The owners feel entitled to do whatever they want. Society cares more about ‘me, myself, and I’ than ‘others’.

It's American Exceptionalism again. Americans have the worst behaved/train dogs I've ever encounter. I guess it matches their owner's personalities.

Service dogs at work or in training, yes. Just because you want to, no. Everyone does not love your dog like you do.

Anonymous wrote:This attention seeking behavior has been around for years.

What an odd take. How is this “attention seeking” behavior?

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Anonymous wrote:How are they bothering you? More entitled when you go our sick or send your kids to school sick and spread it.

Because allergies? The problem is even if the dog is gone by the time we're there, the fur/dander can be left behind (on clothing, etc.) I don't see it as much at the Nordstrom Rack on L Street NW. I think it's more a suburban thing where people bring their dogs on all errands.

Stay out of the suburbs?

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Anonymous wrote:How are they bothering you? More entitled when you go our sick or send your kids to school sick and spread it.

Because allergies? The problem is even if the dog is gone by the time we're there, the fur/dander can be left behind (on clothing, etc.) I don't see it as much at the Nordstrom Rack on L Street NW. I think it's more a suburban thing where people bring their dogs on all errands.

Dander will be on people regardless so stay out of stores.

Anonymous wrote:How are they bothering you? More entitled when you go our sick or send your kids to school sick and spread it.

Because allergies? The problem is even if the dog is gone by the time we're there, the fur/dander can be left behind (on clothing, etc.) I don't see it as much at the Nordstrom Rack on L Street NW. I think it's more a suburban thing where people bring their dogs on all errands.

This attention seeking behavior has been around for years.

Because they've decided they are ok with that. Next!

How are they bothering you? More entitled when you go our sick or send your kids to school sick and spread it.

Anonymous wrote:Those stores explicitly allow dogs per policy so people bring their dogs there for training or just because they want to because it's allowed.

I'll add, I train seeing eye dogs so we're always looking for "active" environments for training like the two stores you listed, along with Home Depot and others, but these also allow pets which is not bad (again, "active" real life environments for training). If the dog is acting up or making a mess that is grounds for dismissal but otherwise...MYOB or contact corporate but TJ Maxx and Nordstron Rack have dog friendly policies.

Those stores explicitly allow dogs per policy so people bring their dogs there for training or just because they want to because it's allowed.

Anonymous wrote:And not little dogs either (saw a labradoodle) discreetly in purses or carriers, but on leashes, walking on the floor. I just started seeing this behavior in 2023. Why?

Maybe you just weren’t paying attention - it has been going on for years

Entitled people

And not little dogs either (saw a labradoodle) discreetly in purses or carriers, but on leashes, walking on the floor. I just started seeing this behavior in 2023. Why?