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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like my dogs the same way I like my humans: polite and well behaved. I don’t like people who bring their (non service animal) dogs inside restaurants and grocery stores. I don’t like dogs who bark excessively or try to be intimidating.

My dog is a good boy in the right settings, but he is not a good boy when surrounded by food he can easily reach (tall dog), so I wouldn’t let him near a food display.[/quote]
To clarify: my problem with dogs in restaurants and grocery stores isn’t that they’ll steal food (like my dog would). It’s that I think that’s unhygienic.[/quote]

No, as you describe it, your problem is with untrained dogs, of which yours is one. Not everyone is as lazy a pet owner as you. Some of us have well-behaved dogs. [/quote]
All the training in the world doesn’t make your dog hygienic enough to be in establishments that sell food. I was very clear that that’s why I don’t want dogs there.[/quote]

Are service dogs more hygienic? Are people less allergic to them somehow? The hygiene argument is wack or service dogs would not be allowed anywhere for fear of creating an unhygienic environment. The dogs should be well trained. I love dogs but don't trust a single one I don't know. There are a lot of terrible dog owners out there. If you bring a dog along and it stays by your side, or in a bag, it makes no difference to me.[/quote]
Service dogs are not necessarily any more hygienic, but the service they provide (real, actual, trained service dogs that is) necessitates their presence, so exceptions are made for the benefit of their humans. It’s the same as the fact that lots of people would like to park right by the doors to a building, but we reserve handicapped parking spaces for those who truly need them. They’re not for everybody.[/quote]

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