Sully and I were out shopping the other day....as usual, with Sully in his bag, of course (he loves riding in his bag!) We don't go into Target often, but this time we did b/c I wanted to check out the doggie section and try on a few swimsuits for me.
The swimsuits were right inside the front door, so I grabbed a few and headed to the dressing room first. When I exited the dressing room, a store clerk pointed me out to a store manager who was standing there with a grimace on his face. He turned to me and said "Ma'am, you have to take your dog out of this store right now."
Mind you, I was still trying things on and didn't even have shoes on. I asked him if I could finish trying on the lot I'd taken into the dressing room and he shook his head no.
After putting my shoes back on, the manager tried to grab my wrist to escort me out of the store! I jerked my hand away. (I've been 100% cooperative when he asked me to leave, why did he feel the need to use force?)
About ten steps toward the exit, my shoe becomes untied, so I kneel down to re-tie it, and the manager stops with me. Then I stand up and he walks forward when I walk forward. Then I just stopped for the heck of it - and he stopped too. I looked at him and said "is this an I-stop-you-stop-thing?" and he said "yes ma'am, it is."
He was walking within two feet from me! I like more distance between myself and strangers, thank you! Actually if I were walking with my husband I'd like at LEAST that much space. When I moved towards the righthand side of the aisle to make more space between me and The Jerk, he would also veer right to close in the gap. (Like I'd run for it and try to escape or something?)
When we got to the front of the store, he pointed at the door (as if I didn't know which door took me out of the store!)
I thought Target was dog-friendly? I've taken him there several times before, and in other Targets :-( I've been asked to leave places with Sully before. I'm a big girl, and I can handle it. But being escorted out like I'm a criminal? It was HUMILIATING!!!!!!!
