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01-02-2010, 07:44 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire England
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| Where can you take your yorkies? In the UK the only place we can take dogs is Pets at Home, rather like your Petsmart I guess. Although now I have a 'doggie' bag I did take Alfie to a bathroom showroom and nobody noticed. |
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01-02-2010, 08:16 AM | #2 |
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| If you do a search there are a few recent threads about this. Here in Florida I'm fortunate enough to be able to bring her to most anywhere besides Target and Walmart and indoor/sit down restaurants (outdoor or beachside cafes are great )
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01-02-2010, 09:12 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA.
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| Most places will let me bring in Toby as long as they don't have food( restraunts/ grocery ). I just make sure I ask first.
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01-02-2010, 11:44 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member | Know what you mean, I'd love to beable to take my two more places, but apart from petshops the only other place I've found was a garden centre, so long as your dog is on a lead or being carried. Wish we had dog parks too as it would be nice for them to be able to socialise in a safer envirement. If I win the lottery maybe I'll set up the U.Ks first ever dog park. |
01-02-2010, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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| I take Couver anywhere that does not serve food, and havent had any problems. He always stays in his bag, so it usually is not a problem
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01-02-2010, 03:15 PM | #6 |
YT Addict | everywhere I can I take Axle everywhere, except to dinner or superwalmart...can't take him to the dollar store either they have a food case...but he went to home depot today too funny he was riding around in a cart like a baby, I took a picture ill have to post it later! he goes to all the auctions, to the petsmart, to the auto stores, to the car shows where ever I go, he can't go to work with me I'm a nutrition manager at a school. |
01-02-2010, 11:40 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Highland Park, IL
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| I have had this idea! Honestly I thinking about this today... What if there was a place like a dog community. I am thinking along the lines of an upscale pet mall where there are specialty shops like dog bakeries and novelty shops, AND an exercise facility where you and your dog can exercise together (i.e.- walking track, pool area, and treadmills), maybe even a playground where dogs can play and owners can chit chat and make connections and play dates. It will be a place where pet owners have the opportunity to spend as much time there as they like. I take my dog to pet stores just to get her out of the house but I always feel rushed to buy something and get out. Hopefully this upscale doggy shopping mall/exercise facility will take that pressure all away. I am thinking about putting this all together in my community soon. Hopefully this will all come to fruition, right now it is just a brainstorm I have. |
01-03-2010, 12:20 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Limelitediva that sounds awesome. I would go to a place like that even if it was just to let Kaji hang out with other doggies. As for taking him places, I take him everywhere! Even in places where they say no pets. If they don't see him, they don't know he's there, right?? Our most recent outing was to the Grand Canyon. We stayed at a hotel that said "no pets" and well... I broke the rules. I do try to avoid taking him to grocery stores but if he's with me and I need something I'd rather take him in his purse like carrier and get in and out quickly. Better alternative than leaving him in the car.
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01-03-2010, 12:23 AM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluff City, TN, USA
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| As stated by others, I take my babies everywhere that doesn't serve food. Some of our favorite places to go are TJ Maxx, Ross, Old Navy, Home Depot and Lowes. I always put their blanket in the bottom of the stores basket and put them in. They don't care for Petsmart because they get groomed there occasionally. When we enter the store, they start shaking. |
01-03-2010, 12:28 AM | #10 |
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| I keep thinking about sneaking Max into stores because I just can't bear to leave him home. I wish I could just put him in my pocket and take him everywhere! He's 12 lbs and won't stay in a carrier so I guess I"m limited to where I can take him.
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01-03-2010, 03:56 AM | #11 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northants, England
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| I try and take mine to most places in the UK, and I frankly don't go to places that don't let me You may find that more places are taking dogs now as they realise it's a bit of a marketing ploy during the recession. Bluebelle comes to pet stores and our local pub (just the bar area) and a couple of other pubs that aren't so local. So strange that 20 miles across the sea in France you can take the dog wherever you want! |
01-03-2010, 06:21 AM | #12 |
YT Addict | trying to figure out how to get this picturein here this was yesterday at home depot....he never barks in his carrier, we walked into home depot and he started barking like crazy so I took him out of the carrier and he rode in the buggy! guess I figured it out here is the picture smiles everyone! Last edited by tarczely; 01-03-2010 at 06:21 AM. Reason: to add |
01-03-2010, 07:12 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire England
Posts: 279
| I might just try taking Alfie places in his dog bag and see what happens. I can understand some shops don't want dogs running around incase they have to 'do their business' but a small dog in a bag or even being carried is not a threat to anyone. Love the idea about starting up a dog play place both here in England and in America. Why hasn't somebody done it already. I can visualise it being like the soft play indoor places we have in England for tiny tots. You know, ball ponds, slides etc. A place where doggie mums and dads could meet for a coffee. In the Uk we just can't take our dogs anywhere except the pets at home and some pubs. So whoever wins the lottery first can set it up. |
01-03-2010, 07:31 AM | #14 | |
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01-03-2010, 02:25 PM | #15 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northants, England
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