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Anonymous wrote:Was the dog pissing in the store? no? then what is the problem?

What’s wrong with it is that not everyone wants to be around dogs. I’m allergic and while I steer clear of them in stores it’s obnoxious that the dog is there. It’s a store/market/restaurant it’s perfectly reasonable to expect that an animal NOT be there.

I shouldn't have to keep my dog home because your immune system overreacts!

It's not everyone else's fault that you're cognitively like a toddler.

You wouldn’t last a day in the wild without your Flonase. I cannot help you. I don’t hear you raging about trees and flowers!

I don't have allergies to dogs. Additionally, I'm a grown adult who can function leaving my house without a wubbie.

And yet you speak like a toddler. Wubbie? Who says that? I work with kids and the only time I've heard that word was in the movie Mr. Mom--which tells me you're really, really old, if that's the only reference you have to describe a favored item. Get with the times, grandma! Either keep up or step aside.

Hey there little doggy mom, I’m not a boomer and likely younger than you, and you and your disgusting puppy doggy mutt are indeed acting like a toddler.

I think we’d all like to step aside and step around, but have you and your disgusting animal in our way. Time to grow up, doggy mommy, no one likes you.

1) My dog isn't a mutt. She's purebred.
2) Her breed has been specifically bred over centuries to be a companion dog, not a working dog. Being separated from humans for extended periods of time is stressful for this type of dog--just like it would be for you or me.
3) I'm not a mommy, she's not a baby, she's not a puppy, she's not a doggy and I'm not a doggy mommy. She's a dog, and I'm a human. We're companions to each other.
4) just took an overnight road trip with her where we stayed in a hotel (and paid the appropriate dog fee and clarified where she is and isn't allowed to go.) Mostly, she stayed in the room and I got take out for dinner that I ate in the room, and room service for breakfast. She walked through the lobby in the evening, and in the morning for walks. Without exception, every single person who saw her got excited, asked to pet her and genuinely loved seeing and interacting with her. They loved her.
5) The knucklehead who delivered breakfast took off without holding the door so I could bring the food in without the dog running out. As a result, she ran out, ran to the front desk where she hung out until I could put the tray down, grab a mask and slip my Birkenstocks on. The housekeepers and front desk staff who were nearby all lavished her with attention.
6) you might be right about some dogs, but absolutely not all dogs.
7) I used to be a miserable asshole like you, but then I changed my attitude and got a dog. Life is better when you're not looking for reasons to be daft and miserable and to inflict that misery on others.

Anonymous wrote:It's because the people can just say they are a service dog and there's not much Target can do.

I saw a lady do it with a tiny dog months ago. The stores can only ask a person and their service dog to leave if the dog is being disruptive.

I was speaking with the manager at a restaurant one day when a clearly NON-service dog had just left after its owner finished their meal. The manager said even if they are 100% sure that the dog is a fake service animal, there's nothing they can do until the dog becomes disruptive and/or posed an active threat to others. This dog was clearly fake because it didn't mind its owner and was also jumping at the table to beg for food.

I'm not an anti-dog person. I love dogs and have 2. My nephew's fiancee also has a disability and a real service dog. It frustrates me that these people fake it because it makes it difficult for her and her dog.

Just FYI on this point, my friend made a huge ass of herself trying to call this out once. Goldendoodle on a train wearing a vest was quite unruly so thought for sure a fake service dog. Reported it to staff and...it was a real service dog that was trained to detect seizures in the 7 year old boy the family was traveling with- on the way to Baltimore to visit Johns Hopkins for treatment. OOPS! That's all to say that we think of service dogs that have received years of training to lead the blind generally, but not all service dogs are trained for the same thing and some behavior not necessarily indicative of if they're "real" or not.

It's because the people can just say they are a service dog and there's not much Target can do.

I saw a lady do it with a tiny dog months ago. The stores can only ask a person and their service dog to leave if the dog is being disruptive.

I was speaking with the manager at a restaurant one day when a clearly NON-service dog had just left after its owner finished their meal. The manager said even if they are 100% sure that the dog is a fake service animal, there's nothing they can do until the dog becomes disruptive and/or posed an active threat to others. This dog was clearly fake because it didn't mind its owner and was also jumping at the table to beg for food.

I'm not an anti-dog person. I love dogs and have 2. My nephew's fiancee also has a disability and a real service dog. It frustrates me that these people fake it because it makes it difficult for her and her dog.

I don't want to eat in any restaurant that allows dogs near food or lets people sit their dogs' poopy butts on chairs or picnic tables. Needless to say, we haven't eaten in DC for some time now.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s great. Dogs are scientifically proven to help de-stress you…unlike children. I think it’s wild how triggered DCUM gets about it though.

...except for when dogs cause stress to everyone else...like constant barking, shitting on lawns, unwanted licking of strangers, etc.

You're a special kind of selfish when you let what de-stresses you stress out others.

Hint it’s not just DCUM …my dad is blue collar down in Texas and can’t stand dogs especially ones where they don’t belong like stores. Just so you know, everyone hates you, you don’t need to comfort yourself thinking it’s only DCUM.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s great. Dogs are scientifically proven to help de-stress you…unlike children. I think it’s wild how triggered DCUM gets about it though.

...except for when dogs cause stress to everyone else...like constant barking, shitting on lawns, unwanted licking of strangers, etc.

You're a special kind of selfish when you let what de-stresses you stress out others.

Anonymous wrote:Dogs can take public transportation and go in many stores in Europe.

I'm sorry, this isn't Europe. Damn I hate when people say, "well in Europe...". So stupid.

OP here. I see now that I should have put a better title. I was not looking for a debate about Home Depot or the mall. My question was specifically about dogs in GROCERY stores, or at least stores with a section where they sell food. On Saturday, I saw dogs in two such locations (one in each), and could only wonder how a store manager or employee would not have stopped this.

Aren't there health/sanitation laws prohibiting dogs from these locations? Dogs in stores where people buy their food?!

I see from this thread why I despise insufferable dogs owners.

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Anonymous wrote:Was the dog pissing in the store? no? then what is the problem?

What’s wrong with it is that not everyone wants to be around dogs. I’m allergic and while I steer clear of them in stores it’s obnoxious that the dog is there. It’s a store/market/restaurant it’s perfectly reasonable to expect that an animal NOT be there.

I shouldn't have to keep my dog home because your immune system overreacts!

It's not everyone else's fault that you're cognitively like a toddler.

You wouldn’t last a day in the wild without your Flonase. I cannot help you. I don’t hear you raging about trees and flowers!

I don't have allergies to dogs. Additionally, I'm a grown adult who can function leaving my house without a wubbie.

And yet you speak like a toddler. Wubbie? Who says that? I work with kids and the only time I've heard that word was in the movie Mr. Mom--which tells me you're really, really old, if that's the only reference you have to describe a favored item. Get with the times, grandma! Either keep up or step aside.

Hey there little doggy mom, I’m not a boomer and likely younger than you, and you and your disgusting puppy doggy mutt are indeed acting like a toddler.

I think we’d all like to step aside and step around, but have you and your disgusting animal in our way. Time to grow up, doggy mommy, no one likes you.

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are animals. Don’t discriminate. If you can bring your dog to TJ or Lowe’s, you should also be allowed to bring your cat, pig, llama, goat, heck why not your horse. Bring your snake wrapped around you deck, maybe your gecko would like an outing, how about your ferret?

I witnessed this in a grocery store.

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people got dogs over the last year or so, and some of them just don’t have a clue.

Yes. Newbie dog owners that also haven't trained their dogs.

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Anonymous wrote:Was the dog pissing in the store? no? then what is the problem?

What’s wrong with it is that not everyone wants to be around dogs. I’m allergic and while I steer clear of them in stores it’s obnoxious that the dog is there. It’s a store/market/restaurant it’s perfectly reasonable to expect that an animal NOT be there.

I shouldn't have to keep my dog home because your immune system overreacts!

It's not everyone else's fault that you're cognitively like a toddler.

You wouldn’t last a day in the wild without your Flonase. I cannot help you. I don’t hear you raging about trees and flowers!

I don't have allergies to dogs. Additionally, I'm a grown adult who can function leaving my house without a wubbie.

Do you exist entirely alone or do you like to share your life with another living being? Some people like to share their time with a dog or a cat. The whole world does not need to accommodate you and your genetic weakness.

Anonymous wrote:I was in a toy store ver the weekend and someone brought their dog in. The dog ran up to a kid and started barking. She was so scared she burst into tears. Nice.

A few weeks ago, I was in Tysons and saw people rolling their little dog around in a carriage. Now tell me: do you really think that dog was enjoying Tysons? Wouldn’t the dog rather be home on the couch? Why?

Because dogs are sentient and social beings who enjoy stimulation just like people do. How do you not know that?

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Anonymous wrote:Was the dog pissing in the store? no? then what is the problem?

What’s wrong with it is that not everyone wants to be around dogs. I’m allergic and while I steer clear of them in stores it’s obnoxious that the dog is there. It’s a store/market/restaurant it’s perfectly reasonable to expect that an animal NOT be there.

I shouldn't have to keep my dog home because your immune system overreacts!

It's not everyone else's fault that you're cognitively like a toddler.

You wouldn’t last a day in the wild without your Flonase. I cannot help you. I don’t hear you raging about trees and flowers!

I don't have allergies to dogs. Additionally, I'm a grown adult who can function leaving my house without a wubbie.

And yet you speak like a toddler. Wubbie? Who says that? I work with kids and the only time I've heard that word was in the movie Mr. Mom--which tells me you're really, really old, if that's the only reference you have to describe a favored item. Get with the times, grandma! Either keep up or step aside.