Do you have to take your purse puppy EVERYWHERE?

So we were at Sam's a couple of weeks ago and this woman tried to walk in the exit door with her little purse puppy on a little leash. The greeter, or more appropriately send off person, did their best to stop her before she got in but she was putting up a fight. They make food in that place - NO PETS ALOUD! She said it was too hot to leave her baby in the car. In my head I am thinking, "Take the dog to one of the millions of doggy daycares in the area and come back to shop lady!"

Monday I ran errands that included a stop at Michael's. In case you live under a rock, Michael's is an arts and crafts store. They do not sell dog treats, cat posts or pooper scoopers. So this lady and her "home schooled" kids walk in with their puppy in tow and skate their way through the store on their Heelies practically dragging the puppy down every aisle.

Monday night the kids started Religious Education. I dropped them off at their classrooms, went to the "required" parent meeting then waited in the hall with all of the other parents to get the boys once they were released. Near the dismissal time in walks this obviously important lady in her suit and heels with a puppy in her arms? HUH? Dogs in church? Dogs in the education wing?

I am getting stiff in my old age or is this just not right? It was plenty cool enough to leave the puppy in the car while that woman grabbed her kids. Or better yet.... leave the dog at home in a, dare I write the word... CRATE? The woman at Michael's had three kids of her own and she needed to bring the dog too? Next thing you know someone will walk in with their cat and there will be pandemonium in the scrapbooking aisle and the store would have to evacuate.

Any thoughts?