I hate dog people.

[Anonymous]

I'm a dog lover and agree that many dog owners are obnoxious. I would never leave a mess where others might step in it, allow my dog to jump on people or stick their muscle in your crotch. My dog is trained to sit, stay and come on command. It's easy if you start early and consider it a MUST. If you don't, don't get a dog.

[Anonymous]

At my nearby Homegoods they actually do allow dogs. I have also seen dogs at another store location, although I would never want to bring my dog. When I was checking out the lady said they were told that dogs are allowed to come in and she sees everything from little dogs up to big ones like German Shepherds. Maybe it depends on the location and the store manager. They are also allowed at Michaels which I found surprising.

[Anonymous]

Agree with OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a building filled with dogs, half the residents let the dogs pee on the sidewalk right outside. WHY? The whole area reeks. (puke)

I'll never understand why people who don't like dogs live in pet friendly buildings. It's challenging finding a pet-friendly building - you have SO many other options. Leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This says a lot about who you are. To connect with a dog, actually animals in general, defines people with great empathy.

1000% I have always thought people who don't like animals or dogs are missing a kindness/empathy gene

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my nearby Homegoods they actually do allow dogs. I have also seen dogs at another store location, although I would never want to bring my dog. When I was checking out the lady said they were told that dogs are allowed to come in and she sees everything from little dogs up to big ones like German Shepherds. Maybe it depends on the location and the store manager. They are also allowed at Michaels which I found surprising.

No Homegoods or Michaels allows dogs (that aren't trained, real Service Animals). The managers and employees give up, because codependent aholes keep bringing their pets everywhere, and are afraid the codependent ahole will film them, make it go viral, and their business would be affected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This says a lot about who you are. To connect with a dog, actually animals in general, defines people with great empathy.

1000% I have always thought people who don't like animals or dogs are missing a kindness/empathy gene

And this is the problem with dog people. If a person doesn't like them, they are labeled as lacking an important quality. I HATE dogs but I love my cats. My husband and kids love our cats. What spark of humanity are we missing if we don't want a slobbering, hyper canine that takes up all the oxygen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This says a lot about who you are. To connect with a dog, actually animals in general, defines people with great empathy.

1000% I have always thought people who don't like animals or dogs are missing a kindness/empathy gene

And this is the problem with dog people. If a person doesn't like them, they are labeled as lacking an important quality. I HATE dogs but I love my cats. My husband and kids love our cats. What spark of humanity are we missing if we don't want a slobbering, hyper canine that takes up all the oxygen?

Perhaps you lack the empathy to see beyond the slobbery hyper, neither of which I see when I look at dog or cat. Or any type of animal. People who cannot see beyond their perceptions are imprisoned by them.

[Anonymous]

I don't trust people who don't like dogs, do not swear and do not drink.

Make of that what you will.

Seriously though, the only people I know (aside from 1) who do not like dogs are a$$holes.

And I mean seriously CAT people should not be commenting here. Who wants a pet who walks through a litter box, can't quite clean itself properly and is aloof?

Have fun cat ladies.

Cat men are worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This says a lot about who you are. To connect with a dog, actually animals in general, defines people with great empathy.

1000% I have always thought people who don't like animals or dogs are missing a kindness/empathy gene

And this is the problem with dog people. If a person doesn't like them, they are labeled as lacking an important quality. I HATE dogs but I love my cats. My husband and kids love our cats. What spark of humanity are we missing if we don't want a slobbering, hyper canine that takes up all the oxygen?

Well, for one, the nasty tone of yours and the "anti-dog" people on here. I see that almost universally in people who don't like dogs. If you can't act like a grown up when talking about dogs on an anonymous board, or find some way to tolerate dogs in a country where they are overwhelmingly beloved, I think that is missing some "spark of humanity."

I'm not talking about people who are rude with their dogs. But that is a rude person issue, not a dog issue.

[Anonymous]

I'm a dog owner who tries to keep my dog from ever going to the bathroom on anyone else's lawn and if I am unable to avoid it, I always clean it up and carry my bag back to my own trash container.

One thing I have noticed is that people with bigger dogs who can't control them really don't have the time to clean up well after their pets. The mess is bigger, and it is hard to manage a larger active dog while cleaning up that big mess. That drives me nuts.

On the subject of bringing dogs to public places, we can agree to disagree on that. I get that some people hate dogs and don't want to be around them. However, for all those who think it is so easy to train a dog to be perfect in public, please understand that you really need to get dogs out, socialized, and into different situations in order to train them. So I'm sorry that my dog barking for a minute or two at your kids' soccer game ruins your day, but he is here to work on training, seeing runners, cyclists, etc. to so that we can work on training him not to bark. He doesn't bark at home. Training is not an overnight process, and I've found that when I succumb to the pressure of anti-dog people and stay in all the time, the dog backslides with training. He needs to be out and about.

Hope all of you who are so inconvenienced by dogs have perfect children. I didn't have a dog for years, but I did have three three closely spaced children. As both a parent and a long time non-dog owner, I can tell you that I have been inconvenienced far more in public by folks who think that behaviors like letting their kids bang on the table with a spoon for an hour straight in a restaurant is utterly adorable or who do absolutely nothing to try to stop their kids from kicking the seat in front of them for two hours than I have by people taking their dogs to the store. Don't even get me started on people who let their kids run up and down the hallways of a hotel late at night. Heck, I'd much rather step in dog poop in Michael's than endure the experience I had with $250 tickets to the Lion King (at night) sitting in front of two kids and three adults who talked loudly through the entire show.

PS - those bad kid experiences didn't make me hate "kid people." It made me angry at inconsiderate parents, not for failing to have perfect children, but for failing to make even the slightest effort to correct bad behavior. I know from experience, both with dogs and kids, that some are easier to "train" and manage than others. But effort and politeness count when bad behavior inconvenience others.

But that's where a statement like "I hate dog people" gets people riled up. Really, you "hate" any human being willing to care for a dog and love it so much that he or she wants to spend time with the dog as much as possible? Yeah, that's just terrible. People are the worst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my nearby Homegoods they actually do allow dogs. I have also seen dogs at another store location, although I would never want to bring my dog. When I was checking out the lady said they were told that dogs are allowed to come in and she sees everything from little dogs up to big ones like German Shepherds. Maybe it depends on the location and the store manager. They are also allowed at Michaels which I found surprising.

No Homegoods or Michaels allows dogs (that aren't trained, real Service Animals). The managers and employees give up, because codependent aholes keep bringing their pets everywhere, and are afraid the codependent ahole will film them, make it go viral, and their business would be affected.

No they actually do allow dogs along with these other stores...

These 29 Stores Allow You to Shop With Your Dog https://www.canidae.com/blog/2017/03/these-29-stores-allow-you-to-shop-with-your-dog

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I will know to avoid these places!

[Anonymous]

Wait, there's a Whole Foods that allows dogs? With food being sold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my nearby Homegoods they actually do allow dogs. I have also seen dogs at another store location, although I would never want to bring my dog. When I was checking out the lady said they were told that dogs are allowed to come in and she sees everything from little dogs up to big ones like German Shepherds. Maybe it depends on the location and the store manager. They are also allowed at Michaels which I found surprising.

No Homegoods or Michaels allows dogs (that aren't trained, real Service Animals). The managers and employees give up, because codependent aholes keep bringing their pets everywhere, and are afraid the codependent ahole will film them, make it go viral, and their business would be affected.

No they actually do allow dogs along with these other stores...

These 29 Stores Allow You to Shop With Your Dog https://www.canidae.com/blog/2017/03/these-29-stores-allow-you-to-shop-with-your-dog

Some of the stores are franchised. I would say not all the stores listed allow dogs and all the locations. You should always call ahead to ensure your local location in Houston. I would not assume