My rant for the day-carrying small dogs

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:12 am

fel bautista wrote:Is this a new, happening thing?? Can't small animals walk in L.A. any more?

Duuuude, it's, like, L.A. right? Hellllllllo?

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:38 am

There's nothing new about it. It just comes and goes into fashion every once in a while. These pocket things have been around for many years. I would take a golden retriever over them any day.

djm

CHasR · Post by **CHasR** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:45 am

When I was in college(hard to believe, eh) there was a young lady who insisted (and this is true...) on attending classes accompanied by her macaw, perched on shoulder.
OK, it was an art school...but still... we're talking parrot food in her pockets, poop rag on her shoulder, and (I guess...) typical bird behavior in all its primal splendor.
Thankfully, she only lasted one semester.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:57 am

I think if you had one of those little tiny dogs on a leash and it was walking around where quite a few people were also walking, it might get stepped on. Some of those tiny dogs seem pretty nervous too, probably for good reason, and maybe the owners carry them when there are a lot of people around to keep them from going off the deep end. Or maybe in a store, the little dog could accidentally get crushed by the door closing on it. Oh, the poor little things!

I hadn't realized people actually bought outfits for them however.
I can see little sweaters or coats to keep them warm, but it seems like the
dress thing is going a little too far. It's kind of cute though

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emmline · Post by **emmline** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:12 am

It would be really hard not to pee on this. I mean, for the doggie. I could resist.

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:21 am

Cynth wrote:I hadn't realized people actually bought outfits for them however.

One of my kids picked up an outfit at target (their dog clothes are cuter than their people clothes) & stuffed one of our Labs into it. It's hard enough for a Lab to look dignified with those floppy ears and cow-eyes but stuff her into a dinosaur costume and it's downright embarassing. I swear the other dogs were laughing at her.

Seriously, though there are health regs that prohibit animals in places where food is being sold, prepared or served for human consumption. There is is an exception for service dogs. We learned about it when we went through training for a restaurant I worked at in high school. Nowadays, training like that would be rare.....

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:39 am

When we were camping last summer, there were these two ladies that each had a couple of those little dogs. One day, they came walking past our campsite, with the dogs in little strollers. My kids just stared at them as they went by (nicely stared...they did say hello as well

). After they were out of earshot, one of the older ones asked me why on earth someone would put a dog into a stroller ? I suppose you had to be there, but I was in hysterics over the whole thing.

missy · Post by **missy** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:56 am

oh - izz - you reminded me of something.

I worked at an amusement park in high school and college - part of that time in one of the souvenier shops. There was a very popular ride next to the shop that, at least the first year, the wait would often be over 2 hours.
One hot July day, a couple comes in with one of the park's rented strollers with a pug sitting in it. They position the stroller under one of the air conditioner vents, and tell us "If she wakes up, just say "sit Suzy" and go off to wait on the ride.
She was actually a good dog - just sat there and watch for 2 hours until the people came back.

The park no longer allows animals (except service ones) - there's a kennel at the front gate.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:12 am

I see this all of the time in Arizona. We are occupied by a lot of what we call "snow birds" who live here during the winter months when it's extremely tame compared to other states and then they move somewhere cooler in the summer when it becomes similar to hell here.
It's just as common to see an elderly woman with a little yapper as it is to see her with a husband or gentleman friend. They take them everywhere because it really is their "companion". When I used to work in retail stores some of the regulars would come in and "introduce" their companions to the employees and would expect you to remember the pups name next time they came in... these dogs really were thier life and they'd take them anywhere they went whether a grocery store, sandwich shop or clothing outlet. Our store had a sign out front that specified only service animals were alowed in but the managers usually had the heart to leave them be as long as we didn't find any "presents" in the aisles or shopping carts that they sat in while "mommy" shopped.

hyldemoer · Post by **hyldemoer** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:25 am

Lambchop wrote: A few weeks ago in Petsmart -- where I realize they're encouraged

Be very careful of purchasing anything from any of the pet store that allows people to bring their dogs into the store.

Yes, there usually is an "accident" station somewhere in the aisles to supply dog owners with free items that can be used to clean up after their dog's "accidents"
but you'll also notice that many of the "accidents" happen at the corners of the aisles and often times absolutely no attempt has been made to clean up the "accident".

If you must shop at one of those stores, choose products stacked above "accident" level
especially if you're shopping for kitty stuff.

Dogs in restaurants? I've seen it in Europe (and cats in Africa, but they were working)
but never in the USA.
In the states I have seen lap dogs sitting in special cloth containers on their "mommies" laps while at the hair dressers while their "mommies" discuss which special food they feed their "baby" so its poop is easier to pick up.
This is nothing new.

I don't think these are the same dogs that are marking the pet store aisles.

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:06 pm

[/quote](and cats in Africa, but they were working)
I don't think these are the same dogs that are marking the pet store aisles.[/quote]

Working cats- isn't that an oxymoron? Care to elaborate?

Post by **Nanohedron** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:16 pm

springrobin wrote:
(and cats in Africa, but they were working)
Working cats- isn't that an oxymoron? Care to elaborate?

Mousers.

harpmaker · Post by **harpmaker** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:32 pm

Caption:

Get this thing off me right now or kiss those new shoes goodbye!!!"

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:38 pm

DO...NOT...WANT!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:42 pm

Tyler Morris wrote:
DO...NOT...WANT!

And that's probably a boy dog.

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