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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.
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My dog is very much not a fashion accessory. I couldn’t be as independent as I am without him. He is well trained. He alerts me to noise as I’m losing my hearing. And he picks things up for me and brings me things. He has never cocked his leg in a shop. He is there to assist me and he does his job well.

you are abelist.

MandemChickenShop · 08/11/2026 19:45

if I don't take my dog with me I end but getting the wrong size. especially shoes and that's gets expensive because he needs 2 pairs each bloody time, and his feet never seem to stop bloody growing. it's so annoying

Empress13 · 08/11/2026 19:50

CaptainMyCaptain · 08/11/2026 19:38

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

Don’t you understand why dogs cock their legs its scent marking nothing to do with being naughty. If in a strange place they will do it out of anxiety marking the their territory so to speak

CaptainMyCaptain · 08/11/2026 19:52

Empress13 · 08/11/2026 19:50

Don’t you understand why dogs cock their legs its scent marking nothing to do with being naughty. If in a strange place they will do it out of anxiety marking the their territory so to speak

I didn't say anything about being naughty. She just doesn't do it indoors.

fivepastmidnight · 08/11/2026 20:22

I have no problem with dogs in shops if they are well-behaved. I wouldn't take mine, as he acts like he has never seen a human before when he sees someone new.

I'd much rather a dog than some kids and adults. The only issues I have had with any dogs is outdoors and people allowing their off the lead dogs to come up to my on the lead dog.

There are plenty of shops which don't allow dogs for you to choose from. I would defintely go to a no kids allowed shop if there were any.

WitchesBritches · 09/11/2026 18:01

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.

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YeOldeGreyhound · 09/11/2026 18:06

I have bought clothing that has had make-up and deodorant/perfume on it from people trying it on in shops, so I can not really get worked up about a bit of dog hair.
I used to have cats, and I was plastered in their fur. I probably left loads in shops too Blush

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 09/11/2026 18:13

WitchesBritches · 09/11/2026 18:01

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Are you going to explain the joke?

nuttymut · 09/11/2026 18:15

I have a dog and generally I only take him into a shop if we’re out for the day and I don’t want to leave him in the car . Occasionally we go to one of the outlets , which is a full day out , so I can’t leave him at home . A lot of the shops at the outlets are dog friendly and he gets a lot of attention from the staff and other shoppers . I do keep him away from people unless someone comes up to us .

WitchesBritches · 09/11/2026 18:22

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 09/11/2026 18:13

Are you going to explain the joke?

You need it explained??

The hygiene implications are horrendous

If anything needs explaining it's the statement you made!

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 09/11/2026 18:25

WitchesBritches · 09/11/2026 18:22

You need it explained??

The hygiene implications are horrendous

If anything needs explaining it's the statement you made!

My goodness you must live a very sheltered life if you don't know that dogs don't wear nappies.

FancyKitten · 09/11/2026 18:26

I wouldn’t go into a shop if dogs were there.

YeOldeGreyhound · 09/11/2026 18:27

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 09/11/2026 18:25

My goodness you must live a very sheltered life if you don't know that dogs don't wear nappies.

Most dogs are housetrained and know not to pee indoors.

OneZanyMintQuoter · 09/11/2026 18:30

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.

Acceptable, it not a point scoring exercise

Newbathnohotwater · 09/11/2026 18:31

Lookingforwardtospringnextyear · 09/11/2026 18:25

My goodness you must live a very sheltered life if you don't know that dogs don't wear nappies.

assistance dogs are allowed anywhere their owner goes. My dog can go anywhere I do. What hygiene implications are there?

AbsoluteHoot · 09/11/2026 18:35

I love seeing dogs in John Lewis, but do they need to be there? Absolutely not.

My dog would love all the new smells so much he’d cock his leg and piss every 10 seconds.

MidnightMeltdown · 09/11/2026 19:45

I don’t understand why people take their dogs shopping. I stood on one once coming out of a shop. It was a tiny thing and I felt bad as it yelped! However, it was in a very crowded city centre on a Saturday, and there was a teenager hanging about outside the shop with it on a long lead, and it just got under my feet.

ColinISabirthdaycake · 09/11/2026 19:51

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.

That's why I find it so weird that shops allow them in, especially clothes and soft furnishings shops. Who wants to clean up mess? They also take up so much room, especially if they are larger ones in a small shop.

I will only buy something that is hung up. Admittedly it could have been moved from a bottom row/shelf that day.

Back when ebay started it was a selling point if an item came from a pet (and smoke) free home. Now nobody cares if there are animal hairs (and potentially worse) all over new items, never mind second hand ones.

ColinISabirthdaycake · 09/11/2026 19:52

Newbathnohotwater · 09/11/2026 18:31

assistance dogs are allowed anywhere their owner goes. My dog can go anywhere I do. What hygiene implications are there?

Assistance dogs are very different and they don't pee/poo everywhere. And there aren't many of them, I think I read there are 7000 guide dogs in the UK. I rarely see one. I very occasionally see a hearing dog.

seahorsessky · 09/11/2026 19:55

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.

Agree. People are as bad! Probably worse.

RampantIvy · 09/11/2026 19:56

MidnightMeltdown · 09/11/2026 19:45

I don’t understand why people take their dogs shopping. I stood on one once coming out of a shop. It was a tiny thing and I felt bad as it yelped! However, it was in a very crowded city centre on a Saturday, and there was a teenager hanging about outside the shop with it on a long lead, and it just got under my feet.

I agree. Why on earth do people need to take their dogs shopping?

Dogs can be left at home for a couple of hours.

YeOldeGreyhound · 09/11/2026 19:58

RampantIvy · 09/11/2026 19:56

I agree. Why on earth do people need to take their dogs shopping?

Dogs can be left at home for a couple of hours.

I have taken my dog into a clothing shop, and that was because I was on holiday and not allowed to leave her alone in the accommodation.
I only took her into places she was allowed in. So I was not doing anything wrong, despite all the hand wringing on here.

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