People are such idiots! UGH that makes me sooo mad! Just because HE wouldn't dress HIS dog why can't he leave it alone? I've worked retail for FOUR years and I've seen people come up and buy some really ugly, ridiculous things and I NEVER EVER talked down to them.. in fact, I've always been the one to be called stupid, had people throw things at me, report me for stupid things that they didn't understand...

Now that I think about it I should have told him I was against smart*ssed jerks.

I guess I'm glad I didn't though. I really woudn't want to stoop to his level.

I can't believe someone would do that!!! Don't let it upset you though, he's obviously never experienced the love of a dog ;)

He shoulda kept his opinions to himself, and what did he get out of doing that? You would think if he was against it, he would've shut up because the store is still gettingmoney, regaurdless of what he thinks.

Today one of my co-workers started telling me about her sister and how she treats this dog like a child, I was like "I treat mine like my children" then she say s "well yeah but she thinks this dog is her child" and I told her 'Mine are my children" and smiled...and I go to the manager "Aren't they? I even brought mine into work" and she just smiled and said "Yup you do!" The girl didn't say anything else about it afterwards. Don't let those kinda people get you down!

What a coward!! I mean, I'm against most things that you do with your dog, BUT never will I say something like that towards you or anyone else. That is just plain rude. Hope you feel better.

Ooh..I would have been mad. I would have said something pretty rude right back to him - something about him being an employee at a store that sells those items and that I didn't ask for his opinion and that I thought he was an @$$hole and probably would have insulted him however I could LOL. I'm nice until you piss me off and then you better watch out. So I feel sorry for whoever decides to be rude to me about my dog one day!

Don't feel bad about your pet pooping or peeing in the store. Lacy pooped in Petco today. I just hate when people don't clean up after their dog or let one of the employees know about it so it can be cleaned up.

What a jerky employee! I have people that say those kinds of things to me all the time about mine, and I only dress them up when it's cold or when we are going out to petco or petsmart... or when I feel like it actually lol.

I truly believe that as long as a dog has a good life, is allowed to be a dog and get dirty and play, than why does it matter if I get enjoyment from dressing my "baby". I dislike people that ONLY use their dogs as accessories and dress them and that's it.. because that is not allowing a dog to be a dog.

But celebrities have made us dog lovers that love to dress up and spoil our babies in ALL ways, look bad because they think "oh, another paris hiltion wanna be". If only they knew how much we really love our pets and give them our all.

Anyhow, I'm glad you were at least compensated somewhat and that employee will get in trouble! With his attitude, he won't last long in a customer service job!

*hugs*

I have had a rude Petsmart employee make rude comments to me too. She has done it on several occasions. Once when I was buying sweaters for them she said "you aren't really going to put those on your dogs are you?" She made a similar comment to me when I bought them booties. She made me feel ridiculous. I felt like reporting her because why would a store that SELLS these items want an employee working for them that makes rude comments to you when you are buying their merchandise? I didn't want her to lose her job because she was stupid, but hey, I could have used a $25 gift cert.

As far as dressing your dog goes... a lady recently told me that her dog is one who likes to crawl in small spaces and snuggle up. She (the dog) loves having clothes on her because it gives her comfort and it makes her feel the same feeling that the small space gives her. It is a cuddling feeling all around her.

That is just like my Daisy. She loves to be in her crate and loves to be in small compact spaces. She will crawl into a paper bag or anything on the floor that surrounds her. She likes to feel surrounded on all sides by fabric or material of almost any kind. She loves to be in doggy purse/carriers. She feels safe and cuddly. She LOVES clothes on her. It seems to give her comfort and make her feel like she is being hugged and snuggled by the fabric. I know it probably sounds a little crazy but I can see a difference in her comfort level when she has clothes on. I'm sure some others have seen the same thing with their yorkies. I never really understood the explanation for this until this lady explained it to me. It makes sense to me now.

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That's definitely a no no!! No matter what store the customer is at they should be given priority service. If it wasn't for us, the clerks wouldnt have a job. Im glad that clerk was reported then and there. Perhaps he or she is unhappy there, then they should quit and get another job. But no matter what, the customer comes first! I know because I was a customer service representative for a large utility company and we were always reprimanded by management if were got out of line with the customer! I am the same way, now that Im retired, if I feel that the clerk is rude or just doesnt care, I ask for the manager and make a formal complaint. That's anywhere I go. From See's candies to petsmart, there's plenty of people out there just waiting for these jobs! I also talk directly to the employee, I told one who was extremely rude to me that "you are here to work and help customers!" I reported him immediately to the supervisor at the market and a couple days later I didnt see him anymore. Im not out to take somebody's livelihood away, but hey, when you deal with the public, give them your best. Sorry for the long post, but I hate it when clerks that should work in the back are placed in the front with the public!

I have a feeling he USED to work at PetSmart from the sound of things ;) By the way....I think your husband is a super hero. He stuck up for you and your baby! what a great guy!!!!!!!

I didn't want him to get fired. I just wanted him to learn to hold his tongue and not make anymore ladies cry by calling their babies "it".

Susanah LIKES wearing clothes too. She has a whole range of barks and other vocalization and I understand exactly what the majority of them mean. I can assure you (and the jerk at petsmart) that if the Poopanut didn't like wearing her clothes she would have no problem letting me know. :D

DH loves Susanah as much as I do. Everyone thinks *I* am the one who has her so spoiled, but he played a HUGE part in it as well.

Seriously, how rude! Why does he care though? He's paid to take money not give his ever so insightful opinion! What a jerk! Wonder what his boss would say if he knew an employee was bashing the business?

I guess my response would have been "Well it is a good thing alot of people spoil their babies it is called JOB Security for you buddy"

I'm sorry....what's this supposed to mean? :confused:

I took it to mean that she is also against dressing dogs. That's fine. There are lots of people who feel the same way. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on the matter.

I was never angry with the Petsmart employee for having his own opinion, I was angry that 1) he felt the need to express it to a customer who was purchasing a doggie dress, and 2) he did so in a mean and hurtful way.

We all have the right to have and express our own opinions. We all do NOT have the right to be mean and hurtful to others. She stated her opinion, but did so politely and was not mean or hurtful in doing so. :)

My little guy threw up in Petsmart!! That was when he was a puppy and still getting car sick. He started making the vomit noise, and I held him out so that it would land on the floor instead of on me. I had hubby clean it up.

I'm glad you told the manager. I probably would have made that guy call the manager over & told him in front of him. I don't know about anyone else's Petsmart, but ours has a lot of high school kids working in it. I'm not saying all high school kids are rude & don't know how to act at work, belive me I"m not, but I think sometimes they just are not taught what you can/cannot/should/shouldnot say at work. It should come naturally for most people, but just doesn't for some. For most of these kids it's their first job & they need guidance.

If it had been a high school kid I probably could have blown it off a little easier. This was an ADULT who was probably in his late 30s early 40s.

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I'm not the type that likes owners to dress their dogs/pets frequently, or put them in the stroller... you know? But, everyone is free to do whatever they want with their pets, no one else has the right to say you shouldn't do this that... So he was rude for speaking out like that, because she's the owner and she is free to do whatever she pleases, which everyone should respect, or just shut their mouth, to avoid passing ignorance around.

Yeah, he DEFINITELY should have known better.:mad:

I was only questioning it b/c I wasn't sure if she meant SHE disagreed with it OR she meant the petstore employee might disagree with it. And stipulated, we do all have the right to our own opinon, but when it comes to difference of opinions and VOICING them against the company that you work for's policy whether it's done nicely or not, is still WRONG. Your feelings were hurt, but it goes beyond your hurt feelings and it's pervasive in the workforce in America.

It's one thing to have an opinion about something, but when you are an employee somewhere you don't have a right to give your opinion to a customer unless asked. I work at a dog boutique and I have people call in to make an appointment for their "teacup" yorkie and I don't lecture them about teacups over the phone. I had a lady one day telling me what she fed her dog (canned beneful) and that she didn't think it mattered what you fed your dog. I have very strong opinions about feeding pets but it wasn't my place as an employee there to argue with her...I just listened to her. If someone asks my opinion on food or asks if my yorkie is a teacup, I will give them my opinion or let them know that there isn't such thing as a teacup but otherwise I just let it go. Honestly, that's why I love public forums. I get very frustrated with some of the people I have to deal with at the store sometimes and obviously can't usually say what I want to them because it would be rude...so it's nice to be able to say what I want online or when I'm not working.

When you are an in a customer-service oriented job, you have to put the customer first

You should of look right at him and said thank you for your opinion that i did NOT ask for and can you PLEASE tell me where the closest pet store is, let him put back the items you were about to purchase as you are going to find the manager, witch iam happy you did:) there is no excuse for that :mad:

Exactly!

That is just crap,..I have a hard time holding my tongue sometimes and I would have probably went off on him...crying at the same time. mine is hormonal too...(lack of hormones :( ) So sorry this happened to you, but honestly I have never met a friendly petsmart employee ever:mad:

Im soooo sorry that happened to you!!! How rude... that guy needs to get a life...

it makes me so mad when ppl say like "why do u dress up ur dog.. its a DOG.. not supposed to wear clothes"

same thing for PEOPLE THEN.. why do WE dress up!? we arent supposed to wear clothes either but we do anyway so why cant dogs??

if a dog doesnt mind.. then i dont see a problem and these people who comment seriously need to mind their own business if they cant say anything NICE! :mad:

You know I never thought of it that way! We weren't born with clothes on and millions of years ago I'm sure people didn't wear clothes. They started putting clothes on for warmth. Tribes in Africa don't always wear clothes. So obviously wearing clothes isn't something humans need to do (unless it's freezing). We wear clothes because our society tells us to.

So dogs are born naked too but who says they aren't allowed to wear clothes? It's becoming much more common to dress our dogs in our society and maybe one day it will be the common thing to do. Maybe one day it will be out of the norm to see a naked dog.

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One of the main reasons that I don't like going to pet supply stores is because someone ALWAYS has to make a comment about what you're buying. When I went to PetSmart to shop for Jake's birthday, the cashier made the comment "can we say spoiled dog?" I ignored her.

I rarely even take Jake to PetSmart or any of the other stores that allow dogs because I've actually had people ask me if I'm interested in breeding him. That always makes me mad!