dogs in stores - pooping edition

[Anonymous]

I probably wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. A woman brings her dog into Target, lets it poop in the floor, and then just half-heartedly cleans it up so there is dog sh*t smeared on the floor. What the actual f*ck?

[Anonymous]

So gross. Dogs do not belong in stores, except maybe Petco, where they have wipes and other clean-up equipment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So gross. Dogs do not belong in stores, except maybe Petco, where they have wipes and other clean-up equipment.

+1

OP, did you complain to that Target store? It's over now, but I'd still complain in email or tweet at them if you're on Twitter.

If there's a next time (hope you never have a next time), I'd try to get a photo of the person cleaning up the poop and email it to that store manager as well as Target corporate, saying that their staff needs to do their job and tell people with dogs to leave (REAL service dogs always excepted, of course).

[Anonymous]

It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

[Anonymous]

God this is disgusting. Which wegmans was this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God this is disgusting. Which wegmans was this?

Not Wegmans, it was the Target at Rio. Thank GOD it wasn't anywhere near the food section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God this is disgusting. Which wegmans was this?

Not Wegmans, it was the Target at Rio. Thank GOD it wasn't anywhere near the food section.

Ugh I go to that target all the time. And it does have a large food section to include fresh food. I have a miniature poodle whom I love and isvery well behaved, but I would never bring him into a store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God this is disgusting. Which wegmans was this?

Not Wegmans, it was the Target at Rio. Thank GOD it wasn't anywhere near the food section.

Ugh I go to that target all the time. And it does have a large food section to include fresh food. I have a miniature poodle whom I love and isvery well behaved, but I would never bring him into a store.

That's because you're a normal person! seriously when did it become ok to take your dog into a store that sells fresh food? It's insane!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

Discriminatory? Dog owners aren’t a protected class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

PP here; thanks for confirming the entitled attitude of some dog owners who think they should be able to bring their animals anywhere, no matter the consequences.

Having a 15 foot leash with a 2 pound dog on the end of it in a busy entry way or ON A CURVED STAIRCASE (where he can't see the dog at the end of it) is unsafe. The gym I belong to also has a physical therapy office inside of it, so there are older people and disabled people with walkers, canes, and mobility issues trying to navigate around a entitled tool with his 15 foot leash stretched across the walkway. Not to mention, it'd be pretty unsafe for the poor little dog to be running around where people are lifting and DROPPING large weight plates. And, make no mistake, this little dog would be running around because the owner hardly has control over it when it's on the leash, so it's safe to say, he'd have NO control at all if the dog was off-leash.

As for me, I'm in great shape, thanks. I run 40-50 miles a week and strength train, so I'd appreciate being able to maintain my fitness by not tripping over said leash or falling down the steps trying to avoid a tiny dog at the end of said leash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

PP here; thanks for confirming the entitled attitude of some dog owners who think they should be able to bring their animals anywhere, no matter the consequences.

Having a 15 foot leash with a 2 pound dog on the end of it in a busy entry way or ON A CURVED STAIRCASE (where he can't see the dog at the end of it) is unsafe. The gym I belong to also has a physical therapy office inside of it, so there are older people and disabled people with walkers, canes, and mobility issues trying to navigate around a entitled tool with his 15 foot leash stretched across the walkway. Not to mention, it'd be pretty unsafe for the poor little dog to be running around where people are lifting and DROPPING large weight plates. And, make no mistake, this little dog would be running around because the owner hardly has control over it when it's on the leash, so it's safe to say, he'd have NO control at all if the dog was off-leash.

As for me, I'm in great shape, thanks. I run 40-50 miles a week and strength train, so I'd appreciate being able to maintain my fitness by not tripping over said leash or falling down the steps trying to avoid a tiny dog at the end of said leash.

New poster. PP with the gym problem--have you complained to the gym/therapy center owners? I would make a huge stink about this, particularly with what you describe about therapy patients possibly encountering this leash. I'm surprised the gym owners don't realize the liability. That dog owner's gym membership is not worth the risk--if the dog owner leaves the gym in a huff, so what?

Report it and point out the huge risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

You can't possibly be serious. The gym is a dangerous place for a pet, leash or no leash. And people have many reasons for not wanting dogs where they don't belong: 1) they don't like dogs; 2) they are allergic; 3) a dog bit them or was aggressive to them; 4) unreliable dog owners, who clearly shouldn't be at Target if they don't have time to take their dog for a walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fake service dog, I bet. I know our Target doesn't allow dogs. I was making a return when a woman came in to ask. She and her husband were coming back from the dog park on a hot day a few weeks ago and wanted to know if they could bring the dog in instead of her husband waiting outside with him. Manager up front said no unless it was a service animal.

These people bringing their "service dogs" into stores are going to cause problems for those with legitimate service dogs.

They think they're being so clever, but 99% of the time you can tell a fake service dog from a real one. For example, I was in Wegmans and there was a couple with their "service dog." The dog was not even mildly obedient. He didn't want to walk at their side and was not leading either person. Most of the time they were pulling and redirecting him because he wanted to sniff everything and say hello to everyone. Real service animals do not interact with others while on duty.

We've got a guy who brings his emotional support dog to the gym with him. It's a tiny little dog on a ridiculously long leash and the guy doesn't pay attention to where the dog is, so dog's wandering around so the leash is a tripping hazard, including on the staircase. I know it isn't a "real" service animal because when he is paying attention to the little dog, it's to encourage people to pet her. It's obnoxious.

These owners have to go the fake service dog route because of stupid and discriminatory restrictions on dog owners.

Produce comes from the ground. Milk comes from a cow’s udder. Wheat grows in a manure-fertilizer field.

Yet your precious sensitivities are violated because parents take their dogs into Wegmans or Whole Foods!? All these gym “athletes” can’ t keep their balance because of a silly leash a few inches off the ground? First, get in shape. Second, browbeat the gym management about why they require leashes in the first place!!!

PP here; thanks for confirming the entitled attitude of some dog owners who think they should be able to bring their animals anywhere, no matter the consequences.

Having a 15 foot leash with a 2 pound dog on the end of it in a busy entry way or ON A CURVED STAIRCASE (where he can't see the dog at the end of it) is unsafe. The gym I belong to also has a physical therapy office inside of it, so there are older people and disabled people with walkers, canes, and mobility issues trying to navigate around a entitled tool with his 15 foot leash stretched across the walkway. Not to mention, it'd be pretty unsafe for the poor little dog to be running around where people are lifting and DROPPING large weight plates. And, make no mistake, this little dog would be running around because the owner hardly has control over it when it's on the leash, so it's safe to say, he'd have NO control at all if the dog was off-leash.

As for me, I'm in great shape, thanks. I run 40-50 miles a week and strength train, so I'd appreciate being able to maintain my fitness by not tripping over said leash or falling down the steps trying to avoid a tiny dog at the end of said leash.

New poster. PP with the gym problem--have you complained to the gym/therapy center owners? I would make a huge stink about this, particularly with what you describe about therapy patients possibly encountering this leash. I'm surprised the gym owners don't realize the liability. That dog owner's gym membership is not worth the risk--if the dog owner leaves the gym in a huff, so what?

Report it and point out the huge risk.

I would take my business elsewhere and let they gym owners know why.