Can you imagine the fur left behind from just one majorly shedding dog allowed in... Fur on everything. We had a shedder stay with us fora week. Fur in the oven and everything! My sister's dog is a major shedder. She is no longer alloed on the couch bc hair gets on blankets, on coffee table, etc.

And why unnecessarily exposed the general dog allergy proe public to enure discomfort.

My son's big American Bulldog is shorthaired but he sheds badly twice a year. Once at my sister's, he'd been playing a lot, rolling around on the floor, etc., and Danny got up to get implements to clean up the hair, saying he was shedding. I thought he was kidding until he brought me over to the floor where the sunlight kind of backlit the hair and you could see so much dog hair on the tile flooring! Took Danny a little while to clean it all up! And his dog is the picture of health, in topnotch condition, well-exercised, full vetted the moment he sneezes, regularly tested/treated for any little thing so he doesn't shed because he's sick - it's just what those dogs do. Imagine more than one dog blowing coat in the same area of a grocery store of pharmacy. And imagine of even some of them are long-haired! Ugh!

chester is my service dog and legally they dont need a vest, but chester has one and they can ask and thats about it, no id paper work or anything that they can ask for

Lol this is like the worse image ever, lol.

Anyways I wish they had a clear insignia on dog friendly stores. Or maybe at least a No shirt No shoes No dogs sign on the door, a lot of stores may find that they get more patrons vs another location or retailer.

And finally, WHO are all these mongrel children that you ppl are talking about??? :eek: I mean I know some messy kids, but we are talking about food on clothes, finger in nose, rocks and sticks kids, but none of them compare to my poop sniffing, poop stuck in fur, lifted my leg and tinkled a bit on my other leg, who's underwear is in my mouth now, Mommy watch me lick my privates, Milo :p

Come over for a BBQ one weekend and I have my husbands friend come over with the umm excuse for a woman he is dating and her kids and you will see :p I would rather lick your Milo then touch one of her kids!!!

I remember once when my son was in kindergarten I had a Shih Tzu that was just a baby and I tucked him under one arm and walked my son in to his classroom. As I was walking down the hall and out the door, a woman walking by with a child goes Eww I didn't know they let people in the school with dogs. Some kids are allergic.

Ummmm Lady if a kid is so allergic they can't walk by a dog, then they need to be on some sort of shot or medication, IMO.

Yes...I most definitely can. I have had several Shep/Lab mixes (not by my choice but completely loved) and, believe me...they shed!!! :eek: My first one had such a thick undercoat at NH winters' end that she would leave a thick white 'crime scene silhouette' on the floor when she laid down...for weeks. The only way I was able to minimize the shedding was to bathe her at least weekly, starting just before the shed really began, with Ivory...and brush...brush...brush (and ache...lol) daily. I would fill a large brown paper bag with white downy fur daily. Her vet even recommended Ivory...her fur would fall out in fist-size clumps as she walked. My last one, who I just lost in 2011, would put on coat and shed repeatedly due to FL weather never deciding what temp it wanted to be...and he would leave silhouettes, too...black ones on white tile. All of my Shep/Labs were very smart, personable, and extremely well behaved and trained, and would have made absolutely wonderful service dogs...but I wouldn't have wished the shed mess on my worst enemy, and I would NEVER have taken any of them into any store other than a pet store where such things are 'expected' of some 'customers' even though they didn't drool or slobber and were well mannered, obedient, clean and well groomed. :p:D

I had a Yorkie-Poo for many years from childhood and he did not shed. I am thankfully back to having Yorkies...I love the looks, attitude, and temperament of the breed, and I will tell you...I do NOT miss the shedding! :D

Its more then just allergies though some kids have breathing problems. I can't be near a cat of my asthma acts up and then my allergies kick in.

So you never washed your food before?

Im sure the food is put on the countertop before its washed so then that bacteria is on your countertops so the washing the food doesnt matter your still spreading bacteria

Naaaaaw. Don't bother. Just gulp it like it comes in, even raw, dripping blood or insecticide. No prob. :)

Seriously, I didn't think about dog's licking or drooling on it as I had no idea people brought dogs around food so now I'm going to have to triple wash it. Me, I don't put food on the countertop, always use a clean bowl or platter, because I know about countertop bacteria being so unsanitary.

I am assuming your being sarcastic. Yet, I was asking a legitimate question because your post implied (from my perspective) that you NOW wash your produce because of dogs. Meaning previously you didn't. I wanted to clarify. :rolleyes:

Funny, I had been reading this post a couple days ago, went to Walmart yesterday and a gal had a little pup in an enclosed dog bag in the grocery dept. Of course I had to look at the little cutie.

I think when they are enclosed like that, is alright, although I don't do it. I have taken mine in a bag in the garden dept and to the dog suppy area, but not ever into the food section. I just don't believe they should be around the food.

The place I see the most dogs (besides petsmart) is Lowes. People even walk their dogs in there on a leash! I live in a retirement community, so a lot of us old foggies take our dogs with us places that we know are welcoming.

Also on this note. My vet warned me many years ago to NOT take my dog into a pet store unless I carry her in a bag or my arms. He said you just don't know what other dogs might be leaving there.:eek:

Lowes is a "pet friendly" store, at least in my area.
I usually put Huey in the cart in all stores, including petsmart, partly to keep him safe from both being stepped on as well as contaminated floors, and it keeps him from adding to any contamination...:rolleyes: