourself.

Great, hope and pray you dont run into me, lol. I bet you look dishevelled and the staff would be thrilled to remove a nutcase like yourself

The only one who seems insane here is you.