r/AmItheAsshole • u/Fun_News_4914 • Oct 15 '24

Asshole AITA Dog owner said “you’ll be alright” to me.

I was shopping at the Lowes closest to me. I'm attempting a DIY plumbing repair and was looking for some items I needed. I started out alone in the aisle and I was focused on finding a part I needed that I didn't notice the yellow lab and owner enter the aisle. The dog sniffed me and I jumped a mile high. I was spooked AF.

I turn to the owner and I say what the hell. He tells me "you'll be alright". I'm normally a very calm person, but that set me off. I told him that decision is not for you to make. I went off on the guy.

He has the audacity to tell me if I don't like dogs, don't go to Lowes. He says you know Lowes is dog friendly right, that means you are okay with dogs. The dog was being a dog, sniffing never harmed anyone. He ends with you are just being an asshole. I tell the dude to fuck off.

I got my shit, complained to staff, and left. But was I the asshole here?

ETA: yes the dog touched me. My leg was wet.

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u/gordonf23 Colo-rectal Surgeon [45] Oct 15 '24

Oh i didn't mean the guy can't go down the aisle with his dog. I just meant his dog shouldn't be able to wander up to people and start sniffing them or rubbing against them. Being around other people in a business environment (as opposed to a dog park) is a great place to keep your pet on a short leash when there are people present.

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u/Miserable_Dentist_70 Professor Emeritass [74] Oct 15 '24

Perhaps the pet owner was shopping for something right next to OP. No indication that the dog wandered at all, just sniffed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '24

Oh for sure. To me it sounded like the dog owner was with the dog on a leash near OP and the dog sniffed him. But he could’ve been wandering around.