Hee hee thank you! Uni sends her love!

I understanding having a fear of dogs, but that sounds like something off of the Maury show lol. My sisters bf came home for Thanksgiving and met the dogs (Bandit 4.5 pound terror and Nala 5.2 pounds of licking monster) and he refused to pet them and when my sister made him hold Bandit he almost dropped Bandit!! THEN...he started picking hairs off of his shirt and I was like "they don't shed, I'm really allergic and that's why I got this breed" and he was like "oh." Some people:rolleyes: I brought Bandit to school one day and my principal was scared of him lol. I think it'd be such a boost for any environment having a dog in a shop (especially a shedless one as an allergy sufferer:))

This is yet another thing that bothers me. When people come in and say the reason they are scared or don't like dogs is b/c they are deathly allergic. Well, for one, we know they are hypoallergenic for the most part. But come on, if you are deathly allergic to dogs, why would you go into a store where a dog hangs out all day????

Ugh, I'm gonna be soooo happy on our last day!

My sister said my parents would have made him eat dinner out on the porch and my Dad isn't even a dog person lol. You should get a huge sign that says BEWARE OF DOG and get a spiked collar lol:D

HAHAHA!!! :sidesplt: I have been thinking about putting a sign up! But again, people are already put off by my "No receipt, no exchange. No refunds, no exceptions!" sign. Geez, what do they think I am? Nordstrom or something?

Hey look at this article I just saw on Yahoo! This is what I was thinking when bringing Uni into the shop! Too cute!

Dog in a BP shirt greets customers at Clearwater store - St. Petersburg Times

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You never know, you have to always be on guard against these 5 pound deadly "terrors" running loose. It's okay though, if you put your child in front of you then you should be safe....or charged with CHILD CRUELTY!!
Can't stand people like that, they must have a secret set of rules that applies to them only. Maybe there should be a law that they have to have those rules attached to their foreheads. We had a case in Minneapolis where a woman walked into a building with her therapy dog and some other lady came walking by and kicked the dog. It was caught on camera and it showed people looking shocked, wish I had been there, I would have kicked her back. I guess the police did get the tape and found her and charged her with cruelty, she got a $200.00 fine. Bet she still doesn't learn:mad:

Long time lurker, not often a poster.

You were in the wrong IMHO. I don't know what kind of store you own, but I hear enough horror stories about people being attacked by 'friendly pets' to know that anthropic (sp) behaviour is never acceptable. On the news we often hear about loyal loving staffies/rotties/pitties attacking people, but we never hear about smaller dogs because they can do far less damage and are not as interesting to hear about, judge the deed not the breed etc. Something I think it is important to remember is dogs are still animals. Yes they are cute, yes they are sweet, but they are still animals. We don't know one hundred percent that they won't attack. How do you explain all these stories you hear about friendly dogs suddenly turned rabid?

I'm sure your dog is a sweet little angel and would never hurt a fly, I'm not meaning to imply your dog specifically, just dogs in general should NOT be in public places without being on a leash or properly contained. It's dangerous, and it's wrong to treat dogs like human children instead of pets.

Yeah, the woman did hide behind her kid but probably because in her head she knew she was safe, it was her heart that was afraid. Even if she did throw her kid in the line of fire...Well..Still doesn't mean dogs should be allowed to roam free as they like.

Please don't flame me, this is my opinion. If it has come across as attacking I certainly didn't mean it.

Her store, her rules... I don't think you were in the wrong at all ! I actually would prefer to shop at a store that had a furry friend or two to greet me :) This lady you are speaking about really ticks me off. I could understand someone maybe being startled if they had never been in your store before. But for her to have been in there before and KNOW.. and to be all dramatic about it .. just doesnt sit right with me. I have been in mom and pop stores where the kids are being little heathens .. so skin kids are more of a problem in stores than furkids if you ask me. I have never been irritated/nervous/scared by a special needs dog in the gocery store or an "Uni" in a costume store.. but i have wanted to drop kick the parents of the screaming crying and running around like a maniac kids in the department store. All in all, I would like to see more animals out in public store and less kids LoL
I have a little girl that lives in my tower that is terrified of dogs. But guess what dogs she isn't scared of.. my little 5 lbs furbabies. Her father is amazed by how she acts around them. She pets them, squeezes and hugs them and they let her and give her kisses right back. Now this should put that womans fear in perspective. A little girl about the age of 2 who is more likely to have an irrational fear of dogs than this grown woman... and this littler girl is gaga over my two little ones... kinda makes you wonder who the real baby is huh??

As a person who's been attacked by dogs... I am actually more afraid of the smaller ones! (Then again they've been the most vicious attacks I've been a part of.)

But at the same time... there is a huge difference between a dog who approaches you in a friendly way and one that doesn't. Silly to be shocked over a dog in a store if you've been there before and know about it. :rolleyes:

Just like I said in post #1. This lady is a long time customer who KNEW about Uni, and in my local neighborhood, Uni is FAMOUS for being the "greeting dog", the "coolest yorkie ever", the "oh I want one now b/c she's so cool", the "Oh I just came to see her, not to buy anything". That's the kind of shop I run.

Judge the deed, not the breed??? Uni's deed was to say "Hi, and I want to give you a *hug* b/c it's been months since I've last seen you!" And as far as Uni turning rabid? she's UTD on her shots thank you very much.

Seriously! Can't you take a rant for face value?

You know what? I don't think that I would have called Uni back. I think I would have walked over, and held the door open for her to leave! I am an extremely nice person, but when people are that ignorant, I can't help myself. :mad:

:):):) thank you! Now that we are going to close up, I don't feel like I have to be "fake" and put up with these people's *ish* anymore, just to make a buck, oh I mean a penny. I just feel like I have been beat up too many times in the last 7 years, and I am done!

"Another day, another nickel!" -Spongebob Squarepants

You are way nicer than my DH would have been ...My DH would have done something crazy like barked at the lady really loud like a big dog... he is a nut... I don't think you should have to put up with peoples *ish* either :) Like I said, Marley got all excited with one of the neighbor girls ( about 4 yrs old ) and she got scared and her mom was near by talkin to me.. well the little girl was whimpering " She won't bite me will she??" .. well my jerk of a husband says.. and I quote " Nope, just bite your leg off!" .. This little girl FLIPPED out and started screaming and crying.. the mom started so smile while consoling her daughter lol I know its horrible but I couldnt help but laugh on the inside.. her mom then proceeded to tell us that her DH was much more cruel with the harmless jokes so not to worry bc I had started to tear into my DH for being such a jerk.. ohhh those vicious yorkies :)

Capt Noonie-- She clearly said not YOU in PARTICULAR, just in general.

You got a little defensive there...


Although I understand that Uni is part of your store-
on a general WHOLE (as in maybe not your store) I agree with Disney.

You should see the scars on my hand from a "nice" dog.
I'm lucky to have a hand at all!

Derby is my first dog, and he's just lucky I can manhandle him.To be honest, Derby has helped me warm up to other dogs.

I was not a "dog person" for a very long time. My parents had dogs and I despised them, just because they were dogs!

I still recount the story of what happened to me like it was yesterday, and I was 5 years OLD!