It’s Boca Rudeton For Monday. Why Are Dogs Still In Florida Markets? Check Out What Some Are Doing About It.
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — BocaNewsNow.com tipsters continue to keep their eyes open — and cameras ready — for dogs in places where they should not be. Over the past few days, it seems Whole Foods in Boca Raton is the problem place, with dogs being walked in the store, as if it’s a dog park. It’s not. It’s a food market. And it’s illegal. We note in other parts of Florida signs banning dogs are becoming ubiquitous — we believe it will happen here, soon. Until it does, here are two nominees for Boca Rudeton — the coveted award presented to people who are rude in and around Boca Raton.
We start with this woman who seems to be smiling for the camera. Perhaps she’s so attention-starved that bringing her doggie-woggie into a market is the way she wants people to know she means business. The problem is what happens if the dog leaves its business in the aisle. We note Whole Foods is known for fresh food sitting out and accessible to all. No one really wants fresh food that’s been licked at, sniffed, or otherwise touched by a dog.
Our second nominee is also a shopper with a dog in Whole Foods Boca Raton. It raises questions about what Whole Foods in Boca is doing. Why is management there so incompetent that it looks the other way when its fresh food could be spoiled by a drooling dog? We don’t know. We do know the woman with the, well, let’s just say bizarre clothing choice also seems to be making a bizarre choice by bringing her dog into the store.
With the exception of Whole Foods, we note that other stores, restaurants, and markets across the state are now posting signs — reminding shoppers and customers that they are welcome but their animals are not. The sign above was seen just days ago at an ice cream shop in Sarasota, Florida. We note there is an increasing number of Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach eateries following suit. If you ban dogs, we want to know. Email us news(at)BocaNewsNow.com for free inclusion in our upcoming “Dog Free Dining” guide to South Florida.
For now, our winner of the latest Boca Rudeton award is the woman smiling with her dog in Whole Foods, Boca Raton. What does she win? Well, our readers know we don’t really give prizes, but if we did, it would be both a good looking but completely bland pastry from the Whole Foods bakery, and our unpublished guide to living with manners.
We remind our readers that there is no expectation of privacy in a public place. Don’t want to be seen here? Don’t be rude here! Send your submissions to us using the menu buttons above. Share your thoughts about these dog people in our comments section, below. Boca Rudeton™ is a trademark of MetroDesk Media, LLC. Self-absorbed dog owners is a trademark of South Palm Beach County.
The stores are just as much to blame as rude dog owners
Mark, I actually think the stores are more at blame. Since they have complete control over the situation and the law is in their favor, all they need to do is enforce the regulations. I’m sure there will be some obnoxious resistors, but once word gets around that will subside. City and State code enforcement should also be involved.
A service animal is trained to address an individual’s disability, although it may not be obvious, and you cannot ask the individual about their disability. Unlike a ESA (emotional support animal), a service animal is NOT a pet and can, legally, basically go wherever the individual can go. An ESA IS a pet and does not have any rights to accompany their owner wherever.
Notwithstanding the continual degradation of society, Whole Foods has changed considerably ever since bought by Amazon… Lower class clientele, and far less of the interesting and sometimes unusual selection. With these examples, People of Walmart has competition.
Yesterday I was at Publix at Military and Atlantic and their dog notice sign was tucked in a corner outside by the carriages. Why wasn’t it out by the entry sidewalk?
Until the store manager tells them to leave in front of customers or they are stopped. At the door and refused entry it will continue. The store is at fault as well as the customers.
Whole Foods could have a server taking coffee-to-go orders for dog people waiting outside.
It has always struck me that people who bring their dogs everywhere are starved for the attention and have never grown up.It only gets worse when other people start puking out baby talk to the dog giving the never fully developed self centered doggy woggy owners the attention they crave. To th dog people….. Who’s a good boy? Your not your not. Give mommy a kiss and use.the same tongue you clean your privates with YUCK!
I stopped shopping at the Winn Dixie on Fort Lauderdale Beach after witnessing several bad dog/owner incidents…one was a dog scent marking bags of rice on a lower shelf…the dog was leashed but the owner acted oblivious to the dog’s actions…I confronted the owner who defended the dog…I complained to the hospitality desk to no avail…on another shopping trip saw a dog poop in the aisle and the owner was quickly exiting without attempting to clean up the dog excrement…yuck!
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