Why people have the irrepressible need to bring their dog into a home improvement store is beyond me ... and that the store management allows it is even more strange, what with all the customers, mobile equipment and material being moved around.
I agree. If it’s not a guide dog, it has no business being in the store.
Or any store. I used to work in a store where a couple of women insisted that the "No Animals" rule posted on the door didn't apply to them. I'm just glad I didn't have to mop up the floor after those annoying creatures ... or their dogs either.
There seems to be a growing trend to bring little dogs EVERYWHERE. We live in south Florida and people bring their small dogs into the mall, into stores, everywhere. And I believe one driving factor is that store owners cannot do much about them because of the ADA, that is if a dog is any sort of service animal, they are allowed virtually everywhere. And, that seems to be pretty much unregulated.
I think eventually there will be enough dog bites that they will have to get a handle on it, but for now, it’s gotten pretty crazy.
Yeah, people shouldn’t approach a strange dog, and it’s stupid to put your face in a strange dogs face, but it’s equally stupid to take your dog out into a public place where stupid people might do that. If your silly little dog bites a child in the face...well, you will not like the outcome. (I don’t mean you poster, I mean all the stupid people who refuse to leave their dogs at home).
And yes, I love dogs.
Especially little bad-tempered yappers. I even wonder why people bring those dogs to PetSmart. Sure, it's a pet store; but the dog is not the one doing the shopping. All these people accomplish is to show other people how obnoxious their dogs are.
Look at the listing of THE INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS. Of 80 dog breeds listed, Shih Tzus are at # 70. Not very bright. However, in defense of the dog, I don't think people should jump to pet dogs they do not know. Sometimes when I am walking our Pembroke Corgi, some kids ask if they can pet him. I usually tell them "no, he gets nervous around kids". I do not want him to get rattled and bite some kid and then have the kid's parents demand to have him euthanized.
Personally, I have noticed more and more people bringing small breed dogs into hardware type stores, grocery stores etc... I always thought that service dogs were acceptable because of a law and the fact that they are trained/kept vaccinated/clean etc... Just this last week, I saw a woman with a small poodle in Target. I wonder if this is becoming a trend.