[taxlady]

Wow, did not mean to stir up such a storm, it was only a smart a$$ comment!! And yes I am one of those people who take their dogs almost everywhere I go. AND as McheleM stated about speaking her mind, I do sometimes say something back but I try not to say a hurtful thing as you can never know where the other person is coming from. About the posts that apply to ME, the posts about the children vs dogs are WAY beyond me, I have both and love both.
1. The Store was not posted, if it had been we would not have gone in, simple as that. I am a small business owner my self and respect the time, effort and expense of the business. It was the attitude. Being polite does not cost you anything, rudeness costs you customers and with that $$ which you can't afford to lose in this economy. If it's posted I take my $$$ some place else, and I tell the mgr why, it's only fair they know. And ppl are right what applies to one chain store should apply to all not diff store to store, it's confusing, with that said, I do not believe in the "sneak", emergencies are a understandable, other wise, like tattoos, loud and proud, Sprocket's feet do not touch the floor or the merchandise or even a shopping cart. Sprocket is my shopper. You can not leave the dog in the car it is against the law in my state, you can leave kids, not dogs go figure.
2. Service dogs/animals: I have worked with 2 different people who have raised puppies for the organizations and so have seen what goes into, in a small way, dogs in the office, some of the training OMG, incredible, and I have a friend who received a service dog, a golden lab, her words and I will not use the dogs name "she (the dog) is A GIFT FROM GOD", that is the weight of the value of a service animal, we think of dog but they could be other types too. My friend is now able to be out of the house for the first time, as free as she will ever be. We all have seen service dogs of all kinds we would none of us like to be on the receiving end of a police dog or hope to need a rescue dog.