Assaulted by walmart greeter in Valley Stream Long island

Non-service animals are generally not allowed into stores for several
reasons; health code and safety regulations, as well as liability, are
the 3 main issues behind this. Some states even has laws in place
making it illegal to bring a non-service animal into a business.

As a customer, I don't want to step in a pile of dog, cat, guinea pig,
snake, monkey, ferret (etc etc) mess that some careless, irresponsible
pet owner didn't bother cleaning up while I'm shopping for my toilet
paper. And what if your animal gets loose and bites someone, or causes
someone to fall and break their arm? If your cute widdle puppy dog
that you just HAD to bring into the store ends up biting me or, God
forbid, my kid, then you and I are going to have some SERIOUS issues!

Pets in store = high risk of health hazards, customer and employee
accidents and injuries, and property damage; resulting in lawsuits,
higher insurance rates, state and federal fines, and ultimately,
higher prices.
You might think your pet is cute, but do the rest of us a favor and
THINK before you interact with us. Leave the pet at home where it
belongs.

"I went to WalMart with my cute widdle pupperdawg in his widdle
puppypurse -dudn't he wook kyoot?- and was told by the door greeter
that I couldn't bring him in.

"But he's SO KYOOT, wook at him in his widdle bag," I said.

"We can only allow service animals, like seeing eye dogs," said the
big mean WalMart man.

So I threw a big ol' hissy fit and DEMANDED to speak to a manager,
because NOBODY puts Baby in the corner! I ALWAYS get my way! I should
be allowed to do what I want, when I want, and where I want, because
I'm just so cool like that. I wanna do what I wanna do, and don't you
tell me I can't! I got mad that the manager did not instantly appear
in a puff of smoke the second I asked to apeak with him, so I left,
cussing the big fat door greeter on my way out.
I decided I better make myself the victim and get everybody feelin'
sorry for me so they won't think I'm just a selfish, spoiled, whiny,
ignorant fool; so I made up a story about the Captain Insane-o door
greeter who chased me and beat me up."

***In case you haven't noticed, I don't believe you.***

Well I am very sad to see all the descrimination against people who
want to carry their animals with them. My 4.5 lb dog goes with me
wherever I go simply because she gets upset when she is left at home.
She is a people dog and gets anxious when left alone.

I am allegric to perfume does that mean that I should tell everyone I
pass to stop wearing it because it offends me. If this person was
like me then my dog has a very nice carrier that looks like a purse
and no one is the wiser that she is with me. I can assure you that she
is much cleaner than any snotty nose kid running around or the person
that just went to the bathroom and didn't wash their hands but just
has to touch everything.

And each and everyone of you that talked about an animal being an
accessory or the person carrying them is trying to be Paris Hilton,
shame on you. You have no clue. You have no idea what that pet might
mean to that person. My mother keeps my dog durning the day while I
am at work because she is all alone and my dog brings her so much
comfort and breaks the loneliness. Who said all pets are nasty? You
see hundreds of people in Wal-mart at any given time and there are no
telling what kind of germs they are carrying around. Plus usually a
human does not get germs from a DOG. Most germs are species specific
and do not transfer. LEAVE OUR FURRY FRIENDS ALONE AND LET THEM BE
WITH THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE.

This is ridiculous. I'm sure a person who had the courage to "get
loud" with a walmart greeter would have the ability to call the police
if they were shoved, grabbed, and marked up by said person. Why would
you try to bring a dog into Wal-Mart? What if you run into someone
with allergies? Hey, I like to smoke but they don't let me light up
in the middle of the store. You sound like a very rude and
inconsiderate person. By the way, did you REALLY think talking to the
manager was going to get you permission to drag your dog inside?

If you were actaully attacked I believe the police would have been
involved.

Hi Michael
Hope you are ok
they should have fired this man I would have taken him out in
handcuffs under arrest
I see people also I have a dog also and I see people bring there dogs
into places that do not allow them
Good Luck Hope you feel better keep me posted on your actions David R

a dog in a carry bag? why you wanna do that?

Ok, first of all you should have put that greeter in his place, you
just don't talk to people like that anyway. Now if he laid hands on
you the police would have been involved if not for you beating his
behind or for him touching you. Did you make a complaint against him?
As far as your dog's concern leave wm at home, I'm allergic.

I do have to agree with you on the Wal-Mart employee assaulting you
and trying to take your dog away, but unless if it was a seeing-eye
dog, then you should've never brought it in at all, just leave it at
home instead.

I thought it was a requirement for Wal-Mart's door greeter to be 80+
years old, and half-dead. Looks like they changed their policy...

If he assaulted you why didn't you call the police?

Unless the dog you had was a seeing eye dog or some other dog that
assists the disabled and you are disabled, you have no right to bring
a dog into a Wal-mart store. That door greeter assaulted you and you
should have pressed charges but you are not allowed to bring any dogs
except dogs that assist the disabled into Wal-Mart. It's health
department police.

Why is it lonely people feel the need to bring their "faithful"
companion into stores? I am a dog owner but the only shop she goes to
is Petsmart. There are far too many situations that could occur (even
in a bag). By the way carrying cases should only be used on a special
need basis. Not day to day business. Leave the dog at home. It doesn't
want to go shopping. Saying that(if true) the greeter's response was
over the top and sure Walmart can verify by viewing their in house
security cameras. Case closed.

wasn't sure. I know that every service dog I've seen has one.

assistance animals. There's one lady in my town, she rides a
wheelchair scooter and has a poodle in her lap...the lady's arms are
not too great, so the dog hands money to the cashier in its mouth.

When I first got my shih txu, dottie jean, I walked into wal mart with
her, and they stopped me half way in. Told me to put her in a bag and
I can take her with me. So I put her in the carry bag, and then
another person, told me no, and to take her out. so I did.

There are some that have been REALLY sneaky though, and hide the dog
in a stroller. Or in a baby onesie with a blanket.

I would NEVER go as far as restaurants though. Except on the way home
from the breeders, I sat with her in Mcdonalds in my arms at a table
near the door. They all fawned over her and gave her biscuits. I
make a mental note now a days of where I can and can't take her.

My sister was in a restaurant and some woman had her chihuahua with
her. When my sister mentioned it to the manager, the manager told her
that the customer said it was a service dog, and the manager was not
allowed to question it. The manager was nice enough to give my sister
a gift certificate to come back, but my sister has allergies and she
really shouldnt have had to sit near a dog that someone decided they
couldn't spend an hour away from. Dogs are not children, you CAN
leave them home alone.

Leave your dog at home they are not allowed, as for the the greeter
assulting you that is not right and I would be making a police
report.

Just the other day I say a couple taking their dog in and they wouldnt
let them and they where throwing a huge fit.

I am so sick of this "dog-cessory" trend. You are not Paris Hilton.
Leave the dog at home. It is not cute or charming to carry some poor
little dog around in a purse.

As far as the assault, the proper way to handle this is to call the
police, and file a report. Were there any witnesses? Did you go to the
doctor and document your injuries? Gather all the evidence, then press
charges.

Animals, other than service dogs, are not allowed in Walmart - -
period. It doesn't matter what the other kids do. You were wrong to
enter Walmart with your dog. When told of their "no dogs except
service dogs" policy it sounds like you got in a yellling match with
the greeter - - very mature.

As far as the alleged assult is concerned - - if you didn't report it
to the police then you have nothing to gripe about.

I admit I'm curious about the "big goon door greeter." I admit that
I"ve been in a Walmart perhaps only 10 times, but the only door
greeters I've ever seen are men and women who are quite elderly (80 or
so).

I am sure they have nothing better to do than police your son's
irrational fears. I'd play that on you tube it's better than the
crazy woman who called the 911 because she couldn't get a hamburger at
Burger King.

You are BREAKING THE LAW. Cops will come for that. also, I bet even
YOU had some irrational fears at two. He will grow out of it. But it
sounds like you will NEVER grow up. I am done with you. You have
insulted my family. I'm done.

So if a person is afraid of someone with a gun, they should just suck
it up if someone's waving a rifle around?

There's a big difference between racism and fear of dogs. Mostly, my
sister is afraid of unruly dogs because she was bitten very badly in
the shoulder and side by a pair of terriers (not while in our family;
she was adopted from less than wonderful circumstances). Humans (most
of them, and most of them out in public) have a little thing called
self-control. Dogs have been known to bite out of the blue, which is
why you never let a child pet a strange dog.

So basically you're one of those "Just because they break the rules, I
can too" people? You don't bring a dog to a store! Just because
others break this rule, doesn't mean you can.

Did you file a police report on the shover? I find it hard to believe
that a person like that who apparently has a reputation to become
violent with customers has a job there.

Complaints like these make me so mad. There are others out there with
real comsumer issues and people who instigate store confrontations by
refusing to follow rules make getting proper customer service
assistance hard on the rest of us.

The title of some letters just makes me laugh out loud. I read this
one, and thought of the 80 year old guy at my WalMart assaulting
someone.

Then I read the OP was trying to bring a pet into WalMart. That is a
really stupid thing to do, because this is WalMart, not PetSmart.
Even funnier, the OP says that several people have been seen in
WalMart with dogs. I don't think so.

What isn't funny is the accusation that the greeter assaulted the OP.
I'm sure this is all detailed in a police report, complete with
digital pictures of the injuries. That is what I would have done if
someone assaulted me.

Whether or not your dog should have been with you, this guy should not
have touched you! Wal-Mart greeters should be just that-greeters, not
bouncers! I agree he should be fired.

If you were assaulted and marks were left on your body, you need to
file a police report and get documentation from a docter regarding
your shoulder. No one should be touching you without permission.

However, this trend of people carrying their dogs everywhere with them
needs to be stopped. Its not cute. Unless there is a legitimate reason
that you should have a dog with you at all times, just leave the pet
at home.

Leave your dog at home. You have no business taking it into stores.
For one thing, it's against health code regulations in businesses
where food is served.

You're not special. Don't do it again.

If dogs are not allowed, they are not allowed. However, no one can put
their hands on you. You should file a police report.

Michael V.,

As HarleyCat stated dogs don't belong in stores unless they are an
Assistance Dog. It does not sound like your's is or for that matter
there for your protection.

If you feel you were assaulted you need to take that up with the Law.
In doing so I would simply state my case leaving out the nasty
attitutude and rudeness to customers as neither is an infraction of
the law.

BillR.

While I don't think this person should have ever put his hands on you,
why did you think you could bring a dog into a store that sells food
in Nassau County? That is completely against the health code. Only
service animals are allowed in stores.

There is little the Nassau County police will do unless you are
injured. My husband had a similar incident at a National Wholesale
Liquidators (no dog, the security guard pushed him and dumped his cart
in a puddle) and the cops would not do anything.