Can I take a puppy into a shop?

[manzolini]

A non-food shop so like matalan, new look, next etc as long as she is in a sling and doesn't touch the floor?

Yes I believe you are allowed. People are so miserable, it's really good to have puppies in slings before they have had their jabs as its great for them to get used to being out and about. Some shops won't allow it but most do.

I work in a dog friendly shop and it's the best part of the day when someone brings a dog in 😁

If a shop allows non-assistance dogs then it's perfectly acceptable for people to take dogs into that shop. It doesn't matter whether they're taking them for convenience, for socialisation, or just because.

If you don't like it then your options are to complain to the shop or shop elsewhere. But people taking their dogs into e.g. John Lewis aren't doing anything wrong.

I would LOVE it if dogs were allowed in all shops! The more dogs I see to fuss over, the better💕

I don't have a dog, but sometimes there's a chap with a couple of collies on my morning commute and one of them is the softest sweetest thing, she makes my day!

Around here, you can include:

DIY shops
Clothing shops
All cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants
Newsagents
The Post Office
The MOT garage
The second hand car dealership
The travel agents

And I'm sure many more - much to the horror of most of Mumsnet, I'm sure 😉

You’re terrified of a tiny puppy in a sling? What do you think might happen?

Our local garden centre (which is massive and much more than “just” a garden centre) has more dogs than people at times

I hate all this sudden need for dogs to be allowed everywhere. There's absolutely no need. They are animals not humans. The trend for treating animals like humans leads to behavioural issues.
There's no need to 'socialise' your dog in a shop at all. That can e done in outside areas or somewhere more appropriate, it's all about your want not the dogs need.
I say this as a dog owner. Actually I have 2 dogs (one of which is a puppy) and neither have ever been in a shop. They are gundogs that do what they are supposed to do. No treating like humans here.

Never in a million bloody years would I consider tying my dog up outside a shop! You are asking for trouble! Do you not read the news! I thought all dog owners knew this it will get stolen

Precisely. It's up to individual businesses.

But I think it's also reasonable for people to take the risk. There was a small Tesco near where I lived previously - which was also close to the park I'd take the dog. I assumed, as a Tesco, dogs not allowed so never brought him in. But one day, I saw someone in there carrying a small dog while they picked up a few bits.

So the next time, I asked if I could bring my dog in (in my arms). The answer was yes. It meant I was able to pick up some groceries when out for a dog walk and made things much more convenient.

@ShirleyPhallus it might jump out and savage her neck.

John Lewis and Homebase are dog friendly

Can you back up your claim that dogs being in shops/pubs/restaurants/cafes leads to behavioural problems?

In my experience, the single thing most likely to create behavioural problems is a dog being bored and alone for too long. The next biggest thing is lack of training and boundaries.

In my experience, dogs in shops have been well trained, and obviously benefit from being out and about as opposed to left alone to get bored and anxious.

If you leave it much longer than that there can be issues settling in it's new home as it will have formed a deeper attachment to the home it came from. So if you're taking an older puppy it can be more distressing, it can have problems feeding, sleeping and getting used to the new home. So the recommended age to rehome a pup is 8 to 10 weeks and no older.

Our dog needs 24hr care due to health, so being able to nip in to a shop when needed that allows dogs is great for us.

Oh it's so annoying. As a shop owner it is so irritating. Even if you think it's a baby, the fact it's a dog, with dog hair, the smell, the sniffing products etc is still very apparent. And people bringing their baby small dogs in only escalates

Yes, there are a lot of shops that will allow dogs in if you ask. John Lewis, Wilkos and many other high street shops allow dogs in without you having to even ask. Costa is also trialling it where I live.

Even more so if the blanket gets peed or pooed on.
Euwww.

Manzolini

Please don't ever tie her up unattended, dog theft is rife and getting worse.
Its heartbreaking for the people who never find their precious dogs again.

Yes I’m a massive dog lover have two guard breeds! But I wouldn’t take any of mine out in a sling when they were puppies! They were at home until after their inoculations.

Thats all you needed to do

I agree with this.

Plus dog dander triggers my asthma

Well I adore doggies! and have a beautiful girl of my own .I would be delighted to see a cute puppy. In fact a lady in the fuel station had brought her little pup in. Cue lots of stroking and cooing from customers .Most Garden Centres allow them .TBH I have seen dogs at the Shopping Centre ,I would chance it I think .If approached negatively by staff ,Just apologise and go outside .

I know plenty of people who are terrified of spiders and pretty sure that they are smaller than a puppy. What do they think is going to happen?

A phobia is not something that can be controlled and most people with phobias understand it is not always rationale but they can not help it.