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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I've never heard of someone being allergic to a Yorkie, but in my opinion, if you have allergies you know you might be subjected to something you are allergic to somewhere. Sometimes I think I'm allergic to some people's kids..LOL. Seriously though, I know it sounds mean, but somebody else's allergy or phobia isn't my problem. My dog is clean and well behaved and she deserves to go where I want her to (within reason of course - we don't usually go in restaurants or grocery stores). If someone has a problem with it, they can stand far away from us. |
I have allergies, and before I was on medication for them and I worked in retail, sometimes people would bring their dogs in and I would ask them to leave. If I am working, and someone brings their dog in illegally, it prohibits me from doing my job well as I am sneezing and my lungs are closing up.
In that case, me as the manager of a store and only employee working at one time, "standing far away" wouldn't work well especially if I have to help customers with pets and ring them out, ect.
Now that I am on medication and my allergies are well controlled, I am fine -- but I think it is a little rude to say that people with allergies should just suck it up and deal with it. I bring my yorkie places, but if someone says they are allergic, or it bothers them - I leave and come back w/o my dog. It is just courteous.
I think it is a privilege to be able to bring our fur babies places, but not a right. Although I wish more places were dog friendly, I don't like to hide that I'm bringing in a pet.
I've taken mine into bike stores, some jewelers, furniture stores -- but no chain stores or anything like that yet.