Yup! Exactly this. It's selfish to assume that an un-professional, leisure dog belongs in any space that isn't its own property.

Not to mention, it's easy to tell what's real and what's fake. No professional dog would be walking around willy-nilly three feet from their owner. Leash length is a problem when these untrained dogs make their way onto city streets, public spaces, and businesses alike.

I can't count the number of times I've had to repeatedly excuse and pardon myself to avoid tripping on a leash longer than a schoolyard jump-rope.

There are many, many layers to this problem.

Its been exacerbated by pandemic puppy dimwits who see their dogs as an extension of themselves, deserving of all freedoms and autonomy.

I was JUST coming here to say this. I had a roommate in college who got an emotional support certificate for her little rat dog. Luckily she is a reasonable person and didn’t abuse the system, but seeing how easy it was for her to do that made me completely distrust people when they say they have a service dog unless they are visibly blind. I know this is a terrible bias to have (especially because blindness is not the only ailment that requires a service dog) but I’ve seen waaaayyyyy too many untrained dogs in public places they’re not allowed to be. It’s really unfortunate because he has a serious negative effect for those who actually need service dogs

[deleted]

Personally, I wish we didn't offer anything. It adds another useless step to a barista's routine.

3/4 of pup cup requestees refuse to order at the proper terminal, so it's a loss in labor and product.

Plus, (and I know this will come off poorly but until you've seen what I've seen.... do not judge) offering anything for free is asking for the wrong crowd to abuse the privilege.

Additionally, cafe stores will never squash their problem of indoor pups until the energy shifts to create a space conducive to humans and unfavorable to dogs.

Imagine if they sold dog treats, they would make a shit ton of money. Just make them *instagramable* shaped like a SB cup 😑

I actually make the little “pup cups” for little kids who are nice. Or if I see a tearful toddler (not the tantrum kind) I offer a little tiny whip cream cup just to quiet the kid and give mom a break.

Or better yet, they should just not offer anything at all. This would just encourage more entitled behavior. If they want a treat for their pet, they should go buy them like a responsible pet owner.

I love dogs but people really need to stop letting their dogs hang halfway out the window. I love seeing all animals in the drive thru—furry, scaly, or feathery. I just don’t enjoy having to avoid dogs licking my hands because the owners can’t be half assed to roll the window up/push them aside. If I see a dog out on a walk I’ll absolutely stop and pet if offered, just not when I’m working. I’ve told people I’m allergic & will develop a nasty rash if I come in contact & that’s seemed to make them a little more aware of their dogs but still.

*I’m not actually allergic, it just prevents people from saying “oh he’s just smelling your hand!” and insisting it’s fine.

respect!!

Well a lot of baristas love when people bring their dogs so there is that.

More downvotes?

So funny, definitely not doing anything to improve my insights on these sorts of people.

I would love to hear good arguments, I'm trying to kick this 'peeve of mine. I have stakes in relationships with bad dog owners and I want to respect them again!

However, I conclude that people are offended and they're downvoting because what they're reading is simply a mirror of themselves. Woops!

Yeah, there's been a few times that I've gone "WHEW my allergies are flaring up. Must be the dogs!"

to my delight, once, a guy ACTUALLY hung his head and left. i was proud of him and proud of me!

[deleted]

Even so, with drive times, do you really think baristas will forfeit those precious seconds for maybeeee .00025 hrs of labor?

These items can be made as they're ordered. Making them after the order is foolish. It creates problems in the queue.

r/whoosh (did i do that right?)

We have policies that disallow non-service animals. We aren't pet friends. The entire post is calling out the lax rules and current uptick in irresponsible owners.

Additionally, many baristas would love to boot bad pups. However, backlash from customers and even management hooked on poochies disallow a simple barista from taking a stand.

Please refer to my PS.

Because we don't have a bouncer. And the door is unlocked.

If you ask if it’s a service dog and they say yes you aren’t allowed to push it further. There’s no licensing for service animals so people can just lie and you can’t challenge them on it.

Agreed, I recently graduated and this job is the bridge between graduation and a salaried position in my qualified field.

I genuinely don't like feeling like this. I love dogs. This is an issue to take to a therapist, definitely, but I'm glad to know that my cafe isn't the only one suffering.

I've worked as a barista for a year and transferred to a cafe-only store with a kind, knowledgeable, tenured SM.

Unfortunately, my store is the top of my district for customer connections. We're told to give away product and allow pretty much all and any behavior for those precious connections.

My manager will come under fire from certain customers if she begins enforcing rules as they're meant to be enforced, therefor connections may drop... with most of Starbucks Culture being like this, I can assume that our store isn't alone in this.

And, as a barista who was looking for a raise + promotion, I was willing to put up with it and smile in times of puppy-laden chaos.

However, I didn't get the Lead position, so it doesn't matter anymore because I'm not staying with the company.

Now that the pressure to 'fake it' is gone, I'm slowly growing more and more annoyed with these interactions.

I appreciate the comment, though! I may try and create an understanding among baristas to stop this rule-bending... unfortunately, though, many of the baristas bring their own pets into the cafe.

I'm afraid of alienation. Carefully explaining the health implications and allergies could help, but it's nerve-wracking.

Thank you!!! You're appreciated <3

Nothing worse than when two dogs see eachother in the lobby. It sounds like a kennel.

you can ask what the service animal’s task is!! they should always a have an answer. the problem with faking service dogs is that they distract real service dogs from working and staying focused. especially if the non-service dog is barking or noticing the service dog, the service dog may feel provoked and it’s unfair to the person using the service dog.

Bahahaha this is hilarious, I can hear people now “oh no haha it’s for my child” 😅😅🤣🤣

i’m a little confused here, what’s wrong with a child enjoying an ounce worth of whipping cream and <.5 pump of vanilla syrup occasionally?

We are. This job is hardcore overstimulating.

I'm looking for work elsewhere.

Sometimes it feels good to get it off my chest, it feels like I'm informing others and creating a dialogue.

Corporate doesn't want baristas to create hostile environments which lead to incident reports which lead to store-closures, so baristas are forced to ignore rule-breaking/bending customers on the floor. Instead, Corporate would prefer that a barista helps the unruly guest so they (hopefully) get out of the door faster.