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I order everything I need for my dogs, on line. I would no more take one of my dogs to a pet store and allow them to walk around on the floor, than I would take one of my human babies into a public bathroom and allow that child to crawl all over the floor, from stall to stall. Dogs relieving themselves on the products and in the aisles......people that own pets and may or may not take care of them, vaccinate them, worm them, walking all over the store with unknown deseases on the soles of their shoes.....like Superman, I look at floors and actually "see" the floors seething and crawling with every disease known to pets!!! And then you walk thru all that, and bring it home on the bottom of YOUR shoes!!!! NOT ME!!!! |
If my dogs go into any store,they don't touch the floor. I cover a cart seat with a blanket that goes to the wash when I get home. I always pick up after my furbabys,in my yard,the neighborhood or out anywhere else. I didn't leave disposable diapers in parking lots when my kids were little either. Noone should ever assume that someone else is going to come behind them and clean up. What is wrong with people? |
My 3 have never gone potty or poo inside a store. Of course, I would clean it up if they ever do! Why would a person not clean up after there pet is beyond me! The pet stores I have gone in all provide items for your convenience to clean up after your pets. A "responsible" pet owner always takes care of the oops! |
absolutely I don't venture into them much but I needed stuff for my friends new puppy and they have sprays and wipes all over. I guess it's common courtesy |
Yes, it is cleaned up. Very unfair to other shoppers and employees to leave it. Ellie rarely goes to pet stores, Usually I carry her to try and prevent the need to clean up. lol. But sometimes she will poop from my arms she gets so excited. Anyway, I do let her be a dog. She is vaccinated for the things I'm most concerned about. Heck, dogs eat poop and lick their butts. So she is allowed to be on the ground if I feel like dealing with it. We don't do dog parks, but not sio much because of diseases transferred from other dogs. Germs are everywhere, including the sidewalk in front of our house. Not going to live in fear over that. An uncaccinated or severely immunocompromised dog would be different... |
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I don't take Callie all that often mostly just for pet events at like Petco and Petsmart. I take her to the locally owned pet store more often probably. She is vaccinated so I feel safe letting her do it and she absolutely loves it and dogs lives are short so as long as its not hurting her I like for her to do as much as she can that she loves. I do use a sanitary spray on her paws after words most of the (time its made for dogs). If there is a dog that seems aggressive I just pick her up and we move on. I have done a lot or reading and research on dog body language so I feel like I know when its safe to be around a dog or not. Callie would hate being locked up in the house all the time she loves going places. We don't visit dog parks as often because Sammy comes over now and they run and play a lot and I was unhappy the last time we went with someone bring a aggressive dog they knew was aggressive into the dog park. My dog is vaccinated and her immune system is not compromised so I feel very safe. |
I take mine with me a lot but I am not only concerned about germs but larger dogs. In Petsmart they have days where you bring a specific breed. Last time we were there it was Greyhounds. Beautiful dogs but so much larger than our yorkies. I am not only fearful of aggressive ones but even ones who want to play and could hurt them unintentionally. Call me over protective but that is how I am. Mine are allowed to be dogs and run and play with others but I try to keep it to smaller ones closer in size to them. |
I work at a ski/camping resort and honestly you cannot believe the people who bring their dogs and do not pick up the number 2. I am the only one who walks my dogs here and picks up their poop. It is horrible and very disrespectful and I agree with you gives us who do pick up in a whole a bad name as animal owners who want to bring our pets to places with us. I always clean up after my babies and wish others would be the same. |
I don't take my dogs to the pet stores even though they are tiny and can be carried. I personally think it is disgusting to have animals peeing and pooing all around dog and cat foods, etc. On top of that, who says those animals are properly vaccinated? |
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Not a sure fire thing! There ARE cases where vaccinated dogs do contact diseases they have been vaccinated against....it may not happen often, but that IS a disclaimer on vaccination programs! |
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The Immune system in your dog, is not predicated or based on how many germs/diseases/filth you pup comes in contact with. They are born with an immune system.....Provided there is no genetic issue at birth where the immune system is compromised, you enhance their system with available vaccines, given properly.....and in most cases, this will keep your dog protected, IF the dog did not have a compromised immune system to start with.....or developed a compromised immune system through some disease process or the treatment received for a disease process. I do not feel the need to take the risk of possibly letting my dogs get exposed to diseases that are shed in places where dogs with questionable/unknown vaccine protocols/records are wondering around. I do not think such exposure does anything for my pup's immune systems, which are already established and protected and enhanced without such exposure..... I may be completely incorrect, (I would need a credible immunologist to explane to me my error in thinking as I do) but I dont think so....and I sleep better at night knowing my babies have not been exposed to those areas! |
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