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Originally Posted by ShowGirlLola

Joanns was downright nasty to me about Lola, all they had to do was ask me to leave.


She probably would have been ok it both stores unzipped, I've carried Lola in AcMoore, Michaels, and Tuesday Morning.
How was the expo? I went to one in NJ a few months ago and it was awful, we had to leave because they were BLASTING music and it was upsetting Lola and me.


I have no guilt about bringing Lola with me. She's quiet, friendly, and doesn't shed. I do keep her away if I can tell she's making someone uncomfortable.
Other people cause me extreme discomfort in stores every day. I have sensory issues and screaming kids, whistleing, humming, yelling, perfume, cigarette smoke, deodorant sprays, etc. are barely tolerable to me.
Seriously it takes all my self control to not flip out about these things. Lola helps me stay calm.

I do understand where you're coming from on that! I have similar issues. I went through a time period where my anxiety was so bad I couldn't sleep and nothing helped except my Golden Lab sleeping next to me.