You had more control than I would have. I'd have been screaming at that lady! And if I was in fear for my baby's life THAT dog might have been in some danger.....from ME! I'm not much to lose my temper and when I do it's very short lived but I am loud. The whole store would have known something was going on. Where the h*** was the manager when you went back in to give that lady what for? There COULD have been a fight.....with fists!!! And for the manager at a later date to say "they are not responsible for other customers animals and it is enter at your own risk"!!!????
They are a business, they have the right to refuse service!! There is no reason that if a dog attacks another on their premises that that dog can't be banned!! If a person can be banned from a regular store why couldn't a dog be banned from a pet store that allows pets to come in? I don't care what they say if my dog is attacked in their store, I think I have a case! I am going in there with the assumption that everyone else is controling their dogs as well as I am mine, and that my babies are safe on their property. Who in their right minds would take their dogs to a place where they EXPECT their babies to be attacked. Petsmart INVITES people to bring their babies, doesn't that sound like they take responsiblility for your baby being reasonably safe in their store? It does to me.
My son had his Huskey taken away from our own yard for GROWLING at a police officer. The officer said the dog was a risk and ordered her taken. She was on a chain at the edge of our deck in the back yard and was NOT trying to get at him, she didn't even continue growling once a familiy member came out of the house. If this can happen I know a store has more control. BTW, I did agree with the officer or we would have fought it but she just didn't like people in uniform. Sylvia |