This is a very interesting thread! I don't mind pets in stores at all. We had a decades old bookstore that had a cat as long as I can remember. It added to the charm. There is also a small jewelry store that I frequent. Most of the time there is only one young lady manning the store. She brings her dogs with her every day for protection. They do stay in the back of the store and don't mingle with the customers. Most of the older farm stores have cats, after all, they do store tons of grain which mice love. I guess my take on this subject is that I can choose to go or not to go in a store for whatever reason. There are some restaurants that I won't go to because they are dirty. Carpet stores kill my eyes. Its my choice.