Woman Refuses To Let A Random Kid Pet Her Dog, And His Karen Of A Mom Makes A Scene Over It

A woman with a big, intimidating-looking dog thought a quick shopping trip would stay simple, until a child ran toward her pet and his mother turned the whole store into a scene.

She already knew her dog well, but she also knew that not every stranger should be allowed to rush up and touch him. That caution had worked fine at her local market before, where the owners were comfortable with the dog waiting outside or coming in with her. Here's how it played out.

OP asks:

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She has a large dog. Really large.

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She went to the local store to do some shopping...

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The store owners love the dog and are happy to watch him outside the store while OP is shopping.

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Eventually, the store owner allowed OP to go in with her dog.

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While OP was browsing the aisles, she noticed a kid running toward her dog. She told him to stop.

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That is where the shopping trip stopped being normal.

Now mom arrives:

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The mother of this child is so entitled that she told her son to pet the dog even though she knew the dog owner would not allow it. Consent should be taught to children by their parents.

Because not every dog owner likes others caressing their dog, it's best to respectfully inquire first before petting it, as if it were public property.

This also echoes the dog park argument where a visitor’s aggressive pet led to a heated confrontation.

The kid's mom was furious because OP didn't allow her precious darling angel to pet the dog.

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And that is when the mom decided to make it everyone else's problem.

OP told her off:

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Karen continued to scold OP outside.

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This commenter thinks the mom was completely out of line.

One Redditor hit the mark here:

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Another Redditor focuses on the bigger issue.

Some Redditors were more concerned about regulations:

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The bottom line is:

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The consensus is that OP is not the a-hole here. We can’t really delve into her motives, but the fact is that what she did was totally reasonable from a safety perspective.

She saw an unknown child running toward her dog. Even though she knows her dog, she can’t be sure of his reaction.

So, the safest way to handle this is to tell the kid to stop. Unfortunately, some people don’t view it that way.

The entitled Karen here only saw her precious angel forbidden from doing something he really, really wanted. She doesn't understand that OP had her child's safety in mind.

Some boundaries are there for a reason.

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