Nobody is required to love your dog.
I know I sound like a prick.
But stop bringing them in stores.
Just last Friday, I stopped in a store and a guy in checkout has his dog and it jumps on me as I walk past them.
“Oh he just loves people” they say obliviously.
So? I’m having to go to customers and the dog got dirt streaks on the thigh of my pants.
And spare me the “if you don’t like it, don’t go in the store” bullshit.
If you can’t make it through a store without your dog, it’s not me with the issues.
I had a dog. It was a great dog. Best part of our family at times. But I expect NOBODY to have to deal with my occasionally over-excited dog, especially in a public place. I’d never have even thought of bringing a dog (I’ve seen it twice now) in a restaurant. Hell, if a person came over my house who was uncomfortable with it acting up, I’d take him in the other room.
And for those with actual service pets? You really should speak up, because the people who don’t have well trained dogs are going to lose you that privilege.
*end rant