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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]

I walked into a clothing store behind a woman with a dog (BIG sign that said No dogs allowed, can't miss it).  Salesperson was standing right there.  I asked her about the dog and she just shrugged and said it wasn't her problem.  OK, whose problem is it?  It was clearly just a pet and not a service dog.[/quote]
I think part of the problem is that a lot of the clothing store employees are young single women- to paint with a broad brush, but it’s true - and they are the demographic to tend to have dogs that, on their days off, they probably also take everywhere with them. So they probably don’t mind the dogs coming in. I have definitely seen clerks in clothing stores etc ooh and aaah over the dogs coming in and pat them etc. I think it’s gross to pat the dogs and let them lick your hands and then go re-fold the shirts with those hands, but realistically I know those clothes are covered in much more toxic things. It’s still gross [/quote]

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