This would be considered wildly inappropriate in Australia. Hell, it is wildly inappropriate because it shows a complete disregard for public hygiene, public safety and the cleanliness of other people's stores and merchandise. However, I saw all of the above at least once in my first year in the US - and I don't go out much, so these probably aren't rare incidents.
Of course, in Australia a notable exception to the norms above would be guide dogs, which understandably are permitted pretty much everywhere. A lot of the places above where Americans will take their dogs will have posted signs saying that only "service animals" are allowed. However, the term "service animal" appears to have been diluted beyond all sensible bounds here, presumably due to rampant litigation. I have seen people who are obviously not blind or deaf and who are walking just fine on their own two feet claim their dog is a service dog, when it's some tiny little dog barely larger than a cat which is jittering about a store on the end of its leash in such an overwhelmed and undisciplined manner that it is obviously not capable of bestowing any kind of service on anybody.
Oh, you're also allowed to take pets on domestic plane flights here as carry-on luggage (although this is expensive and there are a lot of rules about it).
This would be considered wildly inappropriate in Australia. Hell, it is wildly inappropriate because it shows a complete disregard for public hygiene, public safety and the cleanliness of other people's stores and merchandise. However, I saw all of the above at least once in my first year in the US - and I don't go out much, so these probably aren't rare incidents.Of course, in Australia a notable exception to the norms above would be guide dogs, which understandably are permitted pretty much everywhere. A lot of the places above where Americans will take their dogs will have posted signs saying that only "service animals" are allowed. However, the term "service animal" appears to have been diluted beyond all sensible bounds here, presumably due to rampant litigation. I have seen people who are obviously not blind or deaf and who are walking just fine on their own two feet claim their dog is a service dog, when it's some tiny little dog barely larger than a cat which is jittering about a store on the end of its leash in such an overwhelmed and undisciplined manner that it is obviously not capable of bestowing any kind of service on anybody.Oh, you're also allowed to take pets on domestic plane flights here as carry-on luggage (although this is expensive and there are a lot of rules about it).
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