We have 2 outdoor malls here and all of the towns have nice downtowns. Loki usually walks between the stores and I pick him up to go in the stores (mostly clothing stores). Sometimes I use the carrier. We go to restaurants that have outdoor seating when it is warm. I don't "sneak" him into places - there are a lot of dog friendly stores and if I am unsure if they are then I put him in his bag. I avoid places with food because I would hate to get them in trouble. So far I have not been asked to leave any place. The bag is nice if I go shopping for clothes because he can just sleep in the bag if I try something on. Also, people are less likely to see him right away and I don't get stopped every 10 seconds. When I go to the big outlet mall I usually only go to the same 3 or 4 stores and they are so far apart that he gets a good walk in between then I throw him in the bag when we go inside.
We make our grocery trips separate or my husband and I go together so one of us can wait in the car with Loki. When we go out we just make a list of places we need to go and then decide whether or not to take him with. It is nice to be out all day with him and not worry about rushing home. He just sleeps in his car seat like he would sleep in his crate, but we can stop for potty breaks! |