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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is so stupid. Grow up.

If you don't want your leg humped, then stop dressing so provocatively.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I genuinely adore dogs and love seeing them anywhere I am! But places that sell and prepare food should be off-limits (except for service animals, of course. Their accessibility outweighs these concerns). Some people have super sensitive allergies, just pet dander/hairs floating through the air can be irritating or worse. Some people have a crippling fear of dogs, maybe for a reason? Pets may be fine 99% of the time around family/friends, but they're still animals. Unlike service animals, they haven't been tested or screened for emergency situations or stress-tested. They can and do snap, and there's no way to know if it will happen. When it does, it's lose/lose/lose: pain & suffering, lawsuits, and almost certainly a loving pet being euthanized.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fully agree. It's just not sanitary either, and I know everyone will assume I mean their dog is dirty. I mean that any animal brings unknown elements into a place that makes food. One good shake of a wet dog and you have dirt and debris flying around people eating, and you're exactly right things like that may affect others way more even if it doesn't affect you.

I'm okay with dogs in places like breweries, it's still a risk but as long as there is plenty of space it's probably fine. Food though adds a whole other element that I don't think they belong in.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I work in hospitality and while all your points are valid I do wish there was a solution that allowed a little wiggle room accounting for good communication and personal responsibility.

There area where I live has dozens of small bars and pubs and my issue with every single place accommodating every possible allergic reaction and preference is that they can kind of end up samey. I'm not saying it's realistic but I don't think it'd be a bad thing for Pub A to say Dogs are fine but no kids please as long as Pub B says Kids are great but no dogs and Pub C can say No kids or dogs but weird sex shit is fine. A man can dream!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Man, you just made me sad by remembering that my local Pub D that didn't give a shit about kids, dogs, or weird sex shit is closing down. Sucks cuz it's the only openly LGBTQ+ bar in the area that I'm aware of.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is the canine good citizen test that many people do with their dogs.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Which means nothing when it comes to places that serve and sell food as the issue is the fecal bacterial cultures that spread when dogs lick their butts and then lick their feet as well as any allergy concerns.

Your dog could be the best behaved dog in the world and they still can’t get around biological realities.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

many

And what about all the rest? How can anyone know that human is a good human and that human is a bad human?

Edit: spelling

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I love dogs. I love looking at them. I love playing with them. Dogs are the best.

But don't fucking bring your dog...

People are scared of dogs. People are allergic to dogs.

I know you love your dog, I probably love your dog too but I don't think I should bring my dog anywhere indoors and/or crowded and neither should you.

Obviously!!!! If your dog is a service dog, I am not talking about you and your dog. You just make me sad because I can't play with your dog :( even tho they are such a good boy/girl...

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Animals don't belong in places that sell food. Animals don't belong in office supply stores. Animals don't belong in post offices. Animals don't belong in any business other than a vet's office or pet supply store that specifically allows them.

If you can't train your animal to be home alone long enough for you to run some errands, then you shouldn't own a pet.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are some stores, like Home Depot, Home Goods, and Michael's (in the US), that are historically pet friendly. Leashed and good manners only of course, but it's great for socializing a pet and making an employee's day with cute puppies to break up the retail monotony.

A store that explicitly states service animals only, or has no sign, is not appropriate.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

These rules seem arbitrary and capricious. If the dog is well-trained, the owner is able to meet its needs on the go, and nobody else is explicitly being bothered, there's no compelling reason to block it from any of these establishments.

All of the above hold true for therapy animals, for instance. This isn't about the animal being well-trained, it is about both the pet and the person to be comfortable and happy, without impinging on the comfort and happiness of others. Locking well-behaved pets out of all of the above establishments does nothing to improve your comfort or happiness. It only serves to inconvenience others.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Well no, the intent is not to inconvenience others, but to not inconvenience yourself.

I love animals. Dogs, cats, rabbits, whatever. Love them all. I'm highly allergic to most of them though.

As a customer of an establishment, why do I need to deal with the animal that belongs to another customer of the establishment? And I'm not being a jerk. I'm not complaining or making a fuss, but if I'm trying to buy toilet paper I shouldn't need to worry about hair, dander, or if somebody's dog is well behaved or not. I am the one being inconvenienced, and there doesn't seem to be a good reason for it.

That goes to the point of the comment you replied to. And to your point, if nobody else is being bothered... Are they checking if others are being bothered? Usually not. That's a generalization but I can say in my experience it's true more often than not (and I notice when it is). I'm not saying to ban pets in stores, but it should not be the norm and expect others to just deal with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Barring animals from places that sell food is not arbitrary and capricious, it's a safety issue.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Animals don’t belong in post offices

Then how do you mail the animal?

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I am glad the grocery store across the street is adamant about no animals allowed, unless they are genuinely needed for service (like a seeing eye dog, not an emotional support animal). And I am a dog owner. The only store I would ever even considered bringing them into, is the pet store where it's generally okay to bring them (especially since they do grooming and vaxx services).

Hate going to Walmart and seeing actual shit on the floor because some Karen wanted to bring her fucking designer Chihuahua into the store and doesn't clean up after it.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

This is an all states thing not just CA. Your dog does not belong at the grocery store

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago

Should come to Texas where they'll bring in dogs to the grocery store and they act like it's everyone's fault but their own when someone gets upset at dogshit in the aisle.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I love dogs. All dogs. Love them to death.

My fucking mom just lets her little dog go wherever it wants and she almost never has it on a leash. I keep telling her that something is going to go wrong and it will be her fault because she wasn't on a leash, it my mom doesn't seem concerned because she has her dog trained fairly well. And to be fair she does come and stay on command, but I still just find it irresponsible to have a dog in public without a leash.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

One of the places I grew up people would do this with their tiny dogs. Every family had a story of the time a hawk/eagle would make off with one of their tiny dogs. Still didn't use leashes or watch their dogs tho 🤷‍♀️

Edit: just remembered we lived near a canyon too with a trail along the top edge. People's unleashed dogs would chase after something and go flying off the cliff. Rescue helicopters would train for people by rescuing (or usually just retrieving the body of) all the dogs

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Your mom is a problem dog owner. When something inevitably happens, she'll blame everyone but herself, because she sees the dog as an extension of herself and her "freedom," instead of being responsible for a living thing, in a society.

Trash human trait.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My brother’s dog Frankie was like that. Coming when called by name didn’t stop the car that hit Frankie when he darted into the road. RIP

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Pets are the new babies, plants are the new pets and airfryers are the new plants

Babies ate the new "moving to california to become an actres"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Damn i haven't watered my airfryer once since i got it, poor thing

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

It's a desert plant: you water it, it dies. It evolved to pull the water from the air.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Babies ate the new "moving to california to become an actres"

Those monsters!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't live in Cali, but I was at a diner yesterday and some woman had her dog in one of the booths. Clearly not a service animal, no vest or anything. You know what ruins a pretty quick? Dog hair in your food... Especially if it's not your dog.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can top that. I saw a dog at a Korean barbecue restaurant. The ones that serve raw meat for you to cook at your table. Except this restaurant did it buffet style. I never went back.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just returned to Canada after spending some months in Belgium. The first couple of times I saw dogs in restaurants and cafés, I was slightly weirded out. But after seeing it happen repeatedly with nobody ever even batting an eye I realized it was totally normal there. And not once did I ever see a dog cause a problem or make any excessive noise. In the Netherlands as well.

Not a dog owner myself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

A lot of Europe is like this and I think part of the difference is social expectation with dogs. Because it's more normal for dogs to go places, and less normal to have private yards at your home for your dog to spend time in, people in Europe tend to spend more time training their dogs to be good members of society because they basically have to. If you have to walk your dog multiple times a day for potty instead of letting it into the back yard, you're probably more likely to make sure your dog is leash trained properly.

I also think the USA (and Canada to some extent as you've kind of adopted many of our values, for good or ill) are more individualistic than many European countries. In America we train our pets because WE want them trained, not because of societal expectations about dog ownership. It's truly telling when you walk a dog that is properly leash trained and get compliments about how well trained your dog is. That a dog can walk on leash without pulling is the exception, not the norm. (This happened yesterday to me, just walking around a park path.) It's depressing. American individualism insists, "I don't need to train my dog, he's perfect being the cute little terrorist that he is, and if you don't like it, that's your problem." As a result, dogs aren't allowed most places in the US because entitled dog owners are the norm, not the minority. I love dogs, and I love taking my dog places, but if I owned a business of any kind I wouldn't allow dogs because it's not worth the headache here.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The only problem I've had with other dog owners in California or anywhere else, is owners who don't pick up their dog's shit. I see people bring dogs into stores all the time, they're always fine, I never see problems with that.

Now when I step 6-inches off a popular trail to take a picture of a popular view and step in piles of dog feces that people don't bother to clean because it's technically not someone's yard, that's when I start to wonder if domestication was a good idea. (Of humans that is.)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's interesting to see that the dog situation is getting out of control in other places. I thought it was only my country where people have been becoming crazier and crazier about dogs.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Last week I was walking down the street with my kids, and some loose dog comes running at my youngest. I'm holding both kids' hands, so I kicked at the dog to keep it away without actually hitting the dog.

All of a sudden, its absentee owner comes out of the woodwork to threaten "if you kick my dog I'll kick you!" I just hung on to my kids and kept on walking. I would rather get kicked than let his dog do whatever it was going to do to my kid. I'm not going to stop and get in a fight with this idiot, but it was simply astounding that he expected random people on the street to care more about his dog than he does.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I love dogs but fully support you on this one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No you're right. You don't know that dog's temperment. Your kids are more important than a loose dog.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Stupid sexy legs

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Here in colombia pretty much all stores allow pets. I’ve never seen someone’s leg humped though. The worst i’ve seen peoples dogs act is barking at each other.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

If you think that bad dog owner entitlement is an exclusively Californian issue then I regret to inform you that I have terrible news about the rest of the country.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

It is not limited to California, I assure you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  1. Get humped by a dog.
  2. Whine like a bitch.
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

as annoying as it is, i honestly dont see too many problems here in socal

the dogs are pretty chill and they don't seem to cause any issues. i just don't know why i'd expend the energy if things are generally fine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'll take a dog over a kid screeching in a store.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I got a dog to spend time with it. It sleeps with me, it goes to work with me, it goes to bars with me. Don't like it? Not my problem.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Freedom goes both ways you ding dong. A store owner has every right to ban non-service dogs from their store. Don’t like it? Not the store owner’s problem.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Your dog bites someone and it becomes a big YOU problem.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Can i come with my pet snake to your workplace? Can i come with a girafe? How about a donkey? A hippo? aAgoat? A duck? Where is the line?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I would be 100% thrilled if a giraffe showed up at my corporate office, and I can't imagine feeling anything else.

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