Anonymous wrote:Dog people are crazy. CRAZY. There is no reason to bring a filthy, highly allergenic animal into a retail environment that sells items for human beings to take back to their homes. It's even worse to bring one into places where human beings are preparing and consuming food and drink.

Your dog is not adorable. No one wants to steal your dog. Dogs are a massive energy, money and time suck. Stealing one off the street would be insane. Could it happen? I guess so, because we've established that dog people are crazy. But if you're so worried about it, leave little Precious at home where it's safe.

What if I brought my (much cleaner) cat into public places with me and it caused a frenzy among all these so-called "well behaved" dogs? Somehow I suspect I would be blamed for "inciting" their behavior. But see, that's the thing about dogs - they don't have intelligence or decision making capability. They have instinct and (if you're lucky) training. Unfortunately, instinct trumps everything for animals, and if something primal is stirred in them, you cannot control their behavior. This is how small children get mauled by the neighbor's dog (or even the family pet). This is how barking becomes a public nuisance. This is why there is dog shit in the park.

Dog people are divorced from reality, and yes, they are entitled. They feel their favorite kind of animal deserves special privileges that other animals do not enjoy (for very good reasons). They are wrong. Dogs are simply one of millions of types of non-human animals. They do not deserve human privileges.

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather have my well behaved dog in the store than your undisciplined brat. Was at the grocery store last night when a 5-6 year old ran into me, he and his brother were tearing up and down the aisles. Mom was texting of course.

Anonymous wrote:OP, you buy food at CVS? Why would you do that?

Anonymous wrote:I've never brought my dog into a store like that, but it's a real reach to say that the sealed/bagged/packaged food that is sold at cvs would somehow be contaminated by a dog in the store. We're not talking a dog walking into a kitchen in the midst of food prep

Anonymous wrote:I was in a Florida Target and a woman in a wheelchair was shopping along with her black lab. I didn't think anything of it until she got close to me. The dog walked up to me and wanted to be pet. He was acting more way more like a pet than a service dog. I said hi and kept going. Not one minute later I hear a man calling her out on bringing her dog in. He said to her that he had never met an untrained service dog like hers. He smiled at her and went on his way. She stared at him with her mouth open and the dog was wagging his little tail and trying to lick everyone who walked by. Cute dog but def. not a service dog.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog people are crazy. CRAZY. There is no reason to bring a filthy, highly allergenic animal into a retail environment that sells items for human beings to take back to their homes. It's even worse to bring one into places where human beings are preparing and consuming food and drink.

Your dog is not adorable. No one wants to steal your dog. Dogs are a massive energy, money and time suck. Stealing one off the street would be insane. Could it happen? I guess so, because we've established that dog people are crazy. But if you're so worried about it, leave little Precious at home where it's safe.

What if I brought my (much cleaner) cat into public places with me and it caused a frenzy among all these so-called "well behaved" dogs? Somehow I suspect I would be blamed for "inciting" their behavior. But see, that's the thing about dogs - they don't have intelligence or decision making capability. They have instinct and (if you're lucky) training. Unfortunately, instinct trumps everything for animals, and if something primal is stirred in them, you cannot control their behavior. This is how small children get mauled by the neighbor's dog (or even the family pet). This is how barking becomes a public nuisance. This is why there is dog shit in the park.

Dog people are divorced from reality, and yes, they are entitled. They feel their favorite kind of animal deserves special privileges that other animals do not enjoy (for very good reasons). They are wrong. Dogs are simply one of millions of types of non-human animals. They do not deserve human privileges.

- I know people who have had their dog stolen right out of their yard. Someone opened the gate and took the dog off of his leash.

- Not every dog person has reality and entitlement issues.

Anonymous wrote:I love my dog and animals in general, but until recently it never occurred to me that it should be a "thing" to allow customers to come into public stores or restaurants with their dog (barring seeing eye or other service dogs). Is it my age? I'm in my 50s and just don't remember this being an issue until maybe 10-15 years ago.

Anonymous wrote:Dog people are crazy. CRAZY. There is no reason to bring a filthy, highly allergenic animal into a retail environment that sells items for human beings to take back to their homes. It's even worse to bring one into places where human beings are preparing and consuming food and drink.

Your dog is not adorable. No one wants to steal your dog. Dogs are a massive energy, money and time suck. Stealing one off the street would be insane. Could it happen? I guess so, because we've established that dog people are crazy. But if you're so worried about it, leave little Precious at home where it's safe.

What if I brought my (much cleaner) cat into public places with me and it caused a frenzy among all these so-called "well behaved" dogs? Somehow I suspect I would be blamed for "inciting" their behavior. But see, that's the thing about dogs - they don't have intelligence or decision making capability. They have instinct and (if you're lucky) training. Unfortunately, instinct trumps everything for animals, and if something primal is stirred in them, you cannot control their behavior. This is how small children get mauled by the neighbor's dog (or even the family pet). This is how barking becomes a public nuisance. This is why there is dog shit in the park.

Dog people are divorced from reality, and yes, they are entitled. They feel their favorite kind of animal deserves special privileges that other animals do not enjoy (for very good reasons). They are wrong. Dogs are simply one of millions of types of non-human animals. They do not deserve human privileges.