[Vinniedoggy]

I've found quite a few stores in the DC region to be dog-friendly, so long as they're not carrying food (although even a restaurant, Middle Eastern Market, let me bring my dog in one day when I was picking up carry out, for which I am so grateful). Anyway, I have brought my dog into Target, Home Depot, Lowes, and a handful of other places. Usually, I have had him in a sling carry bag. Most people don't even notice him.

I really wish places would become more dog-friendly. I really don't understand the ban on bringing dogs into food establishments. When you go to Europe and some other places, people bring their dogs into coffee houses and casual dining places all the time. Clearly, we all live with dogs and are still alive, so they obviously do not pose any significant public health threat.

(If this hasn't already been done) it would be GREAT if we could have a regional dog-friendly store listing on here. I would love to know which businesses accommodate dogs in their stores. I would go out of my way to patronize such places with or without my dog.