WHY THE F#:K IS IT...

[hurley842002]

However full disclosure I generally hate dogs anyways...so. Also cats.

I thought I was the only one on the forum..

[earplug]

Statists love rules. To much liberty screws with them.

[copfish]

Having to deal with this on a daily basis, I found this web site a good resource. I love dogs, but they are dogs. They don't belong in restaurants or grocery stores. Asshole owners should be fined and placed in stocks for public shaming.

[funkymonkey1111]

We had one at the office I work at. Dummy bought a service dog vest and claimed it as such. The dog was no service animal. Jumped on people and was nippy.

I told the guy to control his pet many times and he would get angry for me calling it a pet. I then told him if his pet jumped on me or nipped at my that would be the end of his pet right then and there. No warning, I would just shoot it. His pet hasn't been back in a while and will not be.

HR had it under review and determined it or he wasn't qualified for said service pet.

I can't stand these pets in stores. The stores have no power for fear of coming in conflict with ADA rules. But what about employees or other patrons who may be allergic or fearful of dogs. True service dogs are well behaved and you don't notice them.

I think I am going to claim my handgun a service device. If i dont have it i get great uncontrollable anxiety and calm down by knowing I have. Why are the two pieces of property treated differently? Mine I well behave and is rarely seen, the other, not so much, plus it's dirty, brings bugs, attacks on its own, ect...

Look out, we've got a badass amongst us

[Great-Kazoo]

Edit: I missed Fitz's post above.

I could be wrong here, but I believe that it's against the law to even ask if an animal is a service animal or not. Maybe that's just our corporate policy, but I've worked at a few casinos and it was the same deal at all of them.

"Don't ask. If the animal isn't housebroken or is aggressive toward other people, tell the person to remove the animal from the property. Otherwise, let them stay."

Not so much a law, more of an unwritten rule for the hospitality industry. Trying to get an ADA room AND abletohave "pets" is impossible. Till one of the people i spoke with while making reservations explained it. He said if you say you'd like apet friendly roomyou'll be declined. Tell them you ave a service dog and GTG. I asked how can you do that , don't you require verification? Oh no sir that would cause all sorts of legal problems. Thanks to our litigious society and business afraid to offend anyone

[CS1983]

I thought I was the only one on the forum..

Count me in. My general dislike of cats stems from a cat lady grandmother combined with my severe allergies to them. I'm not so allergic to dogs, but I can't stand the way they smell.

If dogs didn't stink and were hypoallergenic, I'd be down. Thankfully, my wife is highly allergic. Even being around someone who has a cat or dog can cause her breathing problems and potentially an asthma attack. One less idiotic expense and emotional issue to deal with, being unable to have pets.

The worst is when people at work smell like cat piss. How one doesn't notice that, I have no idea.

[Lars]

I guess I'm one of those self centered assholes, but I take my dog with me to Home Depot and jax, and sportsmans warehouse. Those are the only places that she goes with me. She is always on a leash even though she minds better than 99% of the kids and is better mannered that most adults. She does not approach anyone with out me allowing her too and all the commands I give her are visual or subtle hand cues. I don't let her approach anybody unless they ask if they can pet her and she is always right on my heel.

There are a lot of people who's dogs have no business being in public on or off a leash, the owners couldn't train a paper bag to fly in the wind, but they think their dog is well behaved.

[StagLefty]

Having been a recent employee at a Lowe's I can tell you firsthand how their all pets are okay policy sucks. Pet takes a dump inside and the owner waits until their done and then just walks away. Constant dog fights-worst ones at the checkout registers. I am a dog lover but as usual common sense has no place in today's society. LEAVE THEM AT HOME !!!!!

[Skip]

I endorse this rant and would add the wonderful dog owners who leave their anklebiters out to yap all night/morning. The medium/big dogs usually don't do this but it seems the kind of person that buys a useless oversized rat doesn't care if it barks all day/night.

My wife and I both grew up with a dog bark meaning something, so an occasional meaningful bark (stranger for example) wouldn't bother me. Hours on end is too much. People used to buy dogs that were smart or could work. Now they just want cute.

One of our neighbors has six cute yapping "fur babies."

Another neighbor has an awesome black lab that plays with all the neighborhood kids and doesn't make a peep. Keeps the bunnies out of my yard too!

[SideShow Bob]

my only gripe is I wish they wouldn't let them piss on street light bases, switch cabinets, per boxes, or anything else I have to work on.

Sheet Lex, I would bet most all the members here and even the guests have done that at one time or another........