Anonymous
08/14/2014 18:56
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
When my miniature schnauzer was a puppy, I took him with me in a huge purse sometimes. We went to TJ Maxx, Target, Petco. He was weeks old, not yhet house trained, and I didn't want to leave him home with anxiety while I ran errands, or have him overheat in my car. I was also nervous about him being stolen. We also took him with us on road trips and for some stops along the way, would take him inside. Never into seated restaurants though.
Anyway, we were VERY discreet with how we carried him around - his head barely peeked out and he wasn't a look at me dog. He was timid, quiet, and slept most of the time. Later we went to dog -friendly outside restaurants where they gave him a water bowl and he learned how to socialize and be well behaved around people. The few people that did notice him were always nice about it and wanted to say hello. I loved carrying that little guy around. <3
All that to say -- I totally agree that dogs and grocery stores don't mix, or dogs in restaurants. I get the outside placeds and dog friendly areas too though.
Mostly though, I think that OP has way too much time on her hands, and something unpleasant in her heart to write such a mean spirited judgmental post about someone she doesn't even know. Even if everything you assume in your analysis is true about the emotionally needy girl..... SO WHAT? Let the woman stroke her dog in peace. You certainly aren't helping alleviate stress in her life. There are worse things that are a concern for peopld. Unless she is a threat to you OP... :/
Anyway, we were VERY discreet with how we carried him around - his head barely peeked out and he wasn't a look at me dog. He was timid, quiet, and slept most of the time. Later we went to dog -friendly outside restaurants where they gave him a water bowl and he learned how to socialize and be well behaved around people. The few people that did notice him were always nice about it and wanted to say hello. I loved carrying that little guy around. <3
All that to say -- I totally agree that dogs and grocery stores don't mix, or dogs in restaurants. I get the outside placeds and dog friendly areas too though.
Mostly though, I think that OP has way too much time on her hands, and something unpleasant in her heart to write such a mean spirited judgmental post about someone she doesn't even know. Even if everything you assume in your analysis is true about the emotionally needy girl..... SO WHAT? Let the woman stroke her dog in peace. You certainly aren't helping alleviate stress in her life. There are worse things that are a concern for peopld. Unless she is a threat to you OP... :/
Anonymous
08/14/2014 18:45
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:[b]Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I live in LA. Everyone brings their dog into stores and I don't care.
Everyone in LA is .~*special*~.
Actually we are just more easy going here in California. Dogs in purses make people happy, it's not hurting anyone so who cares? It's not running around peeing on the produce. And no I don't have a dog in a purse.
So you don't have a dog in this fight?
Anonymous
08/14/2014 18:41
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
[b]Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I live in LA. Everyone brings their dog into stores and I don't care.
Everyone in LA is .~*special*~.
Actually we are just more easy going here in California. Dogs in purses make people happy, it's not hurting anyone so who cares? It's not running around peeing on the produce. And no I don't have a dog in a purse.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 18:19
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Sarcasm is new to you, eh?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I, for one, have a crippling allergy caused by dander from little dogs housed in purses.
I am tired of the stares from people when I shop with my mask in NW DC stores, where dogs in purses tend to be found. I now have to venture out to the burbs to do the bulk of my shopping, which I find offensive, as the atmosphere is just not the same. I find that shopping online is a good alternative, but being the social creature I am, I prefer shopping with others.
Please - for the love of God - shop with your purses - but keep the dogs at home!
WTF is offensive in the "burbs" you sound like a fruit cake.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 18:00
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:I, for one, have a crippling allergy caused by dander from little dogs housed in purses.
I am tired of the stares from people when I shop with my mask in NW DC stores, where dogs in purses tend to be found. I now have to venture out to the burbs to do the bulk of my shopping, which I find offensive, as the atmosphere is just not the same. I find that shopping online is a good alternative, but being the social creature I am, I prefer shopping with others.
Please - for the love of God - shop with your purses - but keep the dogs at home!
WTF is offensive in the "burbs" you sound like a fruit cake.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:58
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
I, for one, have a crippling allergy caused by dander from little dogs housed in purses.
I am tired of the stares from people when I shop with my mask in NW DC stores, where dogs in purses tend to be found. I now have to venture out to the burbs to do the bulk of my shopping, which I find offensive, as the atmosphere is just not the same. I find that shopping online is a good alternative, but being the social creature I am, I prefer shopping with others.
Please - for the love of God - shop with your purses - but keep the dogs at home!
I am tired of the stares from people when I shop with my mask in NW DC stores, where dogs in purses tend to be found. I now have to venture out to the burbs to do the bulk of my shopping, which I find offensive, as the atmosphere is just not the same. I find that shopping online is a good alternative, but being the social creature I am, I prefer shopping with others.
Please - for the love of God - shop with your purses - but keep the dogs at home!
Because they like their dog, the dog is social, and when a dog is small you really can (physically) take it everywhere. Maybe the DOG has anxiety.
What I can't fathom is why anyone cares so much. I could understand if the dog was peeing on the food, barking, or biting, but that doesn't sound like the case. It's not like everything in Trader Joes was perfectly sanitary until the dog owner came in.
Again, I'm not a dog owner, but I fail to understand why the OP is so outraged.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:45
Subject: Re:Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Well, at least she didn't leave the dog in the car...
It was not hot today
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:39
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
I completely agree, OP. Seeing anyone that has to take their dog with them everywhere makes me question their senses. Dogs are not accessories.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:35
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
You do realize that Trader Joes is nothing more than a 7-11 for yuppies who don't know how to cook, right? It's not like she brought a dog into Whole Foods. So let's all unclench and move on.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:27
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We get it. You're an emotionally stunted 30 year old woman, and while your little rat of a doggy isn't a trained and certified service animal, you need to bring your doggy with you everywhere you go.
I totally understand that your doggy is your woobie, your dirty stuffed toy, your security blanket. And that while grown and wearing dyed extensions, fake lashes, and Tory Burch flats makes you *look* like a grown woman, you actually have the emotional stability and social graces of a 3 year old child. You can't leave home without your doggy. You can't be separated from your doggy, ever, and need to bring it with you, otherwise... well, how will you carry on as an adult? That might require growing up and actually learning to cope without your security blanket, or security doggy. Princess mustn't have that.
Maybe you're just incredibly boring, and have nothing that's interesting or conversational about yourself, and your doggy is all you've got. Or maybe you're an attention whore. But probably all of the above. So please continue to bring your doggy with you everywhere you go, so you can alert those around you how internally stunted and broken you really are. Maybe doggy-kins really is a service animal, in an odd (really odd) way?
Haha, I like you, OP.
+1
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:26
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What the OP calls a furry purse dog, a person suffering from PTSD or crippling anxiety or a variety of other diagnoses calls a medically necessary lifeline. Asshat.
huh?
People with crippling anxiety aren't walking around TJs in Tory Burch flats with hair extensions.
really, PP? exaggerate much?
People can only have crippling anxiety in sensibly priced shoes? Or hair extensions that are less obvious? Or at Giant? I'm not sure what your point here is.
If you have crippling anxiety, you'd be using a grocery delivery service.
Honestly, the complete crap people throw out there to justify bringing their dogs everywhere is out of control.
I could care less about the dog, but there are plenty of people with severe anxiety who work hard to stay involved in day to day life, even when that is very very difficult.
The idea that you only qualify for help (of whatever kind) if you are so disabled that you can't use the help anyway, or if you let it control you, is really offensive. I don't know anything about this dog situation, but I do know that there are people with mental health issues who wear Tory Burch, or hair extensions, and who shop at TJ"s.
Oh come on, you know there's no reason to bring your dog into any store (aside from a pet store), but especially a grocery store, barring REAL medical need - and everyone knows those dogs are actually hardly noticeable due to their rigorous training.
Why else bring your dog everywhere? Because you like attention? Because it's your security blanket? There's simply no other reason at all.
Like I said, I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with this person bringing their dog. It's quite likely that the person carrying them around has no medical condition whatsoever. Once the OP clarified the dog's behavior, it seems likely it wasn't a service dog and had no business being in TJ's.
What I find offensive is the idea that you can look at someone and tell if they have a medical condition (like seizures, diabetes, or severe anxiety) by their shoes, hairstyle, or choice of store.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:23
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Oh come on, you know there's no reason to bring your dog into any store (aside from a pet store), but especially a grocery store, barring REAL medical need - and everyone knows those dogs are actually hardly noticeable due to their rigorous training.
Why else bring your dog everywhere? Because you like attention? Because it's your security blanket? There's simply no other reason at all.
Because they like their dog, the dog is social, and when a dog is small you really can (physically) take it everywhere. Maybe the DOG has anxiety.
What I can't fathom is why anyone cares so much. I could understand if the dog was peeing on the food, barking, or biting, but that doesn't sound like the case. It's not like everything in Trader Joes was perfectly sanitary until the dog owner came in.
Again, I'm not a dog owner, but I fail to understand why the OP is so outraged.
Oh bullshit. Come on now. We're not talking the local park, we're talking bring your animals to the grocery store. If you can't understand why anyone would be annoyed by that, then you must have a lot of bad antisocial traits that should probably be further examined.
I'm not the one who wrote a three paragraph screed loaded with wild speculation and insults based on what seems like a pretty innocuous and normal situation. That seems completely antisocial. Going to the manager and asking that the dog be removed would be a normal response. Coming on DCUM and going on a tirade full of baby talk and complaints about hair extensions seems overly dramatic.
Again, it's not like the dog took a shit in the two-buck Chuck aisle, right? I could see how that would get OP wound up.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:16
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What the OP calls a furry purse dog, a person suffering from PTSD or crippling anxiety or a variety of other diagnoses calls a medically necessary lifeline. Asshat.
huh?
People with crippling anxiety aren't walking around TJs in Tory Burch flats with hair extensions.
really, PP? exaggerate much?
People can only have crippling anxiety in sensibly priced shoes? Or hair extensions that are less obvious? Or at Giant? I'm not sure what your point here is.
If you have crippling anxiety, you'd be using a grocery delivery service.
Honestly, the complete crap people throw out there to justify bringing their dogs everywhere is out of control.
I could care less about the dog, but there are plenty of people with severe anxiety who work hard to stay involved in day to day life, even when that is very very difficult.
The idea that you only qualify for help (of whatever kind) if you are so disabled that you can't use the help anyway, or if you let it control you, is really offensive. I don't know anything about this dog situation, but I do know that there are people with mental health issues who wear Tory Burch, or hair extensions, and who shop at TJ"s.
Oh come on, you know there's no reason to bring your dog into any store (aside from a pet store), but especially a grocery store, barring REAL medical need - and everyone knows those dogs are actually hardly noticeable due to their rigorous training.
Why else bring your dog everywhere? Because you like attention? Because it's your security blanket? There's simply no other reason at all.
Because they like their dog, the dog is social, and when a dog is small you really can (physically) take it everywhere. Maybe the DOG has anxiety.
What I can't fathom is why anyone cares so much. I could understand if the dog was peeing on the food, barking, or biting, but that doesn't sound like the case. It's not like everything in Trader Joes was perfectly sanitary until the dog owner came in.
Again, I'm not a dog owner, but I fail to understand why the OP is so outraged.
Oh bullshit. Come on now. We're not talking the local park, we're talking bring your animals to the grocery store. If you can't understand why anyone would be annoyed by that, then you must have a lot of bad antisocial traits that should probably be further examined.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:13
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What the OP calls a furry purse dog, a person suffering from PTSD or crippling anxiety or a variety of other diagnoses calls a medically necessary lifeline. Asshat.
huh?
People with crippling anxiety aren't walking around TJs in Tory Burch flats with hair extensions.
really, PP? exaggerate much?
People can only have crippling anxiety in sensibly priced shoes? Or hair extensions that are less obvious? Or at Giant? I'm not sure what your point here is.
If you have crippling anxiety, you'd be using a grocery delivery service.
Honestly, the complete crap people throw out there to justify bringing their dogs everywhere is out of control.
I could care less about the dog, but there are plenty of people with severe anxiety who work hard to stay involved in day to day life, even when that is very very difficult.
The idea that you only qualify for help (of whatever kind) if you are so disabled that you can't use the help anyway, or if you let it control you, is really offensive. I don't know anything about this dog situation, but I do know that there are people with mental health issues who wear Tory Burch, or hair extensions, and who shop at TJ"s.
Oh come on, you know there's no reason to bring your dog into any store (aside from a pet store), but especially a grocery store, barring REAL medical need - and everyone knows those dogs are actually hardly noticeable due to their rigorous training.
Why else bring your dog everywhere? Because you like attention? Because it's your security blanket? There's simply no other reason at all.
Because they like their dog, the dog is social, and when a dog is small you really can (physically) take it everywhere. Maybe the DOG has anxiety.
What I can't fathom is why anyone cares so much. I could understand if the dog was peeing on the food, barking, or biting, but that doesn't sound like the case. It's not like everything in Trader Joes was perfectly sanitary until the dog owner came in.
Again, I'm not a dog owner, but I fail to understand why the OP is so outraged.
Anonymous
08/14/2014 17:04
Subject: Dear woman with a dog in her purse in Trader Joe's
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What the OP calls a furry purse dog, a person suffering from PTSD or crippling anxiety or a variety of other diagnoses calls a medically necessary lifeline. Asshat.
huh?
People with crippling anxiety aren't walking around TJs in Tory Burch flats with hair extensions.
really, PP? exaggerate much?
People can only have crippling anxiety in sensibly priced shoes? Or hair extensions that are less obvious? Or at Giant? I'm not sure what your point here is.
If you have crippling anxiety, you'd be using a grocery delivery service.
Honestly, the complete crap people throw out there to justify bringing their dogs everywhere is out of control.
I could care less about the dog, but there are plenty of people with severe anxiety who work hard to stay involved in day to day life, even when that is very very difficult.
The idea that you only qualify for help (of whatever kind) if you are so disabled that you can't use the help anyway, or if you let it control you, is really offensive. I don't know anything about this dog situation, but I do know that there are people with mental health issues who wear Tory Burch, or hair extensions, and who shop at TJ"s.
Oh come on, you know there's no reason to bring your dog into any store (aside from a pet store), but especially a grocery store, barring REAL medical need - and everyone knows those dogs are actually hardly noticeable due to their rigorous training.
Why else bring your dog everywhere? Because you like attention? Because it's your security blanket? There's simply no other reason at all.