Should dogs be allowed in a grocery store?
 

I read that the Publix at Magnolia Plaza has two large signs that says dogs are not allowed in their store.

Do you think dogs should be allowed in a grocery store?

No, other than service dogs, (aren’t they all service dogs?) they shouldn’t be allowed in a place that sells food. I love dogs, but not where I go for food.

Just "service dogs" that have been vetted in some manner. I am not even sure what a "service dog" is when taking into account the pooches I have seen in some places in the Villages.

No! Niet! Definitely not.
Service dogs only, and the law should be changed that those animals are fully certified, and proof should be shown on request of management.
But it will never be, because the poor 'bleeding hearts' will be so offended if their 'fur babies' are excluded.

No. Neither should their fur parents.

Of course they should be allowed, accompanied by a person, on a leash, or well trained, or in a cart.

No.

On a leash they can wiz on the shelf, in the cart hopefully the owner will step in the puddle instead. Yes have witnessed both issues more I care to count.

Those who have to take their dogs in the grocery are rarely well trained.

Why is it necessary for a dog to be brought in a store around other people's food? What good would a service dog even provide while in a grocery store? Sorry but unless you are blind I don't get it.

100% agree

It's ok that you don't get it. The right people do.

I'd be more worried about the people contaminating food by handling and sampling. The food bars especially are gross.

Can anyone explain why so many dog owners need to bring their dogs with them to grocery stores, restaurants, etc!
Why cant the dog stay at home?

i would go out and not put my stuf back

No, leave them home.

A lady at Publix yelled at the Manager when he asked her to remove her dog
This is a direct quote from her.

“If I leave Harley at home he will ignore me for a week…he will run away if I don’t take him every time I walk out the door”

She proceeded into the store and the dog squatted on the floor, which she walked away from.

Manager had to clean the mess.. but on an up note he was congratulated from many for trying

There are dogs trained to sense seizures before they happen. Having one can help increase someone's independence. A flickering fluorescent light overhead in a supermarket can trigger an epileptic seizure in some people. A trained service dog would press against the owner's leg, warning him that something is about to happen so he can get down to the floor and prepare for it. A service dog would also bark to attract attention, so that his owner can get immediate help.

A PTSD service animal can sense an anxiety attack before it happens, and assist its owner in getting fresh air, or discouraging people from coming too close, or whatever else it's trained to do.

There are service animals who actually pull the wheelchairs of people who have limited use of their hands and legs.

People with mobility problems can use service animals who are trained to provide them with stability and pacing when standing, walking, and sitting back down.

There exist people with psychiatric issues, who can use service dogs to prevent or interrupt impulsive or potentially dangerous behaviors. The dogs are trained to know the signs of a triggering event.

There are others - but those are some examples.

A sign of mental illness. They think the dogs are their children.

IMO no, only seeing eye dogs for the blind. Otherwise, real service dogs.

I consider those rare, not common place beings dogs were in stores regularly. The sign send message to the emotional support dogs are now not allowed.

I can certainly understand the objections of some of the folks here to having dogs in grocery stores (with the exception of bona fide service animals), but to be honest, as long as the dog is well-mannered and on a leash, it just doesn't bother me that much.

Except the dogs riding in carts. People put food into those carts and I doubt they are sterilized after every use.

Yesterday went to the dollar store on 466A just off Powell.

Lady had dog on a leash sniffing everything in sight.

Asked the cashier if they allow it she said they do not, but she ignored the dog.

A few, but what about all those other dogs that don't do anything but cause trouble. There is fast acting meds for anxiety and panic attacks, you don't need a dog to tell you when to take them.

What a thought provoking question that hasn't been discussed in what, 3-4 days?

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Especially since the other ground hog day thread was closed...

All the manager had to do was to tell the lady that she won't be able to check out.

NO, unless a true service dog.

No. It is disgusting and unhygienic to have a dog near my food, or in my grocery cart etc … and yes I am a dog lover. A dog is not of human species and will never become one no matter how much you might want it to, or love it.

I'll write it in Spanish,
. . . . . No!

That realy "burns" me. He told her not to come in with a dog, then cleans up the dogs pee while she is waltzing around the store like Lady Muck. Oh I wish I had been there for that.

Absolutely not!!
A woman brought a dog into Publix Trailwinds.
I complained to an employee and they told me they
Couldn’t do anything.
When checking out the dog had pooped on the floor.
As an employee I would NOT have cleaned it up.

Exactly why dogs should NOT be in stores. :mad:

I agree. But, the store can refuse to do business with the lady. Just because she went into the store doesn't mean that she can buy anything. The manager doesn't sound very effective.

Well, i tend to pass on by the questions posed here that I dont find thought provoking. But thats just me i guess.....
Personally, keep your dirty creatures out of the food store. The manager needs to man up and tell the miscreant they arent welcome in the store with their mangy mutt. Or let them do their shopping and refuse to check them out. Let them waste an hour of their time.

I agree. A manager who can't enforce their own policy should not be a manager.

Regarding Post No. 16, why would customers congratulate a manager who can't do his job? Pretty sad.

Just admit it, JM, you hate these types of dog threads; why? Because you disagree with the majority...

I really believe The Village attitude is "do not upset the Villagers" which is ridiculous. Remember the toilet paper sell out during the pandemic .... well I do, I have never seen so many crazy rude old people trying to stock up on toilet paper.

Grocery Management is afraid they will be named in a lawsuit, if store loses it’s their job right or wrong.

One of our sons is the COO with 3 high end restaurants. Each has a service dog only sign posted on the front door, and the hostess podium.

They have only one customer who tries to bring her dog multiple times a month, stating that it’s emotional support and her need to eat with the pet. He has turned her away each time, offering take out meal, giving her their attorney’s card, (the one and only time she ate there she snuck the purse dog in and had it on the table eating off her plate).

Yes they could be sued, and it’s a hot button for mom and pop that don’t have attorney money.

They do however have a young girl who comes with her seizure dog, sitting tight against her leg, under the table, her family eats there often using same table right round the corner from front door, and has had one episode that the dog alerted her, and help was called immediately. So far no suits have been filed, and their customers are extremely happy to have a pet free meal.

Even the manager has a boss. I wonder if his hands may be tied more than we realize. Or maybe not.

Speaking of Rude: Not nice to call Older Citizens, "Crazy Rude Old People."
So, "Toilet Paper" is what you continue to think of from the pandemic. :coolsmiley:

Toilet paper, beef, canned tuna, and a few others. I didn’t read that as a criticism of all older citizens, I read it as calling out the subset that can accurately be described as crazy rude older people.