[nagdu] Walmart

[Sheila Leigland]

yes that is a surprise to me also. I've never had a problem with them.
On 1/4/2015 5:56 AM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:
> I didn't know this about Walmart. I have never had a problem with Walmart
> about my dog.
>
> CL
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> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J. via
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Walmart
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> I think there are two separate issues going on here.  You as an employee and
> people shopping as the public.
>
> The law is a bit different for each situation.  Six months is a long time
> for them to hold out on you having your guide dog at work.  Was there some
> issue to be sorted out?  Do you work in the deli or something where it would
> be a concern?
>
> I agree that people should not be taking random dogs and cats into the
> store.  However, Wal-Mart doesn't exactly have a great reputation concerning
> service dogs.  I don't want to be followed through the whole store or asked
> repeatedly if my guide is a service dog.  I don't think the other extreme of
> leaving it a free for all is good either.
>
> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura T via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 6:32 AM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Walmart
>
> I would like to vent my frustrations about a policy that needs changing I am
> a guide dog user and I have worked with my employer Walmart for 6 months to
> get permission to bring my dog to work with me Which I have gotten just
> getting the final arrangments in place But Walmart's service dog policy for
> the general public shopping in the store hurts those of us that have
> legitimate service animals the policy states that only a salaried member of
> management can make an inquiry into the nature of why an animal is in the
> store Unless thew door greater makes the call to question upon entering the
> store.Now let me go on to say that in my store they have reassigned the door
> greeters to other tasks and management has little time to police this issueI
> have seen kittens wrapped in blankets in the store and 8 week old puppies
> being brought in just to be shown off my feeling is that if anyone can walk
> through any door of Walmart at any time with any animal this is hurting
> those of us who really need service animals animals that are untrained one
> of these days are going to bite someone or worse yet harm a "real" service
> animal the sad part is that these people don't even have to pretend that the
> animal is a service animal. I have tried to speak with store management and
> have been told that it is a corporate policy been shown the policy and told
> that they will not change it because Walmart was sued in the past for
> harassing a person with a service dog and lost if anyone else here works for
> Walmart I would like to know if your experience is different  But I would
> also like the groups opinion if I am taking this too personally because I am
> a guide dog user and a Walmart employee thanks
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