www.chloethepitbull.com - Walmart's Discrimination

[saggioculo]

The Wal-Mart in Boonton, NJ tried to stop me from entering the store. After speaking with the corp. headquarters, I was assured it wouldn't happen again. It did! I spoke to the store manager and again was assured it wouldn't happen again. It did! Wal-Mart has a sign saying "Service Dogs Welcome" and yet 3x I was asked to leave. Guess my experience with Wal-Mart isn't an isolated incident.

[hellionchik]

Unfortunately, it takes being extreme in order for rights to be recognized. (Nobody told Rosa Parks that she had a crummy bus trip and to just let it slide!) It might seem like too much, but it's sometimes necessary to fight back in order to gain fairness. I'm lucky to live in a city with a resident that has a pit bull as a service dog. She is welcomed anywhere with smiles and it's always a joy to run into them in the store. She's like a service dog for the whole community.

[sparkshark789]

It's not bad dogs, it's bad owners. Many German Shepherds have attacked people before. Dog fighting masterminds are doing nothing to help the breed's reputation. I'm glad Chloe is showing people that her breed is not agressive by nature. Hopefully, one day, the world will remove their bans and descrimination towards pitbulls.

[johnnybagofdonets]

Was taking prescribed therapy walk in public park with Black Lab service dog, via surgery in suffering limited mobility. I encountered overzealous cop after anonymous dog complaint. Cop wanted to know my extent of disability warranting dog; told cop “it’s nobody’s business via HIPAA” Cop demanded dog’s paperwork. I only produced Health Dept. rabies vaccination tag. Told cop: “dog is a service animal as my assistant”. Matter dropped when superior officer arrived while my Esq was on speakerphone.

[candihu]

@123dogtrainer- i said 95% because there are many sadistic people who train dogs to fight and kill. granted ANY of my dogs would hurt someone if they tried to hurt me (and yes i do have more than pit bulls tyvm. pit bulls are NORMALLY sweet, loving, loyal, goofy and just plain adorable but like ANY animal in the hands of a sadistic and emotionally weak person ANY animal is dangerous. ur nick on here claims that u r a dog trainer so u should know better than to make comments such as this.

[PinkPunkyKat]

Why do people discrimate against unconventioal species and breeds?  Yeah that pit bulll looks so dangerous.

[candihu]

@PinkPunkyKat yep this dog could do some serious damage with her tail wagging lol

[hnybear385]

Did she say "not your typical pit bull"?! Are you serious?! Now look who's discriminating!! Yes Chloe is "your typical pit bull!" -- smart loyal and loving just like all pitbulls are at heart. Give me a break already! That's why I can't stand the media! From what pitbull mom to another thank you and keep up the good work! And give Chloe and big hug and kiss for me :)

[pissedoffgrizzly]

@hnybear385 That's what I thought immediately - your "typical Pit Bull" IS loving and friendly and loyal! My service dog is also a Pit Bull, and unfortunately I live in Colorado, although NOT in Denver, where they would confiscate and destroy her on sight, nor Aurora, where she is "welcome" as a service dog (according to Animal Control they are "in strict compliance" with the ADA), BUT she has to wear a muzzle at all times and be on a maximum 4' leash

[candihu]

@hnybear385 i noticed that too and yet this dog is your average pit bul. 95 % of them are goofy, sweet, loving, loyal and devoted. this is your average pit bull. the ones who attack are not the average. chloe is beautiful and represets her breed very well. i have 2 pits and they are so sweet and goofy. yet very gentle and loving. my female is a little more dangerous than the male (with her tail) so you do have to watch that c a pic of her on my profile

[CoLzTheGoddess]

But she's not your typical pit bull .... Give me a break !!! Most pits are very much like Chloe.

[RuffRehabillitation]

Wallmart should be ashamed!! Pitts are amazing, I just wish they were legal in the UK!! :(

[tool987ja]

Not the TYPICAL APBT?! um....they have better temperament scores than golden retrievers. YES THIS IS A TYPICAL APBT, THEY'RE EXCELLENT DOGS

[0Mother0Mayhem0]

ahhhh! how refreshing! a good news story on a pitbull situation!

[RobbinLPerry]

I really abhor pit bull discrimination! Choe is BEA-U-TI-FUL!!! I have an APBT and she's the best dog in the world. She LOVES children, dogs, cats, and EVERYONE!!! This ignorance needs to stop! Props to you for bringing up this injustice and for fighting it!!! My pittie sends kisses to Choe!!! Smooches to your pooches!!!

[Fayclis]

Good for the woman who stood up against the ignorance of a customer service agent. Good for Corporate Wall-Mart for realizing it.

Don't ya just love a happy ending?

[insanesugarpain]

OMG that is such a beautiful dog!

[used95]

they should gave chloe a job there as a people greeter i'm sure she will do a fanastic job then that way people will have less reasons to fear pitbulls....

[angieskidney]

I was bit by a dog once (not a pitbull or any dog known to be a threat) that was deemed safe and yet the only dog I have ever liked since then was a pitbull as she was very protective of me. Makes for great dogs for people with disabilities and health issues. I am glad this recognition is putting pitbulls in a better light but also shining the light on discrimination in stores. It happens more than you think. I have seen it in other stores as well.

[Adam19822000]

Wal-Mart are dumbasses

[BornToBeHater]

Well done walmart disabled people should get their food from dumpsters that's what they are for.

[hutchensriley]

what the fuck?

[reclaimusa]

This is a loyal breed, so loyal that they will do what ever the owner asks of them, so the fault lies on the owner not the breed (in MOST cases).

This is the breed from early American Pioneer days. Took car of the family and assisted in hunting with the men. I had one about 10 years ago, the best friend someone could ever want. I miss her everyday.

[CampPitBull]

Actually, this breed came over with the English and the Irish, and was already an established breed at that time. The breed was documented, including the breeds that went into its making, and was brought over by immigrants and went virtually unchanged in form and temperament to the present APBT. They went with the families in cities and farms and flourished due to their versatility, not so much as their innate ability to hunt/work a farm. Love the breed, not the fighting but dislike revisionist.

[xawnuhx]

I feel like giving you a big hug for choosing to train an APBT as a service dog! It's always the Labs and the Golden Retrievers that get the praise. =/

[electrophile19]

Yay, go Chloe! I have a foster Rottweiler from a local shelter who I am training as a certified therapy dog and we have to go through similar things. >:-{ Pit bulls and Rottweilers both need great breed ambassadors these days!

[luloops]

Chloe, what a wonderful breed ambassador you are!! And kudos to your guardian as well.

[Whoo69]

Why exactly DO reporters have to say their names and the company they work for at the end of a story?? I never understood that. Is it really necessary?

[kaylee6713]

YEAH! someone standing up for pitbulls and recognizing them for the wonderfull, intelligent, loving animals they are. I am proud to be owned by a rescued rottie, and I work every day to dispell the myth that they are "bad dogs". Peole are way to quick to judge, not just dogs, but other people based onj appearances.

[EBentonville]

Did someone fire the stupid/ignorant customer service manager, or are they just going to "review the policy"? That's their lame response for all their acts of stupidity in their stores. Fire the STUPID woman!

[beboink20]

i hate pipol hu discriminates a dog, esp dogs who are mean looking but so gentle and sweet.. i just hate them and i frankly tell them this, "ever had a pitbull, before u say sumthin bad, start owning one first, lets see how foolish u are ryt now for ur words!" i have a rotty too. and sweet as an angel just like my many pitbulls...

[LilyTails]

hmm...thank you for posting this.

[xrayxl]

and mc donalds needs to know it is against the law to discriminate too but mc donalds dosent and mc donalds needs to allow service animals in to their so called resturant it is against the law to discriminate and mc donalds is well known to discriminate close down all mc donalds fast food resturants for discrimination

[androclestipster]

Just another letdown for this breed. People are to quick to judge a dog by its breed and it really stinks.

[elperropatron]

It's WAL-MART. What do you expect? It's the trailer park of the American Retail Community. You think that people smart enough to work elsewhere would choose to work at a Wal-Mart?

[tupper53]

What a great news clip!

If she lived in Ontario Canada,she`d be allowed in(if she was older than 2 yrs) but would have to wear a muzzle.

Under 2 years she`d be illegal.

How crazy is that?

What a sweetie and a great breed ambassador and she looks like my guy Mac(passed)

[7GsUP4]

it wasn't wal-mart but some dumb azz manager that doesn't understand the breed I own several pitbulls and would feel jsut as you all do about this the manager need to be punished not the whole store

[gearhead071879]

i love how the news used the real name of the breed! my best to you and chole! thanks for helping proove the postive!

[xrayxl]

look I allready had mc donalds shut down for descrimation i will have wal mart shut down for descrimation it is against the law to descrimate I do want to close down all mc donalds resturants for descrimation. wal mart is not allowed to descrimate its against the law we are all people we are all humans with feelings and should all be treated with respect do you understand

[weprin2]

This is one of the reasons why my brother quit working at Wal*Mart.

[ewwies]

i remember watching it on the news when it came on.... i was sooo mad!

[CraftyTequila]

What a fucking dumbass. GO CHLOE!!

[sarallyn]

Damn ass hole at walmart. What did he know, anyway? He worked at WALMART.

[dtw877]

Walmart would throw out a general slap on the wrist for their ignorant employess.

[ker116]

That's ridiculous. Because CHILDREN were in the store??? My dog has done nothing but run up to children and lick them-like many other pitbulls do!!!! If any pitbull is attacking anyone-its because they were TAUGHT to act that way.

[pittiwear]

If you want to act, go to the advocatesfortheunderdog site there's a ton of good stuff there...talk about positive press...

[tattypatty]

I would rather see children on a leash or banned...

[KYMAMI]

damn hillbilly redneck walmart empoyees

[patroldawg]

pitbulls are like muslim arabs. not all are bad, but you just can't trust them based on the track record of the breed.

[ragtimelady]

Oh, right. An estimated 5 million pit bulls living in the U.S. While the vast majority are peaceful family pets, they are currently the most attractive breed to owners who have dogs for all the wrong reasons and subject them to the most appalling kinds of abuse, and yet fewer than a dozen a year, on the average, take their revenge through fatal attacks. THAT is their track record.

[pittiwear]

Thank you! I have a beauty of a pitapotamus adn we love to hear the positive side of things! Check out the site advocatesfortheunderdog Cheers!

[gearhead071879]

wow ragtimelady! i know i couldn't have said it better myself! nice!

[pittiwear]

I'm not any of the above, but to stereotype that broadly makes one sound rather ignorant don't you think?

[pissedoffgrizzly]

@patroldawg the highest number of dog bites in the US every year are by LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, not pit bull breeds - how's that for a "track record?"

[lauracny]

Love the positive press for the pitties!

[mama8404]

Wow that made me very disgusted. It shouldnt even have been an issue. The associate was ignorant, like so many others. I wish people would realize that pit bulls are a great addition to a family. I know mine is.

[ladySEGOVIA]

So nice to see positive pitbull press for a change! It's rare to see on the evening news. Chloe is beautiful!

[Sarranduin]

You had a bad experience with one store, and yes, you should complain and try to educate the ignorance. But, aking it into a huge internet thing, along with the whole "hate all of Wal-Mart" is too much. Every Wal-Mart, in my town where they're "used" to us and otherwise (like on vacations), has been helpful and understanding, save for one Sam's employee- corrected after speaking to the manager. (I've had *far* more trouble with fast food chains... they *never* inform their employees correctly!)

[live2thefullest04]

This is not a 'hate all walmart' - it's about ensuring legal treatment of those w/ service dogs. all over the nation are similar experiences - 8 open lawsuits against them (we're not suing). this is an opportunity for businesses & public to be educated and also a voice for pitbulls. Would a certain nationality person in a uniform asked to leave because they might rob the store or blow it up??! a pitbull in a service dog uniform being asked to leave because of their breed is COMPLETELY wrong

[live2thefullest04]

p.s. we tried the education with the 2 managers and even pulled in our service dog organization president -- they didn't care and said he needed to educate the public. so, that's what we are doing and also working with upper management

[KimAndSophie]

I have a yellow lab guide/service dog (yes she is both). I've had her since 2000, and I've had the most trouble with access to Wal-Marts accross Canada and the US than any other store or public place! If you ask any guide dog or service dog owner chances are a Wal-Mart somewhere tried to deny them access!

[VampirexLament]

ack, see that's why i'm no good at stuff like this. if i were that woman i would have started a fight right there in the store, being as hot blooded as i am

[ThoughtlessCreations]

FINALLY! Some good publicity for the APBT. Now if this could only be kept up for a while, maybe things will start to change. After all it is the news who pretty much controls everyone's opinions on Pit Bulls anyway. Maybe if they started saying nice things for a change, people would stop being so ridiculously close-minded and realize how wrong they were... Good job Chloe, and screw you ya dumbass Walmart employee!

[pissedoffgrizzly]

@ThoughtlessCreations It's true, the media are the ones who cause the pits to have such a bad rap. A month ago a black Lab killed a little boy here in CO, but it barely made the local news; 3 weeks ago, some idiot let a stray pit bull into his house and it attacked his cat (it lived) but the NATIONAL news announced "Pit Bull Attack!"

[MorbidKitten]

This is one of the most wretch-inducing cases of discrimination I've ever heard of. If Chloe were a person it would be classified as racism.

You know the world's gone to hell when a store denies your SERVICE DOG just because they don't like the breed.

[telephonica]

who cares, tanker? go chloe!

[tankerdanker]

well i'm glad to see your were able to upload everything however you can tell it was recorded off the TV

[dragonmischief]

God, that's disgusting. I'm so sick and tired of the discrimination against ABPTs and all those other 'pit bulls'. -rolls eyes-

Hopefully this accident will help raise awareness.

And Chloe? Gorgeous girl she is!

[Rottweilerlvr]

So unfortunate that this happened... Hopefully this will be a wake up call to all... Chloe is beautiful, congrats and thank you for rescueing her!!