I don't think malls are that bad ---but you could walk around a mall for hours without being noticed by anyone whose job it is to remind you that pets aren't allowed.
I had to run into Safeway with mine -- and, I was positive that I would be asked to leave. But, it was the night that I unexpectedly took my new little puppy home - and I had to stop and buy the foods that I was told to get. I certainly could have left him in the car for a few minutes - but it was bitterly cold.
My thoughts were that if I was asked to leave - I would take my puppy home and then go back to the store (a 5 mile drive each way) --but I would have done that with no problem.
Anyway - I ran through that store as fast as I could go with the little puppy inside my jacket - next to my chest - got my stuff and got out quickly with no problem. Of course, a few people saw him and thought he was cute, but all I really wanted to was get his food and get home.
I am sure that dogs are not allowed in the Safeway store - I was just lucky.
And, under no other circumstances (then I mentioned) would I take him into a store.
There are a lot of places I can take my dogs - where they are welcome. We visit our relatives, friends, and neighbors all the time. They love going out to the lake - and they've been to Petco and another pet store in my area. They have gone to work with me a couple times for a while.
And when the weather's nice, they love to ride anyplace with me. These are the times they have to wait for me in the car. And - I make sure these are places and times when I won't be away from my car for more than a few minutes. They love car rides.
I wouldn't ever try and sneak them into places where I know they shouldn't be. Not good! And not nice!
Carol Jean |