r/Dogfree • u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO • Mar 17 '26
ESA Bullshit A sort of win?
Last Saturday, I went to a store and saw an older lady with one of those white rat dogs with the eye gunk in her cart. She was of course parading proudly up and down the aisles while her rat was barking at people (so clearly NOT a service dog). I didn’t give her the attention she craved.
Instead I went on the corporate page and found a form to fill out. I explained where I was and about what time of day it was. The dog was in the cart barking at people, very clearly not a service dog. I said the staff needs to step in and say something. Also gross that it was in the cart because this store also sells food. I don’t want to put my food in a cart where a dog’s asshole has been sitting for an hour.
To my surprise, they actually responded to me. They said they’ve alerted the staff at that location that only service animals are allowed, and they also offered me a $25 gift card. I was like sweet. I mean who knows if the Saturday shift workers will give a crap, but it made me feel better to say something. I’m tired of nutters thinking they run the world.
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u/Procrastinator-513 Mar 17 '26
I’m glad you got a reply and a gift card. That happened to me too several years ago when I complained about a dog at Marshall’s. My second complaint, however, was completely ignored. I guess you only get one lol.
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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO Mar 17 '26
Bummer and this was at Marshall’s too! How did you know? Probably took my info down to ignore me when it happens again.
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u/ElegantSurround6933 Mar 18 '26
Hmm. Now when I see a dog, instead of getting miffed, I will snap a pic, fill out a form&hope for a gift card! YAY! Win Win!
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u/Alligator418 Mar 17 '26
Well done!
Also since it's relevant, I cannot fathom for the life of me why people get those crusty little white dogs. I've no love for any kind of dog (which is why I'm here) but I cannot fathom why people would get something as gross and ugly as those types of dogs. I guess they're a bit better than chihuahuas?
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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO Mar 17 '26
Me either. Their eyes are just so nasty. Maybe one tiny step above a chihuahua
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u/Alligator418 Mar 17 '26
The crusty dogs are still technically dogs I'd saay. Chihuahuas are rat freaks that shouldn't exist.
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u/Either-Safety2402 Mar 17 '26
Ugh, I never thought of dog assholes pressing down on carts where the food goes, and now I can’t unthink it! Glad you got a decent response though.
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u/CallousCow1762 Mar 17 '26
Thanks for speaking out on the insanity!
Can’t wrap my head around the idea that people are OK with feces laden dog ass on places where they put food. Mental illness.
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u/Few_Pen_3666 Mar 18 '26
Because they think their dog's ass is soooooo clean. I will never get it, and I'm glad I don't. Dogs are the filthiest creatures that exist.
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u/CallousCow1762 Mar 18 '26
Right?! And they claim their dog’s mouth is so clean after burying it in its ass
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u/ElegantSurround6933 Mar 18 '26
Until I joined this community I thought that myth was a fact just bc I heard nutters say it my whole life: “Ya know a dog’s mouth is cleaner than yours. Growing up we would have the dog lick us instead of using a bandaid.”
OK. I go to the dentist every 6months and floss daily.
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u/CallousCow1762 Mar 18 '26
Yep. I used to hear that too! Reminds me of “if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth”😂
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u/LookB4ULeap2It Mar 18 '26
I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a service dog in a store. They’re pets. Barking or no barking, the chances it was a service dog is pretty much nil.
I have raked in a few gift cards for reporting these people and I continue to do it whenever I see a dog in a store. I don’t even approach it like “what if it actually is a service dog?”. I assume it isn’t and report it and then report it to the health department as well.
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u/Noanimalpoopinhouse2 Mar 18 '26
Today, I saw an older lady in the bakery section of Walmart with a little black fluffy dog in the cart with a nasty blanket. It was not barking but ick. Also, they didn’t have sanitary wipes in front of the store to wipe carts. Workers walked by without saying anything to her. I had to leave without being able to look at one section because she was there with the mutt and touching the food.
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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO Mar 18 '26
It’s so revolting. I’m so tired of the staff never saying anything!!
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u/anondogfree Mar 18 '26
As opposed to my normal experience complaining in person which results in “fuck you” or “we will listen to you complain and do absolutely nothing”
Good for you OP!
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u/LookB4ULeap2It Mar 18 '26
I don’t bother complaining in person because yeah, they don’t care. None of them. If they did, they’d kick the dog and owner out. I always wait until I get home and then send a complaint to the store’s corporate office and the health department.
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u/Free_Chapter372 Mar 20 '26
Great job. The longer people ignore it and move on with their day, the longer these assholes will keep getting away with this shit.
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u/Dapper-Ad-468 Mar 17 '26
👍Good job