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Dogs in shopping basket
September 22, 2025, 08:37 AM
selogicDogs in shopping basket
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Originally posted by ridewv:
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Originally posted by hberttmank:
I think if you actually need what we used to call a seeing eye dog, then yes they should be allowed in the store. But this whole support animal bullshit has got out of hand.....
I sure agree. For years our student apartments were "pet free" we openly refused tenants with pets and no one complained. Then the federal government made it so landlords cannot refuse any tenant with "an emotional animal". If we even say that we do we'll be fined and certainly sued. So all the students have to do to bring their cat, dog, whatever pet to live with them is pay for a slip from their doctor, a specialist, or can be bought on-line, and then they are protected by federal law.
As a whole, students are probably the worst ones to even have a pet. They leave in the morning for classes often not returning until late afternoon only to leave again for evening study or "social activities" to return late night.
What about people with allergies to animals? I wish at least it was like handicap regulation in that we had to set aside 1 or 2 units for "challenged tenants who require animals" and the rest could be pet and urine free.
Federal Law ( ADA ) does not grant protection to emotional support animals .
September 22, 2025, 09:37 AM
ridewvquote:
Originally posted by selogic:
Federal Law ( ADA ) does not grant protection to emotional support animals .
Not ADA, I was just referring to the fact we had to make only 3 of 27 apartments ADA compliant, not all 27. But all 27 could have "doctor slips" for emotional support animals and we'd have to comply.
You’re not allowed to deny ESA nor are you allowed to charge fees if the tenant has a letter from their doctor. They are protected by the FHA.
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September 22, 2025, 12:32 PM
parabellumIt doesn't bother me
September 22, 2025, 02:25 PM
Chowserquote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
Raise your hand if you still get the cart going fast, then jump on the bar between the rear wheels for the ride.
I'm in my 50s and I still do it.
I only take my dog to the pet store and she walks around. Never in a cart.
Not minority enough! September 22, 2025, 05:43 PM
irreverentquote:
Originally posted by selogic:
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Originally posted by ridewv:
quote:
Originally posted by hberttmank:
I think if you actually need what we used to call a seeing eye dog, then yes they should be allowed in the store. But this whole support animal bullshit has got out of hand.....
I sure agree. For years our student apartments were "pet free" we openly refused tenants with pets and no one complained. Then the federal government made it so landlords cannot refuse any tenant with "an emotional animal". If we even say that we do we'll be fined and certainly sued. So all the students have to do to bring their cat, dog, whatever pet to live with them is pay for a slip from their doctor, a specialist, or can be bought on-line, and then they are protected by federal law.
As a whole, students are probably the worst ones to even have a pet. They leave in the morning for classes often not returning until late afternoon only to leave again for evening study or "social activities" to return late night.
What about people with allergies to animals? I wish at least it was like handicap regulation in that we had to set aside 1 or 2 units for "challenged tenants who require animals" and the rest could be pet and urine free.
Federal Law ( ADA ) does not grant protection to emotional support animals .
This.
We just had someone manipulate their way into our duplex threatening with an “emotional” support dog AND cat.
Apparently, the dog only does certain emotions? The cat must cover the rest.
What a joke. Buy a house and do what you want. But if you’re going to rent, you should comply with the landlord’s requirements. If you cannot afford a place yourself, why should I allow your pet in?
I’m a total animal lover, but I’ve also seen what people do when they don’t own the property and keep pets. There’s a real reason why people don’t allow pets in their rentals or make tenants pay huge nonrefundable deposits.
They’re pigs.
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September 23, 2025, 08:37 AM
ridewvquote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
We just had someone manipulate their way into our duplex threatening with an “emotional” support dog AND cat.
Apparently, the dog only does certain emotions? The cat must cover the rest.
What a joke.....
....I’m a total animal lover, but I’ve also seen what people do when they don’t own the property and keep pets. There’s a real reason why people don’t allow pets in their rentals or make tenants pay huge nonrefundable deposits.
They’re pigs.
Yep.
It may have been enacted with good intention but now it's totally abused. The whole "landlords must accept emotional support animals" regulation needs overturned. I guess we should start emailing the FHA.
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September 23, 2025, 09:39 AM
ridewvquote:
Yep that's the one.
No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride.
October 10, 2025, 12:30 AM
Icabodquote:
Originally posted by selogic:
My favorite grocery store has a sign on the door. Service Animals are welcome. Emotional Support animals are not allowed.
A real service dog is bombproof. He stays next to his human and is always watching him. There’s no wandering, no sniffing.
When you watch fake dogs, they are all over and distracted.
What are they allowed? The management lacks the courage to confront the fake “ Is this a service dog?” “What service does it provide?” The majority of the time the fakes get over.
“ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. October 10, 2025, 01:25 AM
92fstechA few places around here actually encourage bringing well-behaved pets. Lowe's and Rural King are a couple of examples. RK even gives them a free pig ear if you bring them in. Moose likes car rides so if I'm going to one of those places sometimes I'll bring him along. But he's not coming to a restaurant, or a grocery store, or any place he's not welcome. There'd be no passing that idiot off as a "service animal" even if I wanted to, lol.
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October 10, 2025, 07:35 AM
V-TailPippi, my Corgi rescue girl, loved to go to the Credit Union with me. She would stay quietly by my side and the tellers would come out from behind the counter to interact with her and give her doggie treats.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים October 10, 2025, 12:04 PM
flesheatingvirusI have no issue SO LONG as the pet (and owner) are well behaved.
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October 10, 2025, 03:37 PM
V-TailSomething that I do NOT like: Baggers at the checkout register try to put my food items in the seat area, where babies with poopy diapers sit.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים October 10, 2025, 11:04 PM
sjtillMy wife has a master’s in microbiology and is a born catastrophizer. Nevertheless, I have to agree that seeing dogs’ anuses in shopping carts, or eating off a restaurant table, is just frigging disgusting and unhealthy.
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October 11, 2025, 06:11 AM
Georgeairquote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
….seeing dogs’ anuses in shopping carts, or eating off a restaurant table…..
I am not a vet but am pretty certain that’s not how they consume food.
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October 11, 2025, 09:56 AM
RichardCquote:
Originally posted by Chowser:
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Originally posted by trapper189:
Raise your hand if you still get the cart going fast, then jump on the bar between the rear wheels for the ride.
I'm in my 50s and I still do it.
And back 'em around the corners while going "Screeeeeeeeee."
October 14, 2025, 09:14 AM
10-96I love me some pooches, but folks taking their dogs with them everywhere has been a gripe of mine for a long while now. Ok, let me back up... Not EVERYWHERE, but hospitals. I work at a VA Hospital- the biggest one between Albuquerque and Okie City. There are way more dogs here now than I ever see at Farm & Ranch stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, vehicle tag office, drivers license office, sporting goods stores, restaurants, picture shows, gun shows, civic center stuff, or even church. I could handle a pooch at a restaurant- but at a HOSPITAL where a pretty major effort is made to keep the place clean and prevent any type of cross contamination and infections? We don't treat pediatrical nose miners, but Lord bless the little miracles of life- we love to see em, but we see almost as many little yap dogs in baby strollers as we do wee-uns.
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October 14, 2025, 10:10 AM
selogicActual Service Dogs are allowed in some areas of a Hospital by law . Common sense prevails . Emotional Support / Pets are not unless the Hospital chooses to .
October 14, 2025, 10:42 AM
10-96quote:
Common sense prevails .
No . No, it really doesn't . At least not around here . We have FAR more run of the mill yap dogs enter here than any type of actual service dog.
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October 17, 2025, 03:40 PM
selogicquote:
Originally posted by 10-96:
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Common sense prevails .
No . No, it really doesn't . At least not around here . We have FAR more run of the mill yap dogs enter here than any type of actual service dog.
Well , if the Hospital allows it ...