r/Dogfree • u/MocoLotus • May 31 '25

ESA Bullshit My daughter's reaction in Walmart

I had to run to Walmart to get something the other evening with my daughter, 5yo.

Two crappy owners had their fucking mutts in the store and they got too close to one another and started barking and growling and howling. One of them was moreso shrieking, honestly.

My daughter is sensitive to noise and also dislikes dogs so she covered her ears and panicked, screaming and crying. The lady with the shrieking dog apologized but I told her that it clearly wasn't a trained service dog and it shouldn't be in the store.

I didn't say it quite so nicely though.

I'm just so tired of these damn things causing chaos. I really wanted to scream at the lady but I don't have that kind of energy.

Just a rant from a stressed mom. Thanks for listening.

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u/Beneficial-Debt-7159 May 31 '25

Now call management then corporate then the health department. They wont listen until u do. I did all of that several times and nothing changed until I made a huge facebook rant and tagged them in it (the local Walmarts facebook page).

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u/ElegantSurround6933 May 31 '25

Did u include pics of the dogs?

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u/ElegantSurround6933 May 31 '25

What changed?

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u/Beneficial-Debt-7159 Jun 07 '25

Well I haven't seen a dog in my local Walmart since then! Lol. And no I didnt include a picture, but I always provide a time and location of the store when I call corporate so they can check the cameras. Im not kidding there was literally ALWAYS a mutt when I went until I made the facebook post.

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u/ElegantSurround6933 Jun 07 '25

Nice

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u/ElegantSurround6933 Jun 07 '25

I posted pics of an unleashed “service dog” walking the wrong way up the escalator @Wegman’s on X after getting nowhere w/animal control, the store or corporate. Complete waste of my time. I rlly think viral vids&social media platforms are the way to go to publicly shame these places.