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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

I'm assuming they also do not want a dog marking his territory in their pet store.

No one WANTS it but I'm sure it happens all the time and there's a bit of a ripple effect due to how marking works. So this dog shouldn't go now that OP knows it's a possibilty, but a bunch of people here are worked up into a lather that any dog at all should ever be in any store ever and that's kind of disingenuous when talking aboit pet friendly spaces.

You're missing the point which is that people DO bring dogs in stores where they are absolutely not welcome. It's a problem and the more people are aware that their dogs don't belong in every setting, the better.

Anonymous wrote:That’s why they are banned from grocery stores unless truly a service dog and not some made-up one due to emotional support nonsense.

I wish this band was enforced. I frequently see dogs at the Harris Teeter crown in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

I'm assuming they also do not want a dog marking his territory in their pet store.

No one WANTS it but I'm sure it happens all the time and there's a bit of a ripple effect due to how marking works. So this dog shouldn't go now that OP knows it's a possibilty, but a bunch of people here are worked up into a lather that any dog at all should ever be in any store ever and that's kind of disingenuous when talking aboit pet friendly spaces.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

I'm assuming they also do not want a dog marking his territory in their pet store.

To actually answer your question OP, yes it is unfortunately normal for some dogs. Mine does it. I do not take him into stores (even Pet Smart or Home Depot). I know he does it because he does it at the vet's office on occasion, and when I apologized and asked for paper towels and spray to clean it up, they told me it happens fairly frequently.

He's a large breed unneutered male, they are much more prone to it.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

I've already said no stores for this dog, but to play devil's advocate a bit, the two stores listed (pet store and hardware) both allow dogs. The dog wasn't in a Blue Mercury or Nordstrom or grocery store or something. Pet stores are probably never going to say, "our stores are meant for people, not dogs" because...they’re kinda meant for dogs.

Anonymous wrote:Stores are staffed with low-ish paid employees who do not want to invite confrontation. It’s also dangerous to confront folks in a country full of guns. Owners need to take responsibility and not be so selfish. But…have you met most humans?

People used to smoke in businesses 30 years ago and no one would do that now. Employees would put a stop to that and it has nothing to do with freaking guns. It's just that dogs are worshiped in this country and no one wants to be classed as a dog-hater.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.

Not this dumb comment again. Stores are meant for people, not dogs. Dogs will never be equal or more important than people. People don't squat and pee on the floor in the store. If they did, they'd be arrested and removed. Keep your nasty, peeing dog at home.

Oh my god it's happened TWICE? Your dog never steps a paw in a store for the rest of his life. How is this even a question?

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

If you haven't trained your dog to not "stop and mark a lot", you shouldn't take your dog in stores.

This seems pretty straightforward...

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Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

Stop taking your dog in stores. Problem solved!

This, omg.

You know those dogs in grocery stores are doing this, folks. Also in restaurants and cafes. So disgusting.

Op, why are you taking your dog in stores? How entitled! I never do!

Anonymous wrote:What happened is that people stopped having children and started to focus their love on pets.

Could you imagine if these idiots who refuse to discipline a dog actually had kids?!

Stores are staffed with low-ish paid employees who do not want to invite confrontation. It’s also dangerous to confront folks in a country full of guns. Owners need to take responsibility and not be so selfish. But…have you met most humans?

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassing, one time was in a pet store, another time in a hardware store. Is this normal? When we go for walks, he dies tend to stop and “mark” a lot.

Anyone experience this?

No stores. Period. You may need to get one of those belly bands. Does this happen at home? In my experience marking on walks is totally different than the lack of inhibition and training to pee indoors.

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not children people.

Keep your animals at home

Some children and adults need to stay home too.