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

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Anonymous wrote:I love dogs but I don't get taking them everywhere and especially not into food establishments

Same here.

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Jersey Mike’s today - i.e. a place that CLEARLY does not allow dogs - and someone brought their dog inside and leisurely ordered a sub! Everyone was kind of like wtf but no one said anything to him. It clearly was not a service dog. I am a huge animal lover and have a dog myself, but that rubbed me the wrong way.

So they do allow dogs.

No, not necessarily. Many people in food places are not going to tell you to take your dog outside because they do not want to deal with an angry customer. Some people are just not good with confronta

This. It doesn't mean they allow dogs. It means they don't want the headache of dealing with an angry dogmom who's going to go online and write terrible exaggerating reviews about how a business owner hates animals, thereby causing them to lose business.

So many dog owners these days have lost their minds.

If you're ignoring signs and common sense just so you can bring Bella with you everywhere and know that no one is going to call you out, that really just makes you a jerk.

New poster. Agree about some (not all) dog owners losing their minds. Not just re: establishments that sell food. I was in Tysons Corner Mall this week. A guy with a tiny white dog on a leash was walking around inside the mall like he was getting his dog exercise (bright clear day outside so this was not about little Fluffy getting soaked by rain).

Later that same visit, a woman with a miniature collie had the dog on a leash with her as she ambled around inside Barnes and Noble.

And tonight two people with a quivering chihuahua were pulling it on its leash through a Home Depot, where there were employees moving huge items like glass patio doors and stacks of plywood around on noisy forklifts, etc. etc. Nothing there to stress out a dog, oh no.

Do owners of small dogs think they get a magical pass on bringing their dogs into malls and stores because "they're just little" or because "well, it's not a place that serves food"?

Huge sense of entitlement at work. Plus probably a big dose of believing "my dog is my baby" and probably "my dog is hypo-allergenic and can't set off anyone's allergies" too. Zero sense of what is and what isn't appropriate or safe--for people or for the dog.

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Jersey Mike’s today - i.e. a place that CLEARLY does not allow dogs - and someone brought their dog inside and leisurely ordered a sub! Everyone was kind of like wtf but no one said anything to him. It clearly was not a service dog. I am a huge animal lover and have a dog myself, but that rubbed me the wrong way.

So they do allow dogs.

No, not necessarily. Many people in food places are not going to tell you to take your dog outside because they do not want to deal with an angry customer. Some people are just not good with confronta

This. It doesn't mean they allow dogs. It means they don't want the headache of dealing with an angry dogmom who's going to go online and write terrible exaggerating reviews about how a business owner hates animals, thereby causing them to lose business.

So many dog owners these days have lost their minds.

If you're ignoring signs and common sense just so you can bring Bella with you everywhere and know that no one is going to call you out, that really just makes you a jerk.

New poster. Agree about some (not all) dog owners losing their minds. Not just re: establishments that sell food. I was in Tysons Corner Mall this week. A guy with a tiny white dog on a leash was walking around inside the mall like he was getting his dog exercise (bright clear day outside so this was not about little Fluffy getting soaked by rain).

Later that same visit, a woman with a miniature collie had the dog on a leash with her as she ambled around inside Barnes and Noble.

And tonight two people with a quivering chihuahua were pulling it on its leash through a Home Depot, where there were employees moving huge items like glass patio doors and stacks of plywood around on noisy forklifts, etc. etc. Nothing there to stress out a dog, oh no.

Do owners of small dogs think they get a magical pass on bringing their dogs into malls and stores because "they're just little" or because "well, it's not a place that serves food"?

Huge sense of entitlement at work. Plus probably a big dose of believing "my dog is my baby" and probably "my dog is hypo-allergenic and can't set off anyone's allergies" too. Zero sense of what is and what isn't appropriate or safe--for people or for the dog.

I have a puppy and i bring him everywhere so that he can get socialized. Noisy places like Lowes or Home Depot are great stores to get him use to sounds/smells/people.

And to the PP above, B&N allows dogs!

As does Lowes,
Apple Store.
Barnes and Noble.
Bass Pro Shops.
Macy's.
Lush Cosmetics.
Pottery Barn.
Hobby Lobby.

https://www.wideopenpets.com/10-big-retail-chains-you-didnt-know-were-dog-friendly/

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I just saw this on another website / discussion board. You may not think it happens, but obviously it does. Please pardon the typos because I have simply cut and pasted what had been posted by the customer.

I have seen a little girl get her hand bitten badly by a "loving" pet that was brought into a rite aid. It is more of a sefty and hygeine issue than a "we just dont like you and your dog "deal.

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I was in Macy’s the other day and in came a woman with a dog on a leash. It was not a marked service dog - it was just a little dog! I have never seen anything like this and I was annoyed. Dogs are fine. I like dogs. But dogs do not belong in stores, unless they are actual identified service animals.

It’s crazy.

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I love dogs, but the increase in "designer dogs" is what has caused this. People now feel that their little "fur baby" has to be carried around with them all day otherwise the poor little thing will be lonely left at home. They have to let the dog lick them on the face, kiss it, sit on the sofa and take it to bed with them. Now they feel entitled to take their dogs into stores while they shop too.

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Anonymous wrote:I was in Macy’s the other day and in came a woman with a dog on a leash. It was not a marked service dog - it was just a little dog! I have never seen anything like this and I was annoyed. Dogs are fine. I like dogs. But dogs do not belong in stores, unless they are actual identified service animals.

It’s crazy.

Macy's allows dogs, and they don't need to be service dogs. You may not like it, but the woman wasn't doing anything wrong.

[Anonymous]

How do we get stores like Macy's to STOP allowing pets? I am simply a normal person with the need to shop in an animal-free environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do we get stores like Macy's to STOP allowing pets? I am simply a normal person with the need to shop in an animal-free environment.

Economics. Macy's is a business, literally the only reason it exists is to bring in money. They will therefore do only what consistently brings in the highest volume of money. If more people stop buying there than start buying there in response to a policy, they will review and revise the policy.

[Anonymous]

How do we petition a universal change of policy? Those of us with major fear and allergy have to shop too! I know too many people, including children, who have been severely injured by people's pets in public establishments.

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Anonymous wrote:How do we petition a universal change of policy? Those of us with major fear and allergy have to shop too! I know too many people, including children, who have been severely injured by people's pets in public establishments.

Shop at stores which do not allow pets. They will be happy to have your business.

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Anonymous wrote:How do we petition a universal change of policy? Those of us with major fear and allergy have to shop too! I know too many people, including children, who have been severely injured by people's pets in public establishments.

Shop at stores which do not allow pets. They will be happy to have your business.

Also send a letter to corporate or post on their FB page that due to their policy, you are no longer shopping at their stores and will be shopping at <competitor> store. Explain that if they have a pet-free store policy that you'll return to shop there.

They will only change their policies if there is sufficient public demand for such changes. If they don't know about your opinion, they are not going to change.

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Anonymous wrote:How do we petition a universal change of policy? Those of us with major fear and allergy have to shop too! I know too many people, including children, who have been severely injured by people's pets in public establishments.

Shop at stores which do not allow pets. They will be happy to have your business.

Also send a letter to corporate or post on their FB page that due to their policy, you are no longer shopping at their stores and will be shopping at <competitor> store. Explain that if they have a pet-free store policy that you'll return to shop there.

They will only change their policies if there is sufficient public demand for such changes. If they don't know about your opinion, they are not going to change.

Doubt it. My BIL owns a restaurant and he said it is now rare to go a week without at least 1 dog being brought in. Of course, they are always "service" dogs. So, the only questions he's legally allowed to ask is: is that a service dog for a disability? What service does it perform? That's it. He can't ask for the dog's paperwork, can't ask what the disability is, or ask what service the dog performs. He knows that most are not real service dogs based on their behavior (ie: doesn't lay quietly or stay seated by the owner) because we do have a blind relative with a real service dog and know that dog's behavior when working. The only recourse he has is if a dog is really out of control, then he can ask them to leave.

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Anonymous wrote:I was in Macy’s the other day and in came a woman with a dog on a leash. It was not a marked service dog - it was just a little dog! I have never seen anything like this and I was annoyed. Dogs are fine. I like dogs. But dogs do not belong in stores, unless they are actual identified service animals.

It’s crazy.

Macy's allows dogs, and they don't need to be service dogs. You may not like it, but the woman wasn't doing anything wrong.

What type of dogs? Little dogs that people carry or would they allow me to bring in a large, unmuzzled Rottweiler?

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Jersey Mike’s today - i.e. a place that CLEARLY does not allow dogs - and someone brought their dog inside and leisurely ordered a sub! Everyone was kind of like wtf but no one said anything to him. It clearly was not a service dog. I am a huge animal lover and have a dog myself, but that rubbed me the wrong way.

So they do allow dogs.

No, not necessarily. Many people in food places are not going to tell you to take your dog outside because they do not want to deal with an angry customer. Some people are just not good with confronta

This. It doesn't mean they allow dogs. It means they don't want the headache of dealing with an angry dogmom who's going to go online and write terrible exaggerating reviews about how a business owner hates animals, thereby causing them to lose business.

So many dog owners these days have lost their minds.

If you're ignoring signs and common sense just so you can bring Bella with you everywhere and know that no one is going to call you out, that really just makes you a jerk.

New poster. Agree about some (not all) dog owners losing their minds. Not just re: establishments that sell food. I was in Tysons Corner Mall this week. A guy with a tiny white dog on a leash was walking around inside the mall like he was getting his dog exercise (bright clear day outside so this was not about little Fluffy getting soaked by rain).

Later that same visit, a woman with a miniature collie had the dog on a leash with her as she ambled around inside Barnes and Noble.

And tonight two people with a quivering chihuahua were pulling it on its leash through a Home Depot, where there were employees moving huge items like glass patio doors and stacks of plywood around on noisy forklifts, etc. etc. Nothing there to stress out a dog, oh no.

Do owners of small dogs think they get a magical pass on bringing their dogs into malls and stores because "they're just little" or because "well, it's not a place that serves food"?

Huge sense of entitlement at work. Plus probably a big dose of believing "my dog is my baby" and probably "my dog is hypo-allergenic and can't set off anyone's allergies" too. Zero sense of what is and what isn't appropriate or safe--for people or for the dog.

I have a puppy and i bring him everywhere so that he can get socialized. Noisy places like Lowes or Home Depot are great stores to get him use to sounds/smells/people.

And to the PP above, B&N allows dogs!

As does Lowes,
Apple Store.
Barnes and Noble.
Bass Pro Shops.
Macy's.
Lush Cosmetics.
Pottery Barn.
Hobby Lobby.

https://www.wideopenpets.com/10-big-retail-chains-you-didnt-know-were-dog-friendly/

Per the Tysons Corner Mall security office: Dogs cannot be walked inside the mall. Dogs are allowed but must be under 10 pounds and must be carried at all times in the mall itself. Dogs over 10 pounds aren't permitted in the mall unless they are service dogs.

Lush, the Apple Store and B&N do not have their own separate exterior entrances for people to use to bring a dog on its leash into those stores, so owners are supposed to carry their dogs through the mall when heading to those stores. Patrons can enter Macy's through its separate exterior entrance with a dog but are supposed to pick him up if you're going to exit Macy's and go into the mall.

While Lowe's, Home Depot etc. permit dogs, their policies say that this is at the discretion of each store's manager, so don't assume that every store in each chain is going to be equally welcoming to dogs.