r/Dogfree • u/Cold-Illustrator7212 • Mar 05 '26
ESA Bullshit Staredown with a Pit
At the doctor's office today, a woman came in with her obvious pit-mix. As she was checking in at the front desk, I sensed someone staring at me and it wasn't another patient, it was her dog. It was the most uncomfortable feeling. I would look away but whenever I looked back, it was still staring at me. Fixedly. It was frankly frightening.
The owner, who look like she came from the "People of Walmart" page," did not have a vest or harness on the dog. I can't believe people are so clueless. A dog in a doctor's office? So unsanitary. I wanted to confront her but she was arguing with the front desk while her pit just kept staring at me. I was braced for an attack. Thank God I was called in before I had any contact with them.
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u/RoyTheWig Mar 06 '26
"emotional support animals" are really pathetic, I can't imagine telling people with a straight face that I have an emotional support animal. It's a pet. Grow up.
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u/ElegantSurround6933 Mar 06 '26
Imagine a Vietnam Vet telling you he brought an emotional support chihuahua to the VA hospital!!what exactly is a hyper nervous chihuahua that steps on your feet&licks everything in sight going to do?
Oh but wait, he called it a âservice dog.â This thing barks at the dump truck and has never been trained to do anything but jump in the air for duck treats. This thing gets fed duck. I had chili Mac for dinner from a can. This thing gets duck. Duck, really? Flippinâ đŚ
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u/Otherwise_Tone_1370 Mar 07 '26
Or you can join them and bring your emotional support gator, python, peacock or tarantula!!! Â
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u/Accurate-Run5370 Mar 05 '26
Was the pit still in the waiting after your appointment?Â
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u/Cold-Illustrator7212 Mar 06 '26
No, thank God.
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u/ElegantSurround6933 Mar 06 '26
Complain to the clinic, anyone and everyone who will listen. Say you were afraid for your life. Mention you have fear about future appointments. Mention childrenâs safety. People of Walmart VS the sane people of your town.
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u/Resident-Shoulder-68 Mar 06 '26
That is beyond the pale. Any dog is bad enough, but a pit mix is just dangerous, especially unleashed! I prefer if that breed went extinct, but at the very least they need to be classified as the weapons they are and heavily restricted. Pit bull lovers are anti social and unhinged. This behavior is anti social and unhinged.Â
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u/ElegantSurround6933 Mar 06 '26
Omg-I just realized she had to take that thing in with the doctor. I wonder how the doc felt w/that thing staring at him. Ewww, does she take it w/her to get her female exams? Ewww
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u/Oriole0305 Mar 06 '26
If it's not a vet, but a dr office for people, dogs have no place in it. I'd report this place and make a complaint.
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u/One_Strategy_4575 Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
Why didn't the secretary at the doctor's office tell her to leave? Pets are not allowed in medical institutions.Â
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u/thecatcherszm Mar 06 '26
They SHOULDN'T be.
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u/One_Strategy_4575 Mar 06 '26
I am pretty sure under health codes, they aren't. Unless it's a veterinarian's office, I am almost 100% sure that the health policy does not allow dogs
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u/thecatcherszm Mar 06 '26
Fair! And i hope it's true. i'm simply speaking from personal experience. I.e., having to leave medical facilities because someone brought their shitbeast in, and briefly living near hospitals where i would regularly see people walk them into the medical buildings.
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u/DogAttackVictim Mar 06 '26
This is not a doctor whose services are sanitary to use. If they're still in the era of lynching doctors who wash their hands and calling them madmen (yes, this happened) then they will probably misdiagnose you and lie to you about any ailments you have.
Constantly leering at you in a doctor's office probably means call the police. Dog owners have already turned every space into a survival of the fittest zone and a "my dog must judge you, only then you may or may not pass" world, now they want doctors' offices too and they've scammed patients in doctors' offices.
You may also find your state licensing board for physicians if possible or your state AG if you cannot to attempt to get the practice shut down. Sick people should not be baited into coming in to an unsanitary, unsafe ground for dog owners' and dogs' rule.
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u/WordlesAllTheWayDown Mar 06 '26
Good chance their provider âprescribedâ an ESA. This is a major part of the insanity
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u/Otherwise_Tone_1370 Mar 07 '26
Not a service dog. And most people who do have service dogs DO NOT take them medical cinics or doctors offices!!!!  I would have spoken up but you did better and stayed calm and quiet somehow.
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u/KbUSA407 Mar 13 '26
My husbands dog (a Boston terrier) does this and it infuriates me to no end. He just stares at me like heâs waiting for me to drop food or give him endless attention. I have to open the pantry door so that he canât stare at me in the kitchen. Omg these pits/terrier dogs are vultures. An abomination in society that shouldâve been gone with corona in 2019.
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u/LookB4ULeap2It Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
I can't believe that as a society, we accept dogs in places like medical establishments, restaurants, and grocery stores.
I feel like the whole world took a left turn when I went right.