I do not take my girl to any place that serves or sells food products as it is a health code violation unless they are guide/service dogs. I used to be an Operations Auditor for Home Depot and some stores had food service carts at the entrances and dogs were strictly forbidden inside the stores because of this (unless a guide/service dog of course).
I love to take her on small trips to the pet store, etc. to acclimate her to different situations, but I also think leaving her at home alone on small trips is also important as separation anxiety is also something we are working on at the moment. If I'm not specifically going on a trip to do something with her, then I would prefer to leave her at home because I never know what situation may occur that would prevent me from taking her into a building or store and you simply can't leave your pet in the car in the heat of Fort Lauderdale, FL for even a minute. |