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Originally Posted by SnowWa Some day you'll learn..... Every time you take your "dog" into a public place, there is a chance you may be asked to leave. Most public buildings do not allow animals. However, like driving under the influence --- you can get away with it over and over again - simply because there isn't a person around who is going to enforce that rule. Until - eventually - when you do get caught. I know that often even employees will make a big fuss over your dog and tell you how cute it is. These employees either don't know about the store policy (which is ridiculous), or they don't care to enforce it.
I agree that the person who marched you to the door was a little too much. It could have been handle so much better. And, I wouldn't be happy being treated the way he treated you either. Maybe you got a bad guy on a bad day -- who knows!! He deserves to have a complaint filed against him. I sure the store wouldn't be happy with the way he treated you.
Comparing children with dogs is not a logical analogy at all. People are customers - people with children are customers - people are allowed in stores -- dogs are not allowed.
And the size of dogs can't be a consideration either. Either dogs are allowed or they're not.
I knew when you said "Humiliated at Target" -- what your story was going to be. But, again, I do agree that the person who asked you to leave didn't handle the situation very well at all.
I think the bottom line is that "a rule is a rule," and if you choose not to follow it, you're putting yourself in a position where you may be asked to leave.
Sorry about your experience!
Carol Jean |
No doubt, taking you dog into a store poses the possibility that you will get asked to leave. However, I don’t believe that’s the point of this post. The way in which this situation was handled is what caused such upset.
The problem is not as cut and dry as “a rule is a rule” either. I’m not sure if Target knows where they stand. I have taken my dog into my local Target with no problems at all, others have been told to leave. If they have a policy in place then maybe they should follow it at all times, as not to confuse customers of what their policies are.