Some days with a SD are better than others. Some days are full of challenges to your rights and dignity, and others are like today. Nibbler's been even less noticeable by others than normal and people have been either properly educated or willing to ask open-minded questions. It seems a local organic market that used to be semi-hostile really has opened up and become more accepting.
I sympathise with people working in no-dog places, but not with the business owners who don't educate. The average clerk or cashier has no idea what to do with a dog in the store, and has to act in the best interest of their job, especially in this economy. That's why I encourage handlers to talk to management about access problems they have with the common worker. These people can actually change things and make policy and education decisions without fear of rocking the whole 'having a job' boat. I talk to the highest up person I can because in another life, I was that poor SOB unable to do anything without management say-so. I had to appeal to my district manager about SD policy when a panicky lower manager got a nasty customer call from small-minded morons who saw our dogs. It worked, and there's another SD-friendly restaurant out there.
This has been a heavy post. Here's a picture of my good boy on the bus.
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