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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree it's getting out of control, and will take pictures/contact the health department. It's getting ridiculous.

Nobody except people with a real medical need (for whom a service animal performs specific, designated tasks) need to bring their dog with them everywhere.

Even then, if those specific tasks do not involve the customers' inability to shop without their animals, then they don't get free passes.

What situations would you consider worthy to have a service dog in a store?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree it's getting out of control, and will take pictures/contact the health department. It's getting ridiculous.
Nobody except people with a real medical need (for whom a service animal performs specific, designated tasks) need to bring their dog with them everywhere.

Even then, if those specific tasks do not involve the customers' inability to shop without their animals, then they don't get free passes.

What situations would you consider worthy to have a service dog in a store?

One example, a dog that detects oncoming seizures.

[Anonymous]

That's fine, but don't make up stuff if you have no disorder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree it's getting out of control, and will take pictures/contact the health department. It's getting ridiculous.
Nobody except people with a real medical need (for whom a service animal performs specific, designated tasks) need to bring their dog with them everywhere.

Even then, if those specific tasks do not involve the customers' inability to shop without their animals, then they don't get free passes.

What situations would you consider worthy to have a service dog in a store?

One example, a dog that detects oncoming seizures.

Pp here. Seizures, blood sugar etc. Is what I was thinking, too.

But, some people with PTSD (for example) benefit, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The same woman was back in Whole Foods with her damn dog in line at the cafe. It didn't even respond when she said, "Sit" -- service dog my ass!

So did you complain to the store manager then and there? Take a photo and send it to Whole Foods corporate with an email of complaint? Or are you just coming here to vent? COMPLAIN.

[Anonymous]

Yes, ALWAYS take a picture of illegal behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same woman was back in Whole Foods with her damn dog in line at the cafe. It didn't even respond when she said, "Sit" -- service dog my ass!

So did you complain to the store manager then and there? Take a photo and send it to Whole Foods corporate with an email of complaint? Or are you just coming here to vent? COMPLAIN.

I complained to customer service right then and there. Another problem, as is often the case, was that, by the time customer service can get the manager to go downstairs and investigate, the customer with the dog has gone through the line and left the store. Everybody must complain!

[Anonymous]

Btw, "purse dogs" are not O.K. either. Whole Foods has "No Pets" signs, so they mean "No Pets". A young woman had her stupid little pooch sticking out of her large pocketbook or small bag in line. This is not O.K., people! We still have allergy, fear, etc.!

[Anonymous]

There was a couple with a little poodle in Gristedes! WTF is that! It's a supermarket! Besides, there were 2 people, so one of them could just as easily stay outside with the pet.

[Anonymous]

Nobody's pet belongs in a restaurant, grocery store, or other store for that matter!

[Anonymous]

And they're even F***en doing this during the pandemic! I just saw a customer walking her little pooch out of CVS after a purchase! Don't they ever learn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems kind of dirty to me to bring dogs into stores. Plus not everyone likes dogs and some people are allergic.

+1 to all of this. Plus, don’t drag your ticks around please.

[Anonymous]

That's exactly true -- plus signs say it's against store policy. Now we have a pandemic, so add common sense to all that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And they're even F***en doing this during the pandemic! I just saw a customer walking her little pooch out of CVS after a purchase! Don't they ever learn?

+1

Saw a customer taking their dog into a Walmart about three days ago in a shopping cart. I asked the Walmart greeter at the door about the no dog rule, his answer was "They're going to do what they want to do".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And they're even F***en doing this during the pandemic! I just saw a customer walking her little pooch out of CVS after a purchase! Don't they ever learn?

+1

Saw a customer taking their dog into a Walmart about three days ago in a shopping cart. I asked the Walmart greeter at the door about the no dog rule, his answer was "They're going to do what they want to do".

What we have to do in cases like that is take out our phones immediately and report the employees or management.