On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:08:39 -0400, Michael Trew >
wrote:

>On 6/11/2021 6:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> Is this just an Austin, Texas phenomenon, or do a lot of people in
>> other states take their obviously non-service dogs into grocery
>> stores too?
>>
>> Some dogs sit in carts or the baby seats, some get blankets to make
>> them comfy, some are being clutched to chests, some peek out of
>> purses, and even others are on 8-14 foot leashes - sometimes 2 or 3
>> wide at a time in the aisles so nobody can get past them. And any
>> number of them can be barking, yapping, or growling at other
>> customers or dogs at any given time.
>>
>> Is this just as common in others cities and states? Do you or
>> somebody you know take your non-service dog into a grocery store?
>> Why?
>>
>> -sw
>
>Never in eastern Ohio. Very, very rarely have I seen a very tiny dog in
>a purse around Pittsburgh, but it's always quite. Service dogs are a
>rare sight around here also. Some small/private stores will allow
>friends/customers to bring a dog in, or have their own dog there, but
>never a chain store, big-box store, or a grocery store.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce