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Old 06-02-2014, 11:36 AM   #1
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Default Do many customers want to bring their pets to your dealership?

I've been helping my parents get their home in Seattle ready to sell and that means I've been making a lot of trips to the local Home Depot store.

Home Depot apparently has a very "pet friendly" policy because I almost always see at least one or two customers walking through the store with their dog on a leash. To be clear, these dogs aren't "assistance animals" - they're just pets.

For the most part it's a non-event but I do recall one time when I had to crouch down to see an item on a lower shelf and discovered a dog sniffing my right ear. It wasn't a big deal to me but I can imagine some customers might have been alarmed or annoyed.

Do many customers want to bring their pets into your dealership and does your store allow customers to bring pets into your facility?
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Old 06-02-2014, 12:51 PM   #2
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Yes, we're a very pet-friendly dealership here. Never heard of a complaint. Always dogs here. Even had a guy bring his pet kitten in once.
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Old 06-02-2014, 01:58 PM   #3
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We have dogs in here all the time too, keep a Costco sized bucket of dog treats on hand for them.
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Old 06-02-2014, 04:30 PM   #4
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We have dogs in here quite often... don't keep anything special around here for them, though.
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Old 06-02-2014, 07:27 PM   #5
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Please...if I don't hear 5 customers ask this question daily "where's the owners dog?" Which is great most of them come to see him and not anyone else. Trust me love having him at the store most of the him he seats guard in front of my desk.

Our main three employees have our dogs at the dealership almost daily. We also have water outside of the door for the local dogs out walking and treats. Our dealership also has a cat in our parts department which we rescued from our dumpster. Which I have never heard any complaints from anyone.

There is a dealership a town over that will not let customers in their dealership with muddy boots. We welcome pets and muddy boots daily.
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Old 06-04-2014, 12:13 PM   #6
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Even had a guy bring his pet kitten in once.
There's a small city near where my parents live, Edmonds, WA, that made news last year when they passed a cat leash law. I can't say I've ever seen a cat on a leash but the law was passed so it would be illegal for cats to wander the streets.
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Old 06-09-2014, 12:23 PM   #7
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There's a small city near where my parents live, Edmonds, WA, that made news last year when they passed a cat leash law. I can't say I've ever seen a cat on a leash but the law was passed so it would be illegal for cats to wander the streets.
That brings to mind the title of a book written a few years ago by Trent Lott called "Herding Cats: A Lifetime in Politics"
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Old 06-16-2014, 07:23 AM   #8
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All the time, yes.
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