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I hate seeing dogs tied up outside shops (currently considering making up flyers to see if shops would put them up in their windows telling people of the dangers). Rescued one the other week where it had been tied up using a flexi-lead, the button had released and the dog was able to run onto the main road (couldn't find the owner or they would have got a mouthful)!!
 
I hate seeing this also but mainly because of the chance of the dog being stolen. Just before Christmas I saw a chocolate labrador tied up outside an opticians in the town. Half an hour later I walked back down the street to see a distraught woman running around asking if anyone had seen her dog. Apparently someone had untied it and walked off with it. I have no idea whether she got her dog back or not. :-(
 
We were only just discussing this earlier. Ten years ago, leaving the dogs tied up for a minute if (and ONLY if) we could see them the entire time was something that we did on a rare occasion, but there is no way that we would ever do that these days. Not even just to 'nip in and out'. It isn't worth the heartache to come back and find that your dog is missing.
 
Stupidest thing I'd seen was a woman tie up a wee dog (shih Tzu or something) on a bollard right on the road outside a shop. It was a bollard on the side of a cross walk. Not only is it begging to be stolen, but four inches to one side and it was on a busy road.
 
I've done this (not on flexies) occasionally when I have to go to our local shop with our little lad. However, the village is small, the dog is well known, and I go in, grab paper, throw money on counter, and I'm out. It would not be possible to untie him in that time.

However, my heart is in my mouth whenever I do do it, and I think I'll stop because I worry that someone would take him for dog fighting, which is quite frankly my worst nightmare.
 
I used to do it when I was a kid (leave her outside the paper shop for one minute or round the back of the library) but I would never do it now.
Funnily enough last week I stuck my head in the chip shop door and placed an order, walked him back to the car, got him sorted, drove around and the food was ready :p
 
When I lived in Australia I used to live my dogs sitting outside the shops but I never tied them up. At least I felt they could get away if they were being tormented (stealing wasn't so heard of then). Once I was a bit longer than planeed and they both trotted into the supermarket looking for me!
No way would I do it now.
 
I shop at farmers markets then I can have him with me at all times, my butcher is really good and will let me stick my head in the door, order what I want and bring it to me (they do think it's highly entertaining as he's tall enough to look in the half door window) and he generally gets brought a bone as well.
I did have someone once offer to hold him for me whilst I went in, I kindly declined 1)because he coult TRY and steal the dog (note the TRY it would be really difficult with him) and 2) he would freak out if I went into a shop and left him with a stranger and 52kg ridgeback having a panic attack in the middle of the high street would be a disaster, he would actually be really difficult to steal as he won't go with people he doesn't know and forcing him at his size and weight would be very difficult (and he would probably also have something to say about it).
This dog comes with me to the side of dressage arenas to read tests because I left him standing with someone he knew (in full sight of him) but I was too far away (it does seem to be quite common with the breed, he won't even accept treats from strangers unless I tell him it's ok, think he's paranoid someone might drug him and take him away)!!
 
I don't leave my dog outside at any time! because of her breeding and para people will take her!... All the local shops know me and R.

if i'm at the chip shop i wait outside with her and one the men will come out to take my order and they give her some sausage if she lucky!
Corner shop, she comes in with me! they don't mind as she is good as gold.

other then that we shop without her. i don't get why people are leaving there dogs outside shops now... too many going ''missing'' i just don't trust it!!! (Don't know how R who act if someone tried to take her!)
 
That's another thing to think about, if your dog is tied up outside you are still responsible for it, so if someone tries to take it and it reacts then you'll still have the police at the door for it biting (even though they shouldn't have been touching/taking/tormenting the dog in the first place)!!
 
Naryafluffy said:
That's another thing to think about, if your dog is tied up outside you are still responsible for it, so if someone tries to take it and it reacts then you'll still have the police at the door for it biting (even though they shouldn't have been touching/taking/tormenting the dog in the first place)!!
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that is an interesting point, but i think you would be yes, and also a kid stroking your dog and it reacting badly would probably have the police at your door.. another reason i don't leave R outside!
 
Unfortunately, the KC Gold Good Citizen still requires a dog to be tied up and left at ease for a specified period of time whilst the owner is out of sight. I'm sure that not everyone who leaves their dog tied up outside a shop has the KC Gold good citizen, but I do wish they would modify this test as it SEEMS to me to endorse the behaviour of leaving a dog in such a vulnerable situation.
 
I usually have no fear of leaving my girl outside a shop, she is a big Rottie so not many people will go near enough to her. But if there was a cat running past all hell would break loose as she would probably snap her lead if she really wanted to.
It's a hard topic because on the one hand I don't see a problem with it, especially during summer when leaving a dog in the car is a total no, no. But on the other hand no one wants to have their dog stolen or have it react badly to someone/thing and end up in trouble with the police because of it.
 
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