To think The Range has made a stupid decision

I do think that you should have to have proof that your dog is a service dog.

We ask people to display blue badges to use disabled bays, so I can't see the issue with asking people to show evidence that their dog is a service dog.

If a dog is out of control, it's not a service dog, so you can tell the person and their dog to leave.

So OP, you quite clearly do not like dogs that is clear. However not all dogs are filthy and those people with allergies will have had to deal with service dogs which have always been allowed in any shop or business.

Tha Range have made a commercial decision, you can make a decision as to if you shop there or not.

Not so irrational. Although it's not the dogs' fault, it's the owners for not keeping them under control and out of peoples' way.

I was in a cafe and a dog pee'd up against a plastic plant!
I love dogs and happy that some cafes are dog friendly etc but not ALL.

It's a good point, I wonder if they consulted with staff before they started this.

I always feel sorry for staff who work somewhere (and may have done so for years) and then their manager/owner decides that they want to chase the dog £ and decide they will allow in dogs. Staff member either has to deal with it or leave. it's really not fair.

Except it's entirely different.

I don't know why every dog discussion on Mumsnet seems to bring children vs dogs into the matter. The two are not comparable!

Children need to go to shops because their parents need to buy things (at the very least they need essentials like food) and they can't be left, unlike dogs.
But also because one day those children are going to grow up and need to buy things themselves. It's no good dropping an 18 year old who's never been anywhere in their whole life except their own home, school or a soft play into a Sainsburys and expecting them to know the social norms of what to do in that environment.

Yes children might not behave as adults in these places, because they are still learning. But they will never learn if we don't let them in!

Dogs on the other hand do not need to shop. They can live their whole life and never need to buy anything.

I'm a dog owner and think it's stupid.

Well exactly. You'd have thought that was obvious.

They are getting desperate now. Anything to try and attract people. Would do the opposite for me too.

How the Queen's love for dogs and horses played a special role in her funeral

They weren't inside the chapel, were they?

They were, essentially, in their own back garden.

I feel sorry for dogs being dragged into bright, crowded shops with lots of unfamiliar smells and people. Dogs are not people and I don't mean that in a derogatory way, but in a "let the poor creatures be dogs" way.
I used to avoid shops like the Range when DD was a toddler, because she would inevitably get bored, leading to tears, shouts and snot everywhere - not subjecting shop staff/fellow customers to that, and I think the same should apply to dogs.

I’ve also seen it happen, many times in pets at home. I don’t think I’ve ever been in there and not seen a puddle of dog pee on the floor somewhere.

Still, plenty of bones for them to dig up

Yet another reason to avoid churches.

If it's not paedo clergy, it's weirdo left-wing agitprop and now dogs for good measure.

The Pastor in Romsey Abbey brings his gorgeous dog Toby to church with him every Sunday 😍🐕

My daughter has an irrational fear of dogs. It makes shopping a misery for her.

To be fair, it is expected to see dogs in Pets at Home stores.
And of course it was staff that turned up with blue paper... why would a customer know where it is?

When I lived in Canada I was surprised to see dogs everywhere - wandering around the electronics department and such.

I have no problem with dogs, but, as a rule I agree they shouldn't be in shops (service dogs aside of course - especially since they are doing their job and always impeccably trained).

I have enough trouble with cat hair at home, I don't want to be bringing home other people's dog hair, plus my youngest is scared witless of dogs (getting better as he gets bigger and older, but TBH, I see his point - I'd be a bit wary if I came across an animal as big as me with sharp teeth wandering around too).

My puppy is a jumpy twat. Shopping with her is a nightmare and I hate it. She's perfectly happy chilling in the car for 5 mins whilst I go in and fuss all the well-behaved fur babies. When she's older (and has calmed down) then I'll take her in with me!

It's not much different to the child-afflicted using supermarkets as a family fun day out on a Saturday morning.

You have clearly never had a dog.
My dog is my family. It is just me and her.
I don't know anyone with a dog who does not consider them part of the family.

I was in Pets at Home and a woman had her dog in the queue with her and it started pissing. The woman saw it and pretended she didn't - I said cheerily (and loudly, to be honest): 'Oops - looks like you'll need some tissues!' She shot me daggers - she was clearly hoping to leave it there for some other poor bugger to slide in it. She didn't make a move either, one of the staff had to come around with the Roll of Blue Paper.

It’s the whole “he’s a member of the family” narrative that modern dog owners have bought into causing this problem. No, it is your pet, it is not a human.

Wow, UK is crazy that dogs are allowed everywhere. Where I am in Aus, where we are way too far from everything, dogs are only allowed in the local hardware store Bunnings. Some cafes as well and some breweries, but not in shopping centres, or on local transport. However I think Virgin have recently let doggie on flights which I am unsure how that’s going ! Lol

Moy mutt would never forgive me if i took them into the Range.