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  • Dog in the shop with stupid owner.

    This is rare. A customer actually made it to the back corner of the store with a pitbull dog on a leash, before anyone noticed (or bothered to do anything about it). So I was filling the freezers and spotted her, she was getting a pack of ice creams.

    I couldnt quite believe my eyes. Most customers that bring dogs in have some kind of mental problem that means they dont quite understand that dogs cant come into a food store in the 21st century, or they are homeless or drunk. But this woman looked "normal". Mid 30's, well dresed.

    After I had got over my shock that nobody else in store had bothered to confront her, I walked over to her and politely said "excuse me. . . "

    She cut me off, and said something along these lines, growing increasingly loud/irate as she went on:

    "I know what you're going to say, but if your daughter had a brain tumor and wanted a lollipop, she'd f***ing get one".

    I was shocked. I backed off, not quite knowing what to say. She walked off and paid for her ice creams. Shockingly, not one other person in store, staff nor customers, asked about her dog. Perhaps they knew her . . .

    During her outburst, there was a man stood on the same aisle, within earshot, with his young daughter, perhaps 5-6 years old. Which made it worse. Anyway, when she'd gone, he told me he felt sorry for me, being at work and not being able to floor her

    Moral of the story is that just because a relative has a brain tumor, it doesnt give you a license to act like a jerk, swear at people, and take dogs into shops. I just wish I had found the words to say this to her when she was still in the store.

  • #2
    And just what does her daughter have to do with the dog? Crazies...
    "But I don't want to be among mad people."
    You can't help that. We're all mad here. Every fucking one of us.

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    • #3
      She wasn't buying those Frosty Paws treats for the dog, was she? (that's the only thing I could think of why the dog is relevant)
      "I am quite confident that I do exist."
      "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor

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      • #4
        Maybe the dog IS her daughter since SHE sounds like a bitch.
        "All I've ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who out-drew ya"

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        • #5
          My fantasy reply:

          "So you're the daughter with the brain tumor? That must be why you can't comprehend the sign of No Dogs Allowed.."

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          • #6
            Now now, don't insult the dog.

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            • #7
              Quoth crafty View Post
              "I know what you're going to say, but if your daughter had a brain tumor and wanted a lollipop, she'd f***ing get one".
              Well, I'll be happy to direct you to the candy aisle after you put the dog outside.

              So was she saying the dog was the "daughter" or she was?
              Now, if you smell the roses but it doesn't lift your spirits, you're either allergic to rose pollen or you need medical intervention. ~ Seshat

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              • #8
                OK... This one bothered me a bit.

                It's COMPLETELY LEGAL to bring a service dog (seeing eye, seizure sensing, therapy, etc) into ANY store in the US.

                That being said, they need to be identified as such. I've met MANY pits (pure and mixes) that are excellent service dogs.

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                • #9
                  And my dogs (lab-great dane mix, standard poodle, newfie) LOVE Frosty Paws...

                  Just sayin' :-D

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                  • #10
                    Why would it bother you? The OP never got any further than "Excuse me" before the woman went off like a crazy-bomb, thus her having a starring role in a main forum thread.

                    ^-.-^
                    Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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                    • #11
                      The fact that the dog was the 'feature' of the thread is what bothered me.

                      There are legitimate reasons that the dog was in the store (customer's response aside).

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                      • #12
                        It's possible everyone knew her, but from her outburst I gather other people did remark on it and thus her getting yappy. That and her outburst says she KNOWS the dog isn't allowed there so she's going on the offensive like that. Yes, service dogs can be any breed or mix of breeds, but it's not terribly often that a pit-mix is trained as a guide/service animal. From my understanding it has to do with training methods and a high prey drive.

                        I was stopped once with my service dog when we went into a Walmart, but that was semi-legit -- my dog's cape had ripped a strap and would not stay on him, so I needed to stop and buy something to repair it. He did not have his customary bright orange "service dog" cape on, but he did have the matching collar and leash, also in bright orange with the same words written on them in huge black letters. The door greeter actually chased me and grabbed my arm to stop me from going further into the store, and started giving me attitude for not stopping. I pointedly informed him that my dog is a hearing ear dog (and watched his expression change to 'oh shit' when he realized he'd been scolding me for not responding to his shouts when I'm deaf) and explained that his collar and leash identified him as such, we'd been here before, and I was here to pick up an item to fix his cape -- which I pulled out of my purse to show him. He meekly let go of me and said nothing. The whole time my dog was sitting there watching us curiously and calmly, ignoring all the people passing us.

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                        • #13
                          But there's nothing at all wrong with challenging a person's right to have a dog inside a store as long as it's done politely and it's dropped once it has been stated that the dog is a service dog with maybe a follow up of asking what service it provides.

                          Most dogs are pets and absent any evidence to the contrary in this case, it was likely that this dog was also a pet.

                          ^-.-^
                          Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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                          • #14
                            @Sevendaysky- Yes, pit-mix service dogs are indeed rare, but I personally know 5 (and their people) who are wonderful.

                            What it really boils down to is pay attention and know (read employee education) the regulations as it pertains to the establishment , especially in your case.

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                            • #15
                              @Andara- Point taken, it's just that we got only one side of the story.

                              (can you tell this is a sore spot with me :-) )

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