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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love dogs, and I mostly hate seeing any of them indoors, at all, but especially in restaurants, grocery stores, and other food-specific places. A home depot? Maybe. A pet store? Sure. Beyond that, no. And I don't want to hear how it's your "emotional support" animal. Also no.

Actual service dogs performing actual services are easy to spot, especially in a sea of Covid-era pups. If you NEED a service dog, I hope you have one, and I hope that all the liars, posers, boundary-pushers and excusemakers stay home with their poorly-trained animals and keep out of your way. Your fscking Havanese that just took a crap on the floor isn't performing a service and you and I both know it. Go home.[/quote]

Some of the are well trained.   [b]My dog doesn't like to be home alone as we rarely leave her home alone.[/b]  Home depot , pet stores and other stores allow it.[/quote]

Honestly, who the F cares if your dog doesn't like to be home alone? So what?

Train your dog, and it'll be fine at home.

But honestly, I suspect it's mostly emotionally unstable owners who have attachment issues. Or attention seeking issues. [/quote]

Agreed. Why are the dog's alleged feelings being given greater priority than basic health and human sanitation in human-specific environments? that's mental.[/quote]

I don't get this. How are dogs unsanitary? If anything, your shoes walk in bathrooms and then walk all over the store. The dog is the same...[/quote]

Dogs shed and drool.  And bad owners who bring dogs into stores often let them pee and poop on the floor and just leave it there.[/quote]

I think "often" is a stretch. I have never seen this. [/quote]

I worked in retail and this happened all the time.  We also had a staff member bitten by a dog (literally just stocking shelves) and the dog owner threatened to sue the store because we reported the bite.[/quote]

Yup I believe you. I was waiting in line to check out at a clothing retailer a year or so  ago and the woman in front of me had a small dog. The dog came and jumped up on my legs while I was waiting in line and got dirt over the dress I was holding to purchase. I signaled to a clerk and told her that the woman’s dog had jumped on the dress I had wanted and got it muddy and could she please find me another in the same size. She couldn’t. So I left. The woman with the dog stayed silent the entire time. It was fascinating. At no point during this exchange did the staff ask her to leave (her dog continued to jump and bark while she was in line), and at no point did the woman apologize. [/quote]

This is exactly why it's an issue. The sort of person who would bring their dog 1) isn't the sort who has properly trained said animal; and 2) isn't likely to take responsibility for whatever chaos their dog causes.[/quote]

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