Today in Aldi

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a woman asked me to hold her dog at the checkout while she packed her shopping. Was I BU to say no?

The woman in front of me was unloading her trolley onto the conveyor belt with one hand and holding a dog under her other arm. Is it a pug, the one with the squashed up face? Anyway, it wasn't happy and was wriggling around.

She asked if I could hold the dog so she could pack her shopping properly in her bags. I said no. She said she couldn't put the dog on the ground because it didn't like the feel of the floor under its feet. I still said no. She then took absolutely ages making a point of packing her shopping with one hand. At the checkout. While holding a dog.

The checkout operator told her dogs were not allowed in Aldi and she replied "well that's why I'm carrying her". Nothing more was said.

I know mumsnet will probably be divided into those who would be delighted to hold a stranger's dog then pack up their loose fruit and veg. I'm not one of those people.

Would you have held her dog?

Of course it had massive separation anxiety. You hadn't trained it to be alone in the last 3 years. It's cruel to allow an animal to be dependent on you to such an extent you can't leave it alone for 45 minutes.

I agree. I love dogs and have two myself @Catpuss66 so I’m not saying this as a dog hater or something who knows nothing about dogs. I totally understand the trauma and behavioural issues being born in a puppy farm could cause but if you had her from 12 weeks that’s the normal age a puppy would leave their mum, and the key learning/socialisation window is between 3-6 months. That’s when you should’ve done the training, starting by leaving her for 2 minutes, then 5, then 10 and so forth. It sounds like you just didn’t train her and are now making excuses.

I never get this in Aldi, either. This isn't an Aldi v. Waitrose thing. It's a one batshit crazy customer thing.

Thanks for your mention I have been training since I got her. At 12weeks she had no human contact, had never been in a house.she is a happy little dog as long as I am there, not food orientated, she Wouldn’t approach men, doesn’t like people who wear hats took me a while to figure that out. Ongoing training using Julie Naismith . Getting better.

These aren’t normal dogs most are ex breeders, puppies were due to be killed. Some never recover. Even my trainer thought that, even my groomer couldn’t cope I have to be 5 mins away.

When my daughter was in primary they had to put a ban on parents bring dogs into the playground for pick up. So all those with little dogs started picking them up and carrying them in. I made a point of carrying in my massive lab and holding her to show how ridiculous those with little dogs were being lol

@Notchangingnameagain

why would you have done it then?!

Because who knows why she got herself into that predicament and I personally would have helped so she would bugger off quicker.

I don’t think anyone who wouldn’t do that was wrong though. It was weird to take a dog into Aldi.

This reminds me of someone I saw taking a dog into a children’s playground and who, when I challenged them, said things like ‘why are they not allowed’.

There’s always someone trying to read behind the rules in order to excuse breaking them. I suppose a dog in arms is slightly better than a dog on the ground, but it’s still not allowed and it’s not my job to list reasons why not (although I can think of a few).

I think I was unlucky.
I was walking past a house and the Jack Russell ran out, bit me and ran back into the garden.
Totally random.

No because it shouldn't be in the supermarket in the first place. There's a hook outside our local supermarket, ddog waits outside!

Dogs should wait outside but there are 2 reasons they don't so much now. One is that people will pay a lot of money for a specific dog and they think it might get stolen. Another is that they aren't willing to train a dog to wait. You can take a dog to a park, tie its lead to something then go behind a tree where it can't see you. Just for a second or two to begin with, then longer periods of time. Reward it if it shows patience but not if it howls.

No and frankly I wouldn’t have served her if I worked on the checkout… I’d have told her no dogs allowed even being carried and told her to get out! Cheeky entitled cow!!

None of that means you should take her in supermarkets.

I don’t

& you go back to the dog tried to a tree in the park, & it’s been stolen. Good advice. What planet are you on.

where did i say it was life or death?
fgs
chill out about people carrying dogs, no feet touching the floor, no sniffing the food - no issue