Home Depot is not making points by still allowing dogs in the store. I went there today in a great mood thinking of buying deck stairs and some plants. I no sooner go into the garden area when a woman with not ONE BUT TWO dogs comes tripping in. One dog was on the floor on a leash the other unleashed in the shopping cart. This is not the first time I have seen dogs in this store and to be honest I live in the hood close by and pass on shopping there because it seems more times than not when I go there I see DOGS. I HAVE SEEN UNLEASHED DOGS AS WELL. DOGS AND CATS ARE YOUR pets not mine. I have been bitten by them and have actually seem a friend mauled. Why anyone who has a pet thinks it is okay to subject others to their pets is beyond me and aside from totally turning me off of shopping, I really would like corporate offices to think about all the unprovoked mauling and ask who do you think a person that is bitten is going to sue the owner or the store. My guess both and in all probability they will get a lot more from the store than the pet owner.
I did have the opportunity of making a formal complaint (NOT THE FIRST TIME I MIGHT ADD) to the store manager AAron House. He was very nice about the incident however he was unsure of what corporate rules were on the matter. He also went to the garden area to investigate and reported back to me that there was no dogs in the garden area. I really find the people at this store very friendly more so at other home depots and find it annoying that I drive across town to Lowes when this happens rather than have to repeat the encounter. PETS BELONG AT PETS MART OR PLACES THAT HAVE MEGA INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT CONDONE ACCIDENTS THAT ARE READY TO HAPPEN. If you have a pet PLEASE keep them at home or stay home with them. i WILL NOT SHOP IN STORES THAT ALLOW DOGS ON THE PREMISES.
I do want to thank Mr House for being considerate and although he assured me the dogs were no longer there the incident totally turned me off.