I dont take my dogs shopping with me. Not because they are not allowed, but because I find it too hard to control them both at the same time. Chloe, our lab is fine. She would be easy, but
doggies sitting nicely. Some stores are dog friendly, but that’s not where we’re going today.
Rocco is kind of hard to handle. He pulls on the leash and it would be really difficult to do any shopping with him in tow. I’d like to take them more places with me, but for now, I go alone.
I was at the grocery store earlier this morning and there was a lady with a corgi in the store. The dog was walking beside her very calmly, but it still seemed kind of wrong to have the dog in the grocery store. I didn’t say anything, her dog was not disruptive at all. I came home and decided to do some research to find out exactly which stores are dog friendly and which are not.
There are quite a few retail stores which allow dogs (I would call and verify the validity of this, but according to many, these retailers are dog friendly!) If the store is inside a mall, mall policies may prohibit bringing your dog, even though the store policy would allow it. All dogs must be on a leash, well behaved and under your full control. Here is the list of retail stores that are dog friendly:
- Barnes & Noble
- Lowes
- Home Depot
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Petco
- Petsmart
- Nordstroms (some are pet friendly, others are not)
- Crate & Barrel
- Foot Locker
- Sas 5th Avenue
- Old Navy
- Macys – cant believe this is true, but their website says yes
- Bloomingdales
- Gap
- Anthropologie
- Pottery Barn
- Banana Republic
- Bebe
- Restoration Hardware
- Tiffany & Co
- Marshalls
- TJ Maxx
- Home Goods
- Michaels
- JoAnns
Before getting your heart set on taking your dogs to one of these stores, please call ahead and verify. Some store locations may have different policies. Do you know of any other dog friendly retail stores, please comment below. I’ll add them to the list.
