Our dog is “marking” in stores!!! ?

[Anonymous]

Troll. 2/10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

I'm assuming they also do not want a dog marking his territory in their pet store.

No one WANTS it but I'm sure it happens all the time and there's a bit of a ripple effect due to how marking works. So this dog shouldn't go now that OP knows it's a possibilty, but a bunch of people here are worked up into a lather that any dog at all should ever be in any store ever and that's kind of disingenuous when talking aboit pet friendly spaces.

You're missing the point which is that people DO bring dogs in stores where they are absolutely not welcome. It's a problem and the more people are aware that their dogs don't belong in every setting, the better.

I'm not missing the point at all. There is a whole other active thread right now on exactly that. That point is a derailment from OPs question about her dog so going off on OP about people bringing dogs into grocery stores and raking the OP over the coals for someone else's poor behavior is off topic. Going from, "my dog peed at petco" to "a pitball mauled someone at Miss Pixies!" Is completely moving the goalposts.

[Anonymous]

Stop taking your dog into stores. Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To actually answer your question OP, yes it is unfortunately normal for some dogs. Mine does it. I do not take him into stores (even Pet Smart or Home Depot). I know he does it because he does it at the vet's office on occasion, and when I apologized and asked for paper towels and spray to clean it up, they told me it happens fairly frequently.

He's a large breed unneutered male, they are much more prone to it.

Maybe neuter your damn dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To actually answer your question OP, yes it is unfortunately normal for some dogs. Mine does it. I do not take him into stores (even Pet Smart or Home Depot). I know he does it because he does it at the vet's office on occasion, and when I apologized and asked for paper towels and spray to clean it up, they told me it happens fairly frequently.

He's a large breed unneutered male, they are much more prone to it.

Maybe neuter your damn dog?

When I see an unneutered dog out and about, I know I'm in the presence of a loser hillbilly.

[Anonymous]

My dogs always “mark” when we go to the vet. They smell where other pets have pee’d and add theirs. I walk them around the building before bringing them inside to try to curtail this, but they still do it. Knowing this “habit” exists, I do not to bring my dog to a hardware store or a restaurant or a grocery store or anywhere else, because they will find a place to mark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

I'm assuming they also do not want a dog marking his territory in their pet store.

No one WANTS it but I'm sure it happens all the time and there's a bit of a ripple effect due to how marking works. So this dog shouldn't go now that OP knows it's a possibilty, but a bunch of people here are worked up into a lather that any dog at all should ever be in any store ever and that's kind of disingenuous when talking aboit pet friendly spaces.

You're missing the point which is that people DO bring dogs in stores where they are absolutely not welcome. It's a problem and the more people are aware that their dogs don't belong in every setting, the better.

I'm not missing the point at all. There is a whole other active thread right now on exactly that. That point is a derailment from OPs question about her dog so going off on OP about people bringing dogs into grocery stores and raking the OP over the coals for someone else's poor behavior is off topic. Going from, "my dog peed at petco" to "a pitball mauled someone at Miss Pixies!" Is completely moving the goalposts.

Where in her OP did she indicate that she ONLY takes her dog to those stores? And I would argue that a harware store is meant for pets, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened is that people stopped having children and started to focus their love on pets.

That's why people allow their pets to do this shamelessly, but why would a place of business allow it? I'm guessing there is data that customers who bring their dogs spend more and that profit outweighs the other customers who are annoyed.

Not at all.

Store workers are afraid of them because the kind of people who are so inconsiderate as to bring their dogs into stores and restaurants, and the people who are so rude to abuse handicap accessibility protections to claim their untrained pet is an "emotional support" or "service animal" are likely to dangerously fly off the handle if confronted or asked to adhere to basic standards of public behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

Whyyy are you bringing your dog into stores?!

Do not bring your dog inside stores. It is rude, selfish and entitled.

Keep your dog at home or have one of your wait outside the store with him.

What is wrong with dog owners in this area???

Dogs are allowed at pet store and Home Depot but op needs to clean it up and leave dog home if they cannot figure this out.

No.

Service animals only at Home Depot and other stores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stores are staffed with low-ish paid employees who do not want to invite confrontation. It’s also dangerous to confront folks in a country full of guns. Owners need to take responsibility and not be so selfish. But…have you met most humans?

People used to smoke in businesses 30 years ago and no one would do that now. Employees would put a stop to that and it has nothing to do with freaking guns. It's just that dogs are worshiped in this country and no one wants to be classed as a dog-hater.

No, it is because the kind of people so entitled and selfish to bring their dogs into stores and to lie about them being service animals are likely to be a bit unstable if confronted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

Whyyy are you bringing your dog into stores?!

Do not bring your dog inside stores. It is rude, selfish and entitled.

Keep your dog at home or have one of your wait outside the store with him.

What is wrong with dog owners in this area???

Dogs are allowed at pet store and Home Depot but op needs to clean it up and leave dog home if they cannot figure this out.

No.

Service animals only at Home Depot and other stores.

Take it up with those stores. They have decided to have open pet policies.

[Anonymous]

Is he fixed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

Stop taking your dog in stores. Problem solved!

+1

[Anonymous]

If your dog pees inside stores, you shouldn’t take your dog into stores. Period. End of story.

This really needs to be explained to you?

[Anonymous]

I despise dogs in stores.