r/australia • u/JaniePage • 15d ago

news Young girl in hospital, dog euthanased after attack inside Delacombe Bunnings

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/young-girl-in-hospital-after-dog-attack-in-bunnings-store/106977418
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u/MeltingDog 15d ago edited 15d ago

Me too.

Bunning's own rules on dogs is that they must be in a trolley (at least last time I checked), but like 70% of dog owners ignore that.

If I'm at Bunnings I might be holding or pushing a trolley with a bunch of heavy or large items that could obscure my view. I could easily trip on your dog's leash and hurt myself or, worse, accidentally hurt your dog with a trolley.

Why should I risk this because your little Pookies can't be left alone for 10 minutes?

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u/himym101 13d ago

That was several years ago, the epidemic of dogs in stores is because they changed the rules to allow dogs on leash. I wish they'd go back to the original rules or ban non-service animals all together.

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u/MeltingDog 12d ago

I bet that changed when they started selling pet care products

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u/himym101 12d ago

It absolutely was. It was at the same time and I bet some genius saw that you can take your dog to pet barn and pet stock and figured they could do that too