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Originally Posted by Gatto Nero
You may have seen my wife and daughter with a yellow lab in some of the stores around the lake. We're raising a Guiding Eyes puppy and she doesn't yet have a vest to prove it. Since she's not yet a service dog the store owners don't technically have to allow her in but most have no problem with it when we ask.
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I've seen dogs that certainly aren't guide dogs - like little teacup poodles and Yorkshire terriers - "accessory dogs" - in drug stores, grocery stores, malls - you-name-it, and I find it very inappropriate. People assume that because the dog isn't walking on the floor of the building that it's okay to bring them in stores and around the public - I say "no means NO"....
It's one thing to bring your dog into a pet store or other building that okays them being there - as long as they're well-behaved and on a leash. I like taking my Tanker into PetCo and similar stores when we're out shopping because it gives him something to look forward to while we're out (like taking a kid into Toys'R'Us.) And it helps to keep him well-socialized in the winter when we can't walk as much.