Dogs Everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs in grocery stores are fine. Dogs everywhere are fine. They're mammals. We're mammals. We're no better.

Maybe you’re the same, but *we* are not the same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I love my dog, she is adorableness and if I am outside she is with me -- walking along the national mall, walking downtown, walking along the tidal basin. But her little butt licking, poop and sniff it self does not belong in the grocery store or restaurants and neither do your dogs. Stop. It.

I saw an adorable dog at a farmer's market pee on a box of onions. No one else seemed to notice. So incredibly nasty to think someone bought those onions to eat.

If they did, it would have been your fault for not saying anything. What stopped you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I love my dog, she is adorableness and if I am outside she is with me -- walking along the national mall, walking downtown, walking along the tidal basin. But her little butt licking, poop and sniff it self does not belong in the grocery store or restaurants and neither do your dogs. Stop. It.

What’s with the one word sentences?

For. Emphasis.

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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.

Wear a mask.

How does that help people with a fear of or aversion to dogs?

And: seriously? I should have to wear a mask to accommodate your dog? Lol.

People are afraid of minorities. Does that make it right, or rational? Nope.

I think being deliberately obtuse is a favored pastime of DCUMers, and you’ve proven me right once again.

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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.

Wear a mask.

How does that help people with a fear of or aversion to dogs?

And: seriously? I should have to wear a mask to accommodate your dog? Lol.

People are afraid of minorities. Does that make it right, or rational? Nope.

LOL Look who's talking about 'rational.' LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I love my dog, she is adorableness and if I am outside she is with me -- walking along the national mall, walking downtown, walking along the tidal basin. But her little butt licking, poop and sniff it self does not belong in the grocery store or restaurants and neither do your dogs. Stop. It.

I saw an adorable dog at a farmer's market pee on a box of onions. No one else seemed to notice. So incredibly nasty to think someone bought those onions to eat.

If they did, it would have been your fault for not saying anything. What stopped you?

Good question. I guess I didn't want to be a Karen.

[Anonymous]

I think it's cruel to the dog too. Your dog doesn't want to be in CVS. It's a stress situation for your dog. Service dogs get specific training to be more comfortable in stores, the average dog doesn't. It's full of stressors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I love my dog, she is adorableness and if I am outside she is with me -- walking along the national mall, walking downtown, walking along the tidal basin. But her little butt licking, poop and sniff it self does not belong in the grocery store or restaurants and neither do your dogs. Stop. It.

What’s with the one word sentences?

For. Emphasis.

There’s a bold/italicized option above like books do.

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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.

Wear a mask.

How does that help people with a fear of or aversion to dogs?

And: seriously? I should have to wear a mask to accommodate your dog? Lol.

People are afraid of minorities. Does that make it right, or rational? Nope.

I hadn’t considered this, but it’s a good point. Why should society opt in to the preferences of the least inclusive and most bigoted among us?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I love my dog, she is adorableness and if I am outside she is with me -- walking along the national mall, walking downtown, walking along the tidal basin. But her little butt licking, poop and sniff it self does not belong in the grocery store or restaurants and neither do your dogs. Stop. It.

What’s with the one word sentences?

For. Emphasis.

There’s a bold/italicized option above like books do.

For. Emphasis.

[Anonymous]

The bottom line is that most of you don't want dogs around not because you're "allergic" to them. You just don't like them and don't want them around. And we don't care.

[Anonymous]

Can we all agree that cats are gross and we don't want THEM in the grocery store?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that most of you don't want dogs around not because you're "allergic" to them. You just don't like them and don't want them around. And we don't care.

I am a dog owner and I care. If it is a place that doesn't permit animals then don't take them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to my local pharmacy today and there were TWO dogs (not service animals), each with their owner and another adult. I’ve observed this at the supermarket and the mall, too. What gives? At the pharmacy and supermarket, I’ve asked the store managers what their pet policy is and they’ve explained that pets are actually not permitted, but their poor staff members are berated when they approach pet owners, so they’ve given up.

I’m livid. Some people are allergic to pets and should be able to run their errands without having to calculate whether to take medication beforehand and how to avoid these pets in close quarters.

Am I missing something? Does this have to do with the breaking down of social mores post-COVID? Or have the number of bona fide emotional support animals multiplied recently? Especially when there is more than one adult, I just don’t understand why one of them can’t stand outside with the dog. Why can’t they leave the dog at home in the first place?

Then the managers might have to actually start doing their jobs. Except- they don't care either. Many store managers have told me my tiny dog is permitted. In one store the manager said no, so we didn't go in. No problem. The point is the managers are blaming others for their own deficit.

Yes, it's on the managers to enforce the no pet policy.

[Anonymous]

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

People who prefer the company of animals to people usually have major issues and like pets because they can control them and have no autonomy of their own.