Ugh, it's just out of control, OP.

I love my dog, but there's no way I'd inconvenience everyone else by bringing him with me into stores. My son is terribly allergic to cats - I wouldn't want to trigger an allergy to dogs in someone else.

What selfish people.

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who like bringing dogs into stores, if the store manager informed you that your dog had to leave, how would you react? My own observation is that often the dog owners are Caucasian and in certain stores, the manager and staff are minorities. Wouldn’t that tend to create an uncomfortable dynamic?

I would leave.

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who like bringing dogs into stores, if the store manager informed you that your dog had to leave, how would you react? My own observation is that often the dog owners are Caucasian and in certain stores, the manager and staff are minorities. Wouldn’t that tend to create an uncomfortable dynamic?

it would depend on how my perimenopause hormones were treating me that day. I’d either apologize and leave and continue to shop there in the future, or I’d roll my eyes and leave and never return. It would also depend on whether the manager was kind and apologetic or an absolute douche bag. I’m any case, if I have any doubt I call ahead and ask, or if I know it is a very quick run in and grab one thing and out and it’s not reasonable not feasible for me to return without the dog, then I will bring a dog backpack and put her in that for the 3 min I’ll be in there.

For those of you who like bringing dogs into stores, if the store manager informed you that your dog had to leave, how would you react? My own observation is that often the dog owners are Caucasian and in certain stores, the manager and staff are minorities. Wouldn’t that tend to create an uncomfortable dynamic?

Woof !

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Anonymous wrote:There aren't enough dogs anywhere. I want more of them. Everywhere. They're so much nicer than people.

People who prefer the company of animals to people usually have major issues and like pets because they can control them and have no autonomy of their own.

You are obviously not a psychologist.

I simply do not trust people who do not like animals - they are usually not good people.

I like dogs, but I find people who think animals are somehow pure or better completely naive. I've seen dogs be petty, jealous, and violent. They're dogs. You train them but they still will do weird stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:There aren't enough dogs anywhere. I want more of them. Everywhere. They're so much nicer than people.

People who prefer the company of animals to people usually have major issues and like pets because they can control them and have no autonomy of their own.

You are obviously not a psychologist.

I simply do not trust people who do not like animals - they are usually not good people.

You’re just jealous.

Anonymous wrote:I love dogs. I don’t want them anywhere near the stores unless it’s a dog appropriate store. I think it is ok to say no dogs allowed. It doesn’t mean I hate dogs, I just don’t want them in stores.

I grew up with a grandma who wore Golden retriever t-shirts, had golden mugs and calendars. When she died they included in her obit that she was seen around town with her golden retrievers.

And even my golden obsessed grandma wouldn't take her dog into an establishment that didn't specifically welcome them. Because she wasn't rude and respected both health codes and that stores don't want fur on things they're trying to sell (goldens are sweet dogs but boy does their fur get everywhere).

I'm on a beach vacation surrounded in my own home by dogs I'd prefer weren't there, taking up most of the energy in the room, shedding all over.

I love dogs but one of my kids has been attacked/ bitten TWICE by off leash dogs (once while playing in the park as a toddler, a dog rushed him and knocked him down and “playfully” dragged him by his jacket hood for a few feet, and once when walking down the sidewalk literally reading a book a off leash dog ran up to him and bit his leg open and he required ER care)

So he is terrified of dogs. And I hate when we walk into a store and a “friendly” dog runs up when he doesn’t expect it. He cries and the owner always acts surprised and annoyed when we quickly avoid them as he is crying.

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Anonymous wrote:There aren't enough dogs anywhere. I want more of them. Everywhere. They're so much nicer than people.

People who prefer the company of animals to people usually have major issues and like pets because they can control them and have no autonomy of their own.

OMG you don't even know what you're missing! I don't want dogs in stores, but OMG they know how to love. They're the best. You claim people have dogs because they can control them and then you complain when they're let off the leash.....

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Anonymous wrote:There aren't enough dogs anywhere. I want more of them. Everywhere. They're so much nicer than people.

People who prefer the company of animals to people usually have major issues and like pets because they can control them and have no autonomy of their own.

I like my family fine. It's people like you I don't like.

I have to wonder if dogs in food establishments create a health code violation. Seems like it would.

I love dogs. I don’t want them anywhere near the stores unless it’s a dog appropriate store. I think it is ok to say no dogs allowed. It doesn’t mean I hate dogs, I just don’t want them in stores.