Dogs in Bunnings

[daydream**believer]

So Bunnings decided it would be a good idea to allow dogs in their stores, but only well behaved ones.

"BUNNINGS Warehouse has flung open its doors to animals, confirming that customers headed to the hardware store could now bring their pets.

Operations director Michael Schneider confirmed the move this afternoon.

“As long as pets are under appropriate control, are not aggressive and do not compromise the safety of our team or customers they are welcome,’’ Mr Schneider said.

But he said staff retained the right to refuse entry to any animal.

“Assistance animals have always been and will always be allowed entry into our stores.’’

Totally ridiculous imo.

3 days after the "dog friendly" policy is put in place and a little girl is bitten on the leg

http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/bunnings-new-pet-friendly-policy-has-been-called-into-questi...

*for the record i have no issue with guide dogs and assistance dogs*

[imastawka]

Bunnings always have charities that do sausage sizzles

on the weekends.

Sausages, little kids and dogs - a disaster waiting to happen IMO

If this is their policy, they've lost me

[harley_babes_hoard]

What next. Fair enough in pet stores but cafes, hardware stores, sorry I'm against it.

Wouldn't it be a health issue,  most bunnings stores have a cafe inside.

[lurker172602]

I suppose they are trying to cater for their tradies who can't seem to go anywhere without their dogs in tow, but no I don't think it's necessary in the warehouse itself.  Maybe okay out in the timber/trade area when they might be in the ute or something.

[crystal**flake]

Why couldn't this owner look after it damn dog?

Again, one rotten apple ruins it for all.

[raptor_rebooted]

well, its a start.

we're slowly catching up with the

rest of the world.

[daydream**believer]

Sorry Julia, but i hope we never ever catch up to anything even close to those pictures

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@crystal**flake wrote:

Why couldn't this owner look after it damn dog?

Again, one rotten apple ruins it for all.

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how about the mother teaching the 

child not to pat strangers' dogs? 

this could have happened anywhere.

in a park, on the street.

We were walking past two little dogs, one was being patted at the time and Madeline tried to pat the other one,” Ms Hungerford said.

[daydream**believer]

but, the girl didnt even get within patting reach and the dog lunged and bit her.

Bunnings aisles are wide, but not wide enough to totally avoid walking closely by 2 dogs on leads.

Wth does anoyone need to take a dog in a hardware store anyway?

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@daydream**believer wrote:

Sorry Julia, but i hope we never ever catch up to anything even close to those pictures

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i think we will.  there are already

dog friendly restaurants in sydney.

and i don't see why we shouldn't have

dog designated spaces on public 

transport like in other countries.

there have been many times i'd rather

sit next to a dog than a smelly, annoying

human on a bus.