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

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FlimsyMimsy · 16/03/2026 07:56

Coleen Rooney apparently has a new range in Primark. I saw the start of a video by someone who fancies herself as an influencer checking it out with her Cavapoo. Since when are dogs allowed in Primark that aren't assistance dogs? Is it crazy to think dogs are now ubiquitous?

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Lomonald · 16/03/2026 08:51

Mydogisagentleman · 16/03/2026 08:30

I wouldn't take my dog anywhere that he could pee.
YANBU

My dog would definitely pee in primark. There is an outlet near me that allows dog i took him into mountain warehouse as a puppy he peed so we left, never taken him into a shop again.

Ithinkofawittyusernamethenforgetit · 16/03/2026 08:47

I was in Sostrene Grene yesterday and a dog was sniffing every product on the lowest shelf. Also was eating my Christmas dinner in a restaurant, woman behind me was cuddling her dog with its head over her shoulder - meaning its nose was nearly touching my hair. I did have to say, do you mind? But she didn’t know what I was referring to.

HermioneWeasley · 16/03/2026 08:45

I hate it. I have an allergy and the thought of of dogs brushing against clothes and home wares makes me feel itchy.

i can’t believe it’s any fun for the dogs either.

FlimsyMimsy · 16/03/2026 08:43

I find it strange. I don't have a dog and I don't want one, and I like certain dogs if I know them and if they're cute and well-behaved. If I was a dog person, I'd take it out on proper walks, and take it into cafes and pubs if it was a long walk and they were catered for, but shopping? It feels odd, and it feels even odder to take it into a shopping centre or a fashion outlet.

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ExtraOnions · 16/03/2026 08:39

Dogs are allowed everywhere now … they have the status of Human Children, and can therefore go in every Shop, Cafe, Pub and Restaurant.

Remember not to complain, and feel truly honoured when the Dog runs up to you, as the Dog has number 1 priority.

Someone will shortly be along to tell you how Dogs behave better than Children, or that the “anxious” dog can’t be left alone (..but don’t say “it’s because you have never trained it to be alone”)

Always be delighted to see the dog … tough luck if you have an allergy by the way, it’s your fault, you can’t expect Shops, Cafe’s, Pubs, Restaurants to cater for an allergy.

Whatever you do, don’t remind anyone that, until recently, Dogs stopped at home when people went out, and they were perfectly fine. The homes of the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s were not filled with stressed and anxious dogs.

Mydogisagentleman · 16/03/2026 08:30

I wouldn't take my dog anywhere that he could pee.
YANBU

Rocknrollstar · 16/03/2026 08:22

We live near Brent Cross and dogs are allowed every where in the complex.