IT’S BOCA RUDETON: Our Look At Rude Visitors And Residents Who Think They’re Special In Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and Beyond. They’re Not.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Those rude residents and visitors are still out and about in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and beyond. The dog days of summer are leading to photos of multiple alleged violators of Florida law — people who bring their pets into places where they are not allowed. As always, maybe, just maybe, some of these pooches are actually highly trained animals who perform lifesaving functions. Or maybe just maybe, they’re with selfish, self-absorbed, somewhat sick in the head people who feel that everyone wants to see, smell, taste, and touch their dogs.
We start at the Target on Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. That’s where this Blues Traveler seems to be proudly strutting her stuff with her dog. Sure, maybe this dog actually is trained to do things other than defecate. Or, maybe this woman is violating Florida statute. Our tipster was curious about why Target employees just looked the other way.
We move on to the Walmart Neighborhood Market, also in Delray Beach. That’s where we see a woman with a dog in a food aisle. Again, that’s not allowed under Florida law. Maybe fuzzy black dog is really a service animal. Or, maybe it’s just a fuzzy black dog in a store where it’s not allowed.
At Sloan’s Ice Cream at “Boca Uptown” (Glades east of 441), this woman apparently thought it was fine to bring her dog into the restaurant. Unless it’s a trained service animal, it’s not. And let’s take a moment to remind everyone what Florida law says, courtesy of our friends at La Bamba on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.
Just a reminder to those who seem confused by Florida law. No, you can not call your dog a “service animal” because you think it does something. That’s a crime. And “Emotional Support Animals” are not real — and not protected under Florida statute.
In Fresh Market on Camino Real in Boca Raton, our tipster wants to know why the store — the chain, actually — seems to have a problem enforcing dog rules. This is a big dog with the monochromatically dressed woman. Maybe both belong. Maybe the dog is truly a service animal. Or, maybe it’s just a dog that is so big that it needs a harness for its leash. That would certainly raise questions about why it’s in a supermarket.
In Publix on Hypoluxo and Lyons, this woman apparently thinks it’s okay to bring her dog in the store, despite huge signs telling customers that pets are absolutely not allowed in Publix. We also note that this is the wrong aisle for hair dye. Just sayin’.
Let’s move on to parking now, and we start at Subculture in Delray Beach. You would think an operation that is being apparently being watched closely by City of Delray Beach officials would care a little more about not causing problems. But you’d apparently think incorrectly. Management apparently doesn’t care that someone is parking partially in the street. Our tipster says this happens all the time.
Now on to the Mizner Park area of Boca Raton where the driver of this vehicle apparently decided that he or she would just make a space. There’s no visibility handicapped license or placard — not that it matters. Driver of Jeep with Florida plate JRF-P94, seriously? What are you thinking?
And A handicapped plate doesn’t mean you can park anywhere. Case in point, this Lincoln Town Car with Florida plate Z27IK outside the Dollar General near Glades and Lyons. Again, diagonal lines mean NO, not “you can creatively park here.”
So who is our winner this week? The coveted Boca Rudeton™ award goes to none other than Bluey! The woman in Target strutting her dog with her hands in the air like she don’t care! Target sells food in the open — that means no pets! What does she win? Well… our faithful readers know that we don’t truly gives prizes for Boca Rudeton, but if we did: this woman would win a stuffed animal version of the Target dog “Bullseye” that is squeezable. When squeezed, this stuffed animal would say “Hey lady, leave your real dog at home where it belongs.”
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First time I disagreed with your weekly choice of the Rudeton award. Although The woman in target who looks as if she is walking poochie in the park and has A better than others attitude, the woman with the pony walking by the FRESH uncovered produce in the fresh Market gets my vote. Wish I could see the next picture of this dog. Did he walk up and put his nose in the uncovered lettuce in the cooler? Yuk!
If the employees do not enforce the no dog rules. They will continue to bring dogs in where they don’t belong
They need to enforce the rules
I love your Boca Rudeton comments, pictures and reporting. I truly love what you are doing. However, I have to comment that when I questioned a Publix store manager about why there were two extremely large dogs in the store, he told me that according to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, that if he ask a patron if it is a Service animal, and they say yes. He cannot question them any further or demand any proof of that. So I think our hands are tied because of the ADA rules. They are the ones that are prohibiting anyone from enforcing the law. I think this is our reason why we have so many rude and people feeling entitled to take advantage of common sense. Our attempts and decency and saneness are hindered. Please look into this and share what you find. .
The gray haired lady with her dog in the pet food aisle and you wrote: “She’s in the wrong aisle for hair dye!”
Made me spat up my coffee in laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your allowed ask if it’s a service animal
And what task it’s trained to perform.
I love your tipsters and especially ur writers. Please keep up the great work everyone.
THE PROBLEM IS NONE OF THESE MORONS GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THE LAW AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THEIR PETS WITH THEM, AND THERE IS NOBODY IN ANY OF THESE STORES THAT GIVE TWO CRAPS ABOUT THE DOGS IN THE STORES, AND THERE IS NOBODY TO ENFORCE IT AT ALL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. DAN
This is the first time I’ve seen this, and I love it! Thank you for keeping people accountable. I’m a wheelchair user with an actual service dog. I live in Delray Beach and I see it all the time in these places. The fake service dogs bark at my dog or distract him, and I wish these stores would enforce the law. Until then, please keep it up!
Why do you like looking/posting negative. The world is bad enough, and yes I know I don’t have to read it, and I didn’t just the title makes me wonder why so negative.
I see that didn’t stop you from reading and posting
And why do people think it’s ok to bring their dog into a hair salon?!? I LOVE animals but let’s have some common sense. Oh, that’s right… Common sense isn’t that common.
Question is, why doesn’t Management enforce these offenses?
Seriously you guys took down my post from earlier today!!!!!
please find something worth while to write !!! this dogs in the store thing is really getting OLD
only a select few really care about this issue.
we all know dogs are not allowed in stores but really? let it go.
ITS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE write about something worth reading.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only a few? If only you knew…
The majority of us are sick and tired of seeing your pets in the stores you must be living under a rock to not get it!
Mitch, WRONG!! IT IS CRIMINAL to bring a pet dog or an Emotional Support animal into any store that sells food (or restaurant that serves food). It is a violation of State and Federal laws. It is also a crime to state your dog is an authentic trained Service dog when it is not. These violations are a MISDEMEANOR, punishable by a $500 fine each offense, and multiple offenses may also be punishable by JAIL!!!
The other day I went to Walmart on Military Trl in Delray Beach and while I was walking down the freezer aisle there was poop on the floor. Disgusted I found the lady and told her about it, and she acted like she didn’t care, and just kept walking. I did tell an employee so they can clean up. Please leave your pets home.
The snide comment on the woman’s hair is uncalled for. Stick with the actual grievances
Sorry Johnna, it is called for as it is funny! We need something funny in here because it’s past crazy that folks like her are so entitled to think they can bring their mutts anywhere they please! Seriously, what is wrong with these folks??? I never brought my pup into any store or restaurant because it just wasn’t right. These obtuse folks need to be called out & shamed for their lack of caring about following the law regarding such things. So shaming them & making fun of them is the proper thing to do until they start acting like normal people!!
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