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Dogs in a clothes shop

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BrilliantBetty · 08/11/2026 17:22

I went into a boutique clothes shop today. A woman shopping there had taken her two medium sized dogs into the small shop. The dogs were well behaved but as they moved around were brushing into some of the longer items of clothing, it’s a small shop and not adequately spaced apart at the best of times. I passed her two times and each time we all had to squeeze past, the dogs having to back into the items a bit as well. I wouldn’t want to buy a dress or a pair of trousers with unknown dog hair already on them. What if people are allergic. Seemed really weird and gone too far with being accommodating to dog owners.
AIBU here?

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Newmeagain · 08/11/2026 17:26

It’s definitely not a good idea. But as someone said on another thread, I think a lot of businesses feel under pressure to be “dog friendly”.

MidnightPatrol · 08/11/2026 17:31

Doesn’t bother me.

All sorts of grotty people and kids might have touched stuff in the shops.

I saw a kid yesterday ramming soft toys from a Christmas display into his mouth. Gross.

Lydia8026 · 08/11/2026 18:16

Primark allows dogs and there’s no issues though granted this sounds like it was a lot more upmarket than Primark! It’s up to the shop owner/manager. Some dogs don’t moult and some don’t trigger allergies. Vote with your feet!

Trottersup · 08/11/2026 18:18

My dog would cock his leg if I took him into a shop. I can't believe people do it.

WitchesBritches · 08/11/2026 18:18

Not your shop not your choice.

Your choice is to not go into the shop if you don't like it.

PressedThistle · 08/11/2026 18:30

It's absolutely gross. Some of the charity shops near me let dogs in, I don't go to those ones any more.

Hatty65 · 08/11/2026 18:33

I don't like dogs in shops at all. And I've been a dog owner all my days.

Take your dog on a proper, dog friendly walk. In parks, fields, outdoor spaces. Don't drag the poor bugger round the shops with you. It's no fun for them.

vodkaredbullgirl · 08/11/2026 18:34

Oh have I missed these posts 😊

Newbathnohotwater · 08/11/2026 18:36

I have an assistance dog. He’s allowed anywhere I go. Not sorry that I take him into clothes shops on occasion.

Somewherenorthofhere · 08/11/2026 18:36

Well I suppose it's a change from the coffee shops version of this thread.....

People will have varying opinions but I can only imagine the owner has crunched the numbers and believes being dog friendly is more profitable. Or maybe s/he just likes dogs. Who knows.

Againtwo · 08/11/2026 18:37

Liberty’s is dog friendly. So is Selfridges so long as they are carried on the escalators…

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 08/11/2026 18:44

I count myself as an animal lover but i'm totally fed up of dog owners taking their dogs into shops. Obviously guide dogs should be an exception but why should customers have to put up with dogs in shops other wise ? The hygiene implications are horrendous.
What a mad society we live in.

Newbathnohotwater · 08/11/2026 18:47

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 08/11/2026 18:44

I count myself as an animal lover but i'm totally fed up of dog owners taking their dogs into shops. Obviously guide dogs should be an exception but why should customers have to put up with dogs in shops other wise ? The hygiene implications are horrendous.
What a mad society we live in.

My dog isn’t a guide dog. There are more than guide dogs that are assistance dogs fyi.

Allseeingallknowing · 08/11/2026 18:58

Trottersup · 08/11/2026 18:18

My dog would cock his leg if I took him into a shop. I can't believe people do it.

My husband never cocks his leg in a shop!

Empress13 · 08/11/2026 19:08

Trottersup · 08/11/2026 18:18

My dog would cock his leg if I took him into a shop. I can't believe people do it.

Mine too and he’s a big dog can you imagine the shame 😳 I can’t believe people take their dogs clothes shopping tbh

FairyInTheMossGarden · 08/11/2026 19:13

Somewhere in the depths of the internet someone decided that it's about time to drop a new tranche of the oft repeated dogs with plates, dogs in cafes, dog fur in shops threads.

RowsOfFlowers · 08/11/2026 19:14

I’m sure this is the least of your worries in 2026… Jesus wept

FairyInTheMossGarden · 08/11/2026 19:18

Aren't you the OP thinking of getting two cats?

Popfan · 08/11/2026 19:20

I was actually in Primark yesterday and a dog cocked it's leg up a column in the shop. So gross. Why people feel the need to take their dogs out shopping I just don't understand. Why do shops allow it?!

HermioneWeasley · 08/11/2026 19:33

It’s disgusting and completely unnecessary with the exception of guide dogs

Newbathnohotwater · 08/11/2026 19:37

HermioneWeasley · 08/11/2026 19:33

It’s disgusting and completely unnecessary with the exception of guide dogs

PLEASE can you recognise that there are various types of assistance dogs, not just guide dogs.

My dog is a properly trained assistance dog, he sat a test and he’s legally allowed to accompany me everywhere.

he has a harness that indicates he is a service dog but he is NOT a guide dog because I am not sight impaired.

Funnywonder · 08/11/2026 19:37

RowsOfFlowers · 08/11/2026 19:14

I’m sure this is the least of your worries in 2026… Jesus wept

Pretty big worry for some. My DP is highly allergic and often struggles to breathe when he comes into contact with dog dander. DS1 is also allergic, but just swollen eyeballs, a rash, sneezing and a streaming nose. At least he can breathe. Jesus would surely shed a wee tear in 2026 if he had any empathy at all.

CaptainMyCaptain · 08/11/2026 19:38

Trottersup · 08/11/2026 18:18

My dog would cock his leg if I took him into a shop. I can't believe people do it.

My dog wouldn't. Most dogs know the difference between inside and outside

Soontoomuch · 08/11/2026 19:40

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So no hearing dogs for the deaf.

no epilepsy warning dogs.

no dogs trained to pick things up, carry things for a disabled person.