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Originally Posted by Ladymom  If the dog owners I meet in my neighbor are any example, some are absolutely clueless about good doggie manners. |
Your neighborhood sounds like mine.
Based on my experience in our local pet stores, I would not support allowing dogs into other places. I encountered a man last week at PetSmart who had the biggest German Shepherd I have ever seen. I think my eyes popped out of my head when I turned to see whose nose was in my backside. The dog was enormous, and the owner allowed him to push me out of the way while I was trying to pay for my purchase. Turns out the dog just wanted his treat from the clerk, but I thought the Shepherd wanted to swallow me whole -- and the owner just stood there laughing (the guy was really good looking and had beautiful eyes, but that was beside the point
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At our Petco, I saw an older man with a Golden Retriever that he was allowing to terrorize everyone, jumping and lunging at them. I would have held the dog at the collar, but the man gave the dog the length of the leash.