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Originally Posted by Disney

Long time lurker, not often a poster.

You were in the wrong IMHO. I don't know what kind of store you own, but I hear enough horror stories about people being attacked by 'friendly pets' to know that anthropic (sp) behaviour is never acceptable. On the news we often hear about loyal loving staffies/rotties/pitties attacking people, but we never hear about smaller dogs because they can do far less damage and are not as interesting to hear about, judge the deed not the breed etc. Something I think it is important to remember is dogs are still animals. Yes they are cute, yes they are sweet, but they are still animals. We don't know one hundred percent that they won't attack. How do you explain all these stories you hear about friendly dogs suddenly turned rabid?

I'm sure your dog is a sweet little angel and would never hurt a fly, I'm not meaning to imply your dog specifically, just dogs in general should NOT be in public places without being on a leash or properly contained. It's dangerous, and it's wrong to treat dogs like human children instead of pets.

Yeah, the woman did hide behind her kid but probably because in her head she knew she was safe, it was her heart that was afraid. Even if she did throw her kid in the line of fire...Well..Still doesn't mean dogs should be allowed to roam free as they like.

Please don't flame me, this is my opinion. If it has come across as attacking I certainly didn't mean it.

Her store, her rules... I don't think you were in the wrong at all ! I actually would prefer to shop at a store that had a furry friend or two to greet me This lady you are speaking about really ticks me off. I could understand someone maybe being startled if they had never been in your store before. But for her to have been in there before and KNOW.. and to be all dramatic about it .. just doesnt sit right with me. I have been in mom and pop stores where the kids are being little heathens .. so skin kids are more of a problem in stores than furkids if you ask me. I have never been irritated/nervous/scared by a special needs dog in the gocery store or an "Uni" in a costume store.. but i have wanted to drop kick the parents of the screaming crying and running around like a maniac kids in the department store. All in all, I would like to see more animals out in public store and less kids LoL
I have a little girl that lives in my tower that is terrified of dogs. But guess what dogs she isn't scared of.. my little 5 lbs furbabies. Her father is amazed by how she acts around them. She pets them, squeezes and hugs them and they let her and give her kisses right back. Now this should put that womans fear in perspective. A little girl about the age of 2 who is more likely to have an irrational fear of dogs than this grown woman... and this littler girl is gaga over my two little ones... kinda makes you wonder who the real baby is huh??