Was asked to leave a shop today because of 'hygiene'

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Took my dog for a walk this morning and went via the local town as had to get a few things. Went into one shop with dog - big welcome and fuss made of .

Went into local small branch of well know chemist (no no dogs sign and nowhere to tie her up outside) wandering up aisle to get one thing when shop assistant told me that I could not have dog in there , I asked why and she said 'hygiene' .

I wish shop owners / retailers would get their facts right about dogs in shops - funny how my dog is allowed in pubs and some cafes round here.

I know it is at their discretion but spouting 'Hygiene' reasons is really annoying when with well behaved and trained dog.

[ShatnersBassoon]

Why haven't you taken the dog into a supermarket?

[McKayz]

It is hygiene issue though. You take your dog into a clothes shop, dog gets hair on clothes, allergic/asthmatic person tries on clothes and gets ill.

I think it is selfish on your part.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

If a clothes shop allows dogs in - is that my fault ?

[slambang]

Yes OP as you've acknowledged YABU.

But, on a similar vein I took my dog inside a small ipad/ Apple repair shop last week for similar reasons (raining, nowhere to tie up outside and shop the size of a box room). I stood on the door mat with dog and asked if it was OK to bring dog in.

Before ipad man could answer - dog did a gigantic long-haired doggy coat shake and sprayed doggy rain water across every surface in the shop (all his prisine white shiny walls and glossy shelves). He looked very and I was mortified. I tried to wipe a few shelves with my coat sleeve but ipad man looked incandescent by that stage and I thought it best to beat a hasty retreat.

So moral of the story - dogs in shops don't go.

[Greensleeves]

FGS you say you are wrong and then carry on complaining that it's not fair

my 8yo is growing out of that.

They don't need an excuse.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Why haven't you taken the dog into a supermarket - won't fit in the child seat of the trolley

[TwelveLeggedWalk]

I think OP must live somewhere a bit like I do, very dog-friendly around here. GiantPuppy is very welcome (someitmes more than us ) at at least 3 or 4 of our local pubs, there is a lovely bistro place nearby which positively welcomes dogs day or night, and a nice coffee shop & cafe which has a dog of its own padding around so - assuming they'd get on - I'm confident he'd be welcome there too.
The food shops have dog hitches outside and it's very common to see dogs waiting outside. They are welcome in a surprising number of other shops around here too - I tend not to take ours in just because he is SO big and hairy he tends to brush into things, but when he was a pup he was welcomed into many places.

[Booyhoo]

i am that anyone would feel so entitled to bring a non assistance dog into a shop and get pissed off about the very logical reason for why it isn't permitted. especially in a chemist where there may be sick people!

and i am a dog owner. either leave him at home or dont go shopping with him.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Now even I wouldn't think of taking a wet dog into a shop !

[ChickensHaveNoEyebrows]

Sorry about the anal gland thing. I forget that other people don't have to contemplate such indelicacies

[McKayz]

It is your fault you decide to take the dog in. I'd never take my dog into a clothes shop even if it had a flashing neon sign saying 'dogs welcome'

I don't want to buy clothes covered in dog fur.

Also yes you have said you are in the wrong but then keep coming up with more reasons why you should be allowed to do it.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

oh god ....

[Blistory]

Chin up OP, my dog comes to work in the city centre every day and I was amazed to find so many shops allowed her in. I always ask and the answer is usually yes..... she was in Boots today and the Sony shop.

Only place I know with a stated banned policy is the shopping mall in town. I think most people assume they're banned because they just don't see it all that often.

[magentastardust]

Why are you annoyed at the pharmacist for making the hygiene 'excuse ' though?
I think Hygiene is a valid reason-even if you weren't near the pharmacy end of the shop other customers with allergies etc may have been in the same bit if the shop as you.
Hair, drooling, muddy paws -its all hygiene.

Just because your local cafe and Pub let dogs in just means that they aren't that fussed about hygiene not that the chemist is making up an excuse. The chemist is correct.

We owned a pet shop when I was younger and dogs were more than welcome to come in , get water etc but they obviously sniffed around had a nosy, had a scratch, shake off wet fur , shed hair make muddy footprints , lick everyone's hands etc -which was fine as were a pet shop and expected that but I wouldn't have wanted that if I owned a chemist or cafe or clothes shop.

I am trying to wrack my brains and again apart from pet shops and outside sitting areas at cafes I can't think of shops that I ever been in where dogs have been brought inside?

[Blistory]

Sorry, she doesn't come to work, she comes with me while I work

[Dirtymistress]

I manage a bookshop and people are very welcome to bring their dogs in. Whilst I don't think it's the norm to take your dog shopping, some towns are very dog friendly and I happen to live in one of them. My dogs don't like to go shopping which is why I don't take them. They prefer to chase rabbits and hump elderly labradors. Stop giving the OP such a hard time. Jeez. I get plenty of people coming in and dropping their sausage rolls/used tissues etc on the floor. We have had some seriously stinky people in. And mothers who don't trouble themselves to change their kids nappies and let them run around spreading poo fumes. Dogs are quite often the cleanest customers though they don't seem to spend much.

[catladycourtney1]

I have to say, I used to work in a cafe where dogs were allowed in. I never once saw a dog damage or soil anything. But it was pretty common for the human customers to pour salt and pepper all over the tables, pick holes in the seat cushions, draw on things, bend and rip the menus, stick their chewing gum wherever they fancied, and piss themselves and sit there in it. And I appreciate that young children can't always help it, but I'm sure throwing up all over the table is a lot less hygienic than a dog simply being present.

I'm not saying people should be allowed to take their potentially untrained dogs into all shops, I'm sure that would cause a lot of problems. But I don't really buy the "all dogs are filthy" thing.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Hair, drooling, muddy paws -its all hygiene

Toddlers - snotty noses, fingers up nose , muddy boots, babies drooling 'cause they're teething, touching items they shouldn't - it's all hygiene.

Really couldn't resist that one .

[ENSMUM]

Wow! I can't believe how few of you have seen dogs in shops. I would generally assume it's ok where there isn't a sign saying no dogs. If no dogs is the default, why do shops feel the need to put "no dogs" signs up? However, if asked to take dog out I wouldn't have a problem with that. Pub/cafe I would usually ask before taking dog in.

[blondiedollface]

Having worked in a Clothes shop I have politely asked many people to keep their dogs outside. It is vile to allow a creature that malts, sniffs other animals shit and licks it's own arse to be anywhere near new clothes that people are presuming they will buy clean and shit-free.

[Greensleeves]

Toddlers are people, OP. That's the distinction that seems to be giving you trouble.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Would you stop a guide dog coming into your clothes shop then - because they also lick their own arse.

[ShakeWellBeforeOpening]

Toddlers are people, OP and extremely unhygienic .

[Greensleeves]

Guide dogs have special status because they are needed. How can you not understand the difference?

[ENSMUM]

Op, I don't think the comparison with guide dogs is relevant as they are necessary for their owners to be able to go in, whereas pets are not