I took Gizmo to our outdoor mall yesterday because it was gorgeous and because we're working on him walking on a leash. Anyway, we did our typical route that he's use to and then went into the Coach store with him (it's my addiction, Coach purses -.-). Anyway, there's a womanclerk in there that I try to avoid simply because when we went in there before, she was asking about where Gizmo came from and I explained that he was a Puppymill/BYB pet store rescue. Well, she just didn't get it and was kind of arguing with me that all the puppies there were just from breeders that couldn't sell them...Yeah, needless to say, I try to stay away from that store when she is there.
Anyway, we went in there, I thought I didn't see her however she came around from the back and started talking to us. While we were talking, another young puppy came in and got Gizmo's attention. One of the few bad habits that Giz has (and I use bad habit lightly simply because I think it's him acting like a dog) he'll assume every dog is there to play with him and will kind of whine and bark at the dog if he or she isn't playing with him.
Well, after asking the owner if it's okay that Gizmo approaches the dog, he said yes and I let Giz walk up and lick and sniff the other puppy. Well, then it turned into Giz pounching and trying to play with the puppy and the puppy just wasn't interested. So, Giz was yipping trying to get her to play. I picked him up while he was barking and just was getting him to calm down. After a few seconds and a few "No's!" from me, the store clerk looked at me and says "Wow, I thought you were taking him to puppy classes for obedience."
I just looked at her and was about to respond that I promise to take my dog to puppy classes, only if she promises to go to a manner's class but my husband hauled me out of the store. He must have seen the expression on my face to know what was about to come out of my mouth.
Maybe I'm being a little oversensitive, which I doubt because I'm about as sensitive as steel wool. But, I wish people would learn to shut their mouths, or at least think before they speak. I guess it just ranks right up there with the "teacup" comment.
