People who bring their dogs into pet shops ... I am in awe of you

[BlackAmericanoNoSugar]

I was in there the other day and there was a man and his dog. The man was choosing treats and the dog was just standing there, literally inches from the pigs' ears, and not grabbing at anything. I was waiting for him to just stretch out and take one, I could see he was interested, but no, just the occasional sniff. My dog would never achieve that level of self control.

Mind you I have a terrier whose brain is located in his stomach, it's not so much that he hasn't learned what I've taught him, it's more that he is only willing to consider cooperating if I have a visible treat in my hand. He does not live to serve and make me happy.

I had a collie, when we got him he would snatch food and gobble it down - clearly had to fight in a pack for his share. Did not take long to teach him to leave it until told to eat it. We started with his food bowl, said wait, and lowered the plate then told him to eat, gradually increasing the wait time so the plate wasn't snatched out of your hand. Poor thing once got forgotten sat by his bowl (think the doorbell rang and the plate put down but no command to 'Eat' given) and he was still sat by his plate drooling but not eating 20 minutes later. Such self control, wish I had it with the packet of biscuits!

I take mine and he never snatches food (terrier)
But he shit on the floor last time

@PookieDo my terrier has also had a poo on pets at home floor! Little bugger

😂😂😂 luckily for me I had my dog baby bag. This is what my family call the bag of dog things. Water tissues poo bags and treats. I was all prepared! I wiped it all up and then legged it

My daughter used to take our Goldie in with her when she worked for my parents when they owned a pet shop.
He never knicked anything.

We had a golden retriever when I was a child and he was safe to take anywhere. Having a terrier has been a slight shock to the system though. He does wait until he's told to eat any food or treats, but if there's anything within grabbing distance and he isn't specifically told to wait then he'd have it. And I know from experience that he will eat until he almost pops (baked loads of biscuits for school fete and foolishly left them overnight where I was sure he couldn't reach them. He looked pregnant for several days).

My dog has never peed in a pet shop.he did however grab a container of live crickets off the shelf once

Used to take my greyhound out into Pets at Home doing charity collections - she was fine with it, but the staff member who decided to sit the greyhound rescue charity directly in front of the rabbit section wasn't the sharpest of thinkers that day!

I read this thread this morning and was chuffed that long dog doesn’t wee in the shops.

But his afternoon we went to a garden centre and he pooed! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

To be fair, it was the outside plant section, so I understand why he thought it was ok. But still! 🤦🏻‍♀️