Why do people bring their dogs into stores? (San Diego: purchase, to live)

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by MAK802

Oh, I was so pissed of over this. I have two English Bulldogs. We were going to a restaurant on our way back home from LA with them. They allow dogs, but you have to sit next to the barricade and the dogs sit outside of it. That's fine, I understand health rules. We wait almost an hour for one of those tables to become available. We get in there, and in the middle of the room, sits a woman with a Yorkie on her lap and it's licking the food of her plate! I lost it. So my dogs are a health code violation but because hers fits in a purse it's not? Rules are rules, right? I negatively reviewed that guy in several places and he's emailed me several times to try to get me to remove those reviews. Not gonna happen. I hope he got a visit from the health department.

I don't expect my dogs to be allowed in supermarkets, inside actual restaurants, etc., and don't bring them. I bring them to pet stores, Ace Hardware (they encourage you to do so here) and Home Depot. I love 'em to death, but they are dogs and really don't belong in a food store.

+1 for everything you said here!

[MissNM]

Originally Posted by MAK802

We get in there, and in the middle of the room, sits a woman with a Yorkie on her lap and it's licking the food of her plate! I lost it. So my dogs are a health code violation but because hers fits in a purse it's not? Rules are rules, right? I negatively reviewed that guy in several places and he's emailed me several times to try to get me to remove those reviews. Not gonna happen. I hope he got a visit from the health department.

I'm hoping you talked to the management before you complained on-line. Although I absolutely agree that it was wrong to allow the little dog to sit on her lap and lick off her plate, I hope you gave management the opportunity to correct the problem before you left. The management shouldn't be punished for the client's or hostess poor judgement withou a chance to fix it.

[Beware_of_Dog]

Ruff, Ruff, Ruff,


Gracie

[MAK802]

Originally Posted by MissNM

I'm hoping you talked to the management before you complained on-line. Although I absolutely agree that it was wrong to allow the little dog to sit on her lap and lick off her plate, I hope you gave management the opportunity to correct the problem before you left. The management shouldn't be punished for the client's or hostess poor judgement withou a chance to fix it.

The manager was the one who seated people and the one who told us we must wait for a table near the gate. He was well aware of her presence. The manager simply smiled and said something to the effect of it being a small dog and other dining patrons don't mind. In addition to eating off her plate, the dog walked all over the patio, off-leash, disturbing other patrons as they ate. No one, including the manager, said a word to her, well besides me that is. This was Newport Beach at a quite nice place. The woman dining looked as if she was very good friends with the manager, which I assume had a lot to do with it. Hope the health inspection went well after that!

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by MAK802

The manager was the one who seated people and the one who told us we must wait for a table near the gate. He was well aware of her presence. The manager simply smiled and said something to the effect of it being a small dog and other dining patrons don't mind. In addition to eating off her plate, the dog walked all over the patio, off-leash, disturbing other patrons as they ate. No one, including the manager, said a word to her, well besides me that is. This was Newport Beach at a quite nice place. The woman dining looked as if she was very good friends with the manager, which I assume had a lot to do with it. Hope the health inspection went well after that!

As far as I'm concerned, you did the right thing. I don't blame you one bit.

[CAVA1990]

Why do people bring their dogs into stores?

Cause when I bring my goat, he tries to eat the cans.

[djxpress]

Originally Posted by queenvictoria

How can you say the "Most black people are afraid of dogs"?

Sure doesn't seem like it in all the dogfighting videos I've seen on youtube.

[Clevelandgal]

At the albertson's in North park, there are not only dogs, but this guy with a pooping parrot. Bird poop is where salmonella comes from. Needless to say I don't get anything but paper products from that store.

[moved]

Originally Posted by Clevelandgal

At the albertson's in North park, there are not only dogs, but this guy with a pooping parrot. Bird poop is where salmonella comes from. Needless to say I don't get anything but paper products from that store.

I didn't know that there was an Albertson's in North Park. That must be the small one that's in University Heights on University Avenue. I rarely shop at the grocery stores unless they have something that I want on sale. Once in a while, I'll see someone with a little dog in a shopping cart, but that's about it.

[Curmudgeon]

Because they don't have any other friends!