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Cleanup In The Lumber Aisle
Is it just me, or is it weird to see dogs at Home Depot?
I love Home Depot. I also love dogs. But the two circles of this particular Venn diagram do not overlap.
I don’t love dogs at Home Depot.
I spend a lot of time in home stores because my particular home is like an aging movie star — it needs some work done.
But when did taking your dog to the store become a thing? And I’m not talking about service animals. I’m talking about plain ol’ dogs. I see dogs everywhere: Home Depot, the grocery store, Target, you name it.
I’m fine with people taking their dogs to the pet store because, duh, dogs need to shop too. But they don’t need to install a shower or pick out paint. Dogs don’t saunter into Lowe’s wearing a tool belt with their butt crack showing to buy a tub of drywall mud.
Pet stores are equipped for the needs of their canine clientele. When nature calls, as it will, they’re prepared to mop up the giant pool of urine that an excitable Goldendoodle left in the toy aisle.
Who’s going to clean up the dookie in the electrical aisle at Lowe’s?
I’m lucky. One of the few perks of my job is that I get to bring my dog to work with me.
