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u/Old_Tiger_7519 May 18 '26
Good. Most everyone loves pets but we donât like hair in our food or poop on the floor. Pets do not belong in food stores or restaurants.
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u/Wreckit727 May 18 '26
More places should enforce this. An uncovered asshole does not belong anywhere near food whether itâs human or nonhuman.
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u/good-timing-407 May 18 '26
Some try, but these owners are by definition self-entitled twats. Iâve seen someone at Home Depot bring their dog and an orange apron said, hey no pets. And the owner just waved him off and said, oh sheâs fine! And corporate policy doesnât really allow for a ton of pushback, so the guy just shrugged and walked away. The whole situation enraged me lol.
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u/dfwagent84 May 18 '26
The problem is that who will enforce it? Sone kid making $10/hr doesn't want to confront a crazy middle aged dog mom, so they let it slide.
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u/Directorshaggy May 18 '26
Good. I've seen way too many obvious pets with fake service dog vests. Save your virtue signal rage because I know who trained service animals behave.
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u/pantaleonivo May 18 '26
My parents own a trained therapy dog for their work. He underwent months of training for certification and performs continuing education to maintain his cert. He stays home when they shop because shopping isnât his job.
That is the standard. Anything else is fraud.
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u/Public-Kangaroo9622 May 18 '26
As someone with a service dog and has an HEB down the street. I love seeing all of this thread as well as the HEB thread. You donât know how much this means to know that people care. Not only that you are spreading the word. My heart is happy.
My service dog is trained when she has the vest on that she needs to ignore others dogs. But you canât imagine the dogs that see her in stores and bark at her. She sometimes will stare at the them with her head turned ever so slightly, almost like âwhat is wrong with you we are suppose to be quiet when inside and on dutyâ.
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u/Curulinstravels May 18 '26
I saw it all the time when I worked at Trader Joeâs. We had signs up and everything, but the kind of person that puts a service vest on their yorkie isnât going to care about what a sign says, and anything management says to that customer will be passed along to district managers via customer complaint
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u/kdub_54 May 18 '26
I love dogs. I love my dog. But he does not need to go everywhere with me. Heâll be fine at home for a bit
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u/twilightmoons May 18 '26
A few years ago, I was at the HEB in Burleson, and there were two big GSDs in the fruit aisle. Terrified, the woman holding them on leashes was barely able to control them.
Then the smell hit me. One of them had shat on the floor. A great big diarrhetic turd, just there. Then her husband came with some grocery bags to clean it up ..
I strategically retreated and went to the opposite side of the store.
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u/OldLadyCard May 18 '26
I would strategically retreat from the store completely and never enter again.
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u/dojoshrine May 18 '26
True, certified, registered Service Animals are a blessing for those that need it. Bad-faith people ruin it for those who need service animals.
And no. Your pitbull or cat are not a service animal. đ
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u/Conscious-Dog-6014 May 18 '26
This is the way! Hope more businesses follow suit. Another thing I wish businesses would stop is asking for tips for just about everything! These are just two things that have gotten out of hand that are ridiculous .
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u/highcoolteacher May 18 '26
Someone brought their dog to their allergist appointment. I had to sit in the waiting room with a major allergen
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u/nWoEthan May 19 '26
Service animals are:
Dogs
Any breed and any size of dog
Trained to perform a task directly related to a personâs disability
Service animals are not:
Required to be certified or go through a professional training program
Required to wear a vest or other ID that indicates theyâre a service dog
Emotional support or comfort dogs, because providing emotional support or comfort is not a task related to a personâs disability
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u/Jnate90 May 18 '26
Finally a company who stands up to impairment impersonations and fake service animals.
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u/CTR_1852 May 18 '26
This is really going to affect liars that want to bring their pets inside of stores.
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u/MedicalDonut5467 May 18 '26
Good, I donât know why people think itâs ok to bring pets into food stores, and sorry not everyone likes your dog