The other day one of my students was talking about his job at Walmart. He said customers bring their dogs into Walmart all the time. "You mean service dogs, right?" I tried to clarify. "No, just dogs. I just leave them alone," he answered. "Are you serious?" I asked. "Walmart just lets them, and we leave them alone. I'm not getting in trouble over someone's dog." I was flabbergasted. What are these people thinking? Why would you think bringing a dog into a grocery store is your right or need? First, I grew up when dogs, except for what was called "seeing-eye dogs" never went anywhere. Second, dogs are not all house-trained and might go when they feel the urge. Yuck. Who gets to clean that up? Third, children often walk up to dogs they don't know and get friendly--they shouldn't but they do. As the owner and daily walker of a pitbull, I am extremely vigilant about children who have not been trained ...