Church should be restricted to dogma only.
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You, my dear, win the prize for best internet post of the day. 
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I first typed “…dogma and catechism…,” but didn’t want to stray too far off topic. 
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Our farmer’s market allows leashed dogs. In fact, a very popular dog rescue sets up there all the time. There are tally a few tables that sell only dog products.
A relative of mine was attacked by a large unleash dog in her driveway. It was visiting her neighbor ( the daughter’s untrained dog) got out of the house and tore a chunk of flesh out of her calf and tore into her hands. Luckily her H was close by, heard her screaming and with the help of the neighbor got the dog away. If she had fallen she’d be dead.
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I don’t think it’s a size thing. The first dog I ever encountered in a restaurant in France was a Great Dane, and we had two Border Collies at a nearby table just this week. But, you’re right, although we see lots of German Shepherd/Malinois and pitties when we are out walking, we don’t see them much in shops and restaurants. I think people are just exercising good judgment, and that’s what makes it work here.
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When we lived in California in the San Gabriel foothills, D1 observed a coyote doing the same thing in downtown Monrovia on her way home from work one morning.
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The fox around here do it.
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It’s still true. I flew my cat on a cross country trip a year during the end of covid (2022). I booked my flight, reserved a pet space and paid the fee. My cat was stowed and quiet until the attendant tried to seat a late arriving woman with dog in the empty seat next to me. (In violation of the airlines own policies about number of pets…)
My cat started growling and the attendant quickly moved the woman with the dog. The attendant hadn’t realized there was cat under the seat.
However, the woman seat in the row in front of me heard the discussion about the cat and started loudly complaining she was allergic to cats and insisted I be moved to the very back of the plane (I was in first class). The attendant offered to move the woman (and her husband) to elsewhere in the plane, but she refused and kept loudly insisting I had be moved. The attendant asked if the woman had registered her allergy when booking her flight and she said no. The attendant said in that case there was nothing else she could do. I had a right to stay in my seat. The woman insisted that a supervisor come on the plane to move me…and in general raised enough of a fuss the plane’s departure was delayed almost 20 minutes. Finally the woman was given a choice of getting off the plane and being rebooked onto the next available flight to her destination–or staying where she was.
She stayed on the plane, complaining loudly the whole time.
I will note that this happened when masking was still mandatory on planes—and neither she nor her husband wore their masks even though an attendant asked them to. Repeatedly.
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I am severly allergic to cats. I fly frequently and had no idea that a person can register an allergy. How is this done?
You have to contact customer service after you book your ticket—the same way you need to contact customer service if you want to register to bring your pet aboard the flight.
Customer service will check the flight info to see if anyone has a prior conflict and will work with you. I know that once my SIL was bringing a cat with him when he was flying cross country to relocate and he was told he couldn’t bring the cat aboard a particular flight so they rebooked him on a different flight.
I think the rule for airlines is that if a customer has registered an allergy, the pet cannot be located within the same section as the allergic person or within X rows of the allergic person.
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Thanks. I fly frequently and had no idea. I have never flown a pet so I am unfamiliar with that procedure.
All airlines have a disability desk. I always contact them once I book my ticket and ket them know I’m flying with medical equipment and all details they want. I’m sure you do the same for allergies and medical conditions. If you call right away, you have the 24 hour window to cancel if there is any issue that would cause you to switch flights add or carriers.
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My husband flew first class on Alaska recently. The couple across the isle from him had a tiny dog in a carrier. The dog had a service animal vest. Amazingly, they were allowed to keep the dog carrier by their feet in the bulkhead row! Usually, pets would not be allowed in bulkhead rows because everything needs to be stowed away. It did not look like the dog was doing anything physically to assist either owner, and judging by the amount of free alcohol the couple consumed, they were not that worried about their health. So most likely, not a service animal. But on the bright side, the dog was well behaved.
I have also seen a dog allowed in the bulkhead foot space before. This one was a large dog NOT in a carrier. Also impeccable behavior.
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How many service dogs “work” in a purse?! (Not directed at you @momofboiler1 )
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I do know one woman with schizophrenia who has a chihuahua that can fit in her purse. The service dog has been trained to help her know if things she thinks are there really are. The woman has been chided in grocery stores for having the dog with her.
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My H knew a guy who had a therapy bird. He had PTSD and the bird could sense when he was getting anxious and cuddle and coo softly at him. My H said it was impressive.
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This is a heartwarming story, and the young man is married. Schizophrenia service dogs are helpful, but hard to get. Here's why.
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Toby, our gentle and well behaved standard poodle, often goes to home improvement stores with us. He likes to gently say hello to staff and customers, and I’ve never seen any unfavorable reaction.
I would never consider taking him into Costco, but recently I saw a woman with a quite large poodle there, unleashed, and perfectly behaved. It was a sight to behold.
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The big home improvement store near my parents allows dogs - I don’t know about where I live which is a much populated metro area.
But I thought animals (except service animals) weren’t allowed in any type of place that served food - restaurants, grocery stores etc?? Maybe that was just my assumption.