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got kicked out of wal mart! *ancient topic revived*
for bringing my chi!!!
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Posted: 12:59:24 PM 7/4/2006
This thread is still going . . everyone's repeating the same thing about health codes and food etc
Posted: 2:04:27 PM 7/4/2006
Sorry to make a long thread even longer but I just had to add my bit. People stores are set up for people. Pet-friendly stores are set up for people with pets. The laws are such that dogs are not allowed in some stores and that is the law whether the store puts up a sign or not. People need to be able to go food shopping and lots of people have phobias about dogs or severe allergies to dogs. Allowing dogs in those stores would prevent some people from going there or in the case of allergies, possibly endanger their life and it is very wrong of anyone to demand special treatment for their dog just because they want the dog's company. Not allowing a service dog in has the same effect-it deprives a disabled person of being able to shop. The law is balanced to allow as many people as possible to be able to shop safely. Dogs are not allowed but special exceptions are made for people who could not shop without them.
Posted: 3:03:34 PM 7/4/2006
Your comment just struck me the right way Codys Mom. I had visions of a little dog sitting in the dressing room and shaking its poor little head back and forth ... "No, mom, those pants don't make your butt look big" ... OFLMAO.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself :-)
Posted: 3:28:52 PM 7/4/2006
Me next I want a say in this. Can I take my cat I'll keep her in a cute little bag and I promis she is well behaved,(except that time she bit the neighbor and then their was that time ......) OH but she'll be good now. LMAO This is asinine, LAWS ARE LAWS AND RULES ARE RULES.....
Posted: 3:36:12 PM 7/4/2006
Chiming in on Scottie's statement - we were in Germany as well and the only place that would not allow dogs in it were the grocery stores and Wal-Mart. We took our dog with us just about everywhere there and you are right...she just slept under the table when we'd go out to eat and loved going to the Hornbach (Germany's Home Depot). If you mention it to her now she still gets excited about it.

We would see them everywhere - in the H&M downtown Kaiserslautern, the Alt Landsthul, everywhere.
Posted: 3:52:25 PM 7/4/2006
Harlee, I had the same vision when I wrote it !
I think the thread is so long because people can not believe it, taking your dog into a store and then being asked to leave it because dogs aren't allowed and a store where there are food items and then wondering why that is not a good idea! If I was in Germany I would do as the Germans do and take my dog with me, when in the US do as the Americans do and leave your dog at home unless you are going to a pet friendly store!

***Edited By: Codys mom on 7/4/2006 3:58:09 PM***
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Posted: 6:26:19 PM 7/4/2006
i am actually impressed with myself at how long I was able to make this thread go! usually I only get a few replies! anyways, I am going to repeat myself once again, and this will be my final comment on this topic.

I DO NOT BRING MY DOG EVERYWHERE WITH ME. I brought her along with me much more (pretty much everywhere!) while she was a puppy, but now that she is an adult, I don't take her everywhere as it is more difficult to bring her around....and it hurts the arms!!!
THE WAL MART TRIP WAS SPONTANEOUS. UNPLANNED and on the way home. It was the only store open at that time, and I was not about to leave her in my car.
IF I SAW A SIGN ON THE DOOR, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHOCKED TO BE KICKED OUT, and I would have not brought her in with me at all. NOT ALL WAL MART STORES HAVE UNBOXED FOODS. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL THAT DON'T.

I was not rude, nor did I argue with the man that told me to leave. I just said "Ok", politely, and made my way out. it worked out okay because my friend, who also had her dog, but well hidden, just met me after she got everything she needed.


I'm just curious (and you don't have to reply to this part, its just a thought) as to how many people who posted that it is "gross" "unsanitary" and "dirty" to bring your dog in a food store, allow their dogs to lick their mouth, sleep in their bed, and don't wash their hands after touching their dogs and before eating. Just a thought.

thats all for me on this topic, you can have as much fun with it as you want, but I think you have all made your points, which are valid, but only your opinions. I feel special to have 4 pages worth!
Posted: 6:40:54 PM 7/4/2006
just because I choose to have my dogs in my house, my bed and my furniture, does not mean everyone does

and my dogs do not lick anything, they have thier own bowls to eat from

but again that does not mean that those that choose to not have dogs should have to deal with everyone elses while they are shopping
Posted: 7:05:09 PM 7/4/2006
i dont take my dogs to walmart because i already know they are a no-no there. i wouldnt take them even if they were allowed. when i go to shop ( which i dont like shopping) i want to get in, get what i need, and get the heck back out.
my dogs know what foods are in what boxes. they love macaroni and cheese. they go nuts when they watch me making it at home. if they caught sight of the boxes in the store, it would be a scene.
i am easygoing and could care less if i saw anyone else with their dogs in the store. others might be offended. i saw a little old lady in a wheelchair with a very old poodle in her lap. no one said nothing to her or seemed to care. it sounds like you didnt know, got told, and left without arguement.
Posted: 9:17:38 PM 7/4/2006
ozzygirl, just because your dog may be clean doesn't mean everyone's is; plus you have no way of proving it.

just because you brought it everywhere as a puppy doesn't mean it's okay to do so while it's an adult, whether or not by choice.

whatever, you don't seem to care or be changing your mind about it, anyway.

i have rats for pets; i wonder if you would have appreciated me bringing them to a grocery store or walmart. after all, a rat is an animal just like a dog, and it's way smaller too. they only weigh about 10 ounces. i give them baths and they're relatively quite clean. if fact, i could keep them in my pocket, too.
Posted: 1:07:45 AM 7/5/2006
I take my dog a lot of places, but I know not to take her in grocery stores. I usually wouldn't take her inside a restaurant either but one time last summer I took her inside her bag into McAllister's for lunch. She was quiet and no one knew she was in there. Plus, I honestly think the dogs owned by the people who care about them enough to want to take them shopping with them are a lot cleaner than most people. I constantly walk by the stinkiest people...I think people with body odor shouldn't be allowed in grocery stores. Kids running around stores are usually a lot nastier than dogs too...they don't wash their hands and touch everything. I would rather have dogs around my food than most kids. My dog loves to go places with me and shop. This weekend I was vacationing in Austin and took her dog stroller so it would be easy to get around and shop and visit the capitol and other places. It made it nice because it was so easy to get around with her and she didn't have to stay in the hotel room all day. I'm just surprised that a lot of you are dog owners and would say that you think it's gross to have dogs in a store because they aren't any grosser than a lot of people. I usually take Lacy with me when I go to the mall for the day - especially when we're in Dallas. So many malls in cities I visit allow dogs. I've only been in one mall that had a no pets policy and asked us to leave. I do have to say I was upset and told them that they needed to consider changing the policy because most malls in America do allow small dogs and even have dog boutiques. And then we left (the mall was crappy anyway). Anway, I do know that there are health codes and rules and I know dogs aren't allowed in restaurants and grocery stores as well as Target and Walmart so I don't take her in there. But I take her just about everywhere else because she'd much rather be with me than being left in her crate at home.

***Edited By: m13lucky on 7/5/2006 1:16:38 AM***
Reason: forgot something
Posted: 3:24:05 AM 7/5/2006
M13, I love my dog to death, and would love to be able to take him everywhere. I too, prefer my dog to most people and kids. But, the fact of the matter is, I can bathe my dog daily, but he still eats anything that he can find and is not afraid to lick anything (a dead bird this morning and he killed a mouse last night), and bugs. Sure his fur his clean, but his mouth sure ain't. Also, being that my dog is a vacuum when there's food around, he waits at my feet while I am cooking and will swallow anything I drop before I can even think of bending over to get it...I'd imagine he'd be the same way in a grocery store. I'd be paying for a lot of extra food, and Merphy's got expensive taste.
Posted: 4:44:19 AM 7/5/2006
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I dont see where she was jealous or envious.
I have small dogs as well, but dont expect to be treated special and allowed to have them in places where any other dog would be allowed. If she were jealous, she would have gotten a chi as well, and not a dal.

***Edited By: pyrmom on 7/5/2006 9:27:27 AM***
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Posted: 6:05:47 AM 7/5/2006
I had these two problems because of an envious and bitter woman and a couple of louts whose religion teaches them that dogs are dirty!!!!

oh boo freakin' hoo, like amny ppl on here have stated before rules are rules you shouldn't swear or call ppl down for their beliefs either it is very rude
Posted: 6:06:32 AM 7/5/2006
Its just that rules are rules. A shoe store isnt a proper place for a pet either. And the fact that because your dog is small and thought the rules should be different because it was in a bag is likely why the woman was upset. If one person can bring a dog in, then everybody should be able to regardless if it is large or not.

So, for you to assume she was jealous and envious because you had a small dog is silly, she would have gotten a small dog instead of a large one if that is the case.

Thats why I am so glad they have places like Petsmart, etc. Where all pets are equal and it is a animal friendly enviroment that everyone can enjoy.
Posted: 6:23:08 AM 7/5/2006
my daughters boyfriend loves my dogs to pieces. i didnt think the dislike of dogs was a religious thing. maybe he sneaks off and washes his hands after petting them. i will have to keep a sharp eye out on that boy !

***Edited By: pyrmom on 7/5/2006 9:29:24 AM***
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Posted: 6:27:23 AM 7/5/2006
edited due to the fact that the post you responded to has been deleted~*

now you try and cover up your tracks and say that it was just becasue they were men, humm sounds like another racial discusion we had here with hummm who was that agian???
**cough***ruby**cough**

***Edited By: pyrmom on 7/5/2006 9:30:42 AM***
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Posted: 6:51:04 AM 7/5/2006
i had to wake up my daughters boyfriend and ask him. he says muslims have a greater respect for animals than they do most people ! now aint that a kick in the rear !
Posted: 6:52:44 AM 7/5/2006
i think trooper is suffering from an identity crisis.
Posted: 6:54:05 AM 7/5/2006
really weather you believe it or not is of little concern to me, I knoe it is the truth and contradicting you is the last thing on my mind. I was simply stating than not all muslums dislike dogs some are okay with them, I personally like to actually talk to ppl for my info not read webpages and decide that all of them hate dogs, just like not all koreans eat dogs.
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