AIBU to question non-assistance dogs being allowed in Primark?

Are your cats indoor cats though or do they free roam?

Stop going to primark?

Oh for goodness sake, what is with all the dog bashing threads at the moment. The attitudes on here really aren't representative of how most people are. I have just been away for a mini break/walking holiday, went into multiple shops with my dog, and no one objected/flared at us, indeed, most people were pleased to see him and approached us to say hello. He is trained to sit and wait (if trying on clothes) and walk to tight heel in shops.

If I am at home, I don't take my dog to the shops that would be ridiculous. However, when on holiday it's different. I often walk 5+ miles to get to a town/village with my dog when traveling. When I get to said town/village there are often shops that I might want to look in, and where the businesses want my custom. I have just been to the Cotswolds and most of the shops are dog friendly because they know people are on walking holidays with their dogs, and want to entice customers in. It was the same last year in Tenby. I walked miles along the coast to get there, what am I supposed to do with my dog if I want to go in a shop? This could be in touristy towns as well. E.g Stratford, York etc.

I'm really not sure if all the people saying they don't know why people take their dogs into shops are being deliberately obtuse or just don't think!

I was out for a walk around town with the dog the other day after being in the vets. I don’t get into town very often but I wouldn’t trust him not to pee in a shop as he’s never been in one but if I did I’d have been tempted!

Haha.

I’m sure you’d have exactly the same attitude if you or your own child had asthma. If they died it would just be natural selection, it wouldn’t bother you.

Doesn’t matter if they can’t breathe, so long as people have the freedom to take their dog anywhere they want.

Why do people always bring up the dogs v children thing like it’s a valid argument.

In case you haven’t noticed, young children can’t be left home alone but dogs can.
Children are vital for the survival of the human species, dogs aren’t.
(Ps I never let my children behave badly in shops or restaurants and mostly avoided taking them to such places as it’s often not the best environment for a child, or a dog).

Nothing to do with dogs being stressed or anxious... more that people love their dogs and would rather take them wherever they are going and, well, sometimes that means bringing them along to do 'life on earth' stuff like go to shops.
Oftentimes, dogs DO behave better than children. I was in a home store recently where a child was dashing around with one of those wheeled basket things crashing into everything. Parents doing nothing to stop him. I thought at the time that my pup would have just sat quietly in my arms as we walked around - but he's not allowed in.

You can’t expect others to restrict their freedom in case they run into an asthmatic though. They need to take responsibility for their own condition. Natural selection at work.

Lovely to see dogs out with their families rather than stuck at home on their own. Doesn’t matter where it is, they still have fun as long as they have been properly socialised

That doesn't surprise me. I see more dogs in John Lewis nowadays than I see in our local park.

Yes I’m sure you’d tell your asthmatic loved one to “just toughen up their immune system” wouldn’t you? It’s not like being able to breathe is vital for human survival.

No dogs except guide dogs allowed in both our local Primark stores. I know because I took mine in once and got asked to leave by the security guard. Boots also do not allow it, or Home Bargains.

"I love to see shops and restaurants full of dogs, slobbery or not."
Why?

Primark should employ Cruella de Vil as a designer for their winter wear department.

I love to see shops and restaurants full of dogs, slobbery or not. People should toughen up their immune systems if they are worried about a bit of slobber or fur.

This is perfection.

Well at the store I was at I think there were these claims with a pug but they still asked her to leave.

I have twice taken my tiny dog into John Lewis, but I can easily carry her. I wouldn’t take my anxious old dog, nor DD’s Labrador. On mess, though, I have recently seen two children aged perhaps 5 and 3 eating ice cream cones while the woman browsed clothes rails, and both children deliberately wiped their hands and faces on the sleeves of a rail of jumpers, after dripping ice cream and bits of wafer all over the floor.

I didn’t say anything, other people noticed and perhaps someone else alerted staff (or the woman).

All dogs smell, especially when they’re wet. You’ve just become blind to the smell. If you have even 2 or 3 dogs in an enclosed space like a pub or a restaurant on a wet day, the place will reek.

And, yes, I’m sure your dog drools and slobbers.

Having seen an emotional assistance cat in M&S Food Hall at Christmas, I would say that sanity has left the building

It really does amaze me how full of dogs the London shops are. And now restaurants too.

Including the club lounge in a couple of very nice hotels. It would just never occur to me to take my dogs in, or that they’d be allowed, but clearly they are.

Saw a dog in Zara too….

Thank you, that's genuinely helpful!

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