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pellaea, Flickr New York pet-shop proprietors are taking a stand against irresponsible pet owners by refusing to sell puppies to drunk customers. Two popular stores in the city's West Village--Le Petit Puppy and Citipups--have officially banned store patrons from buying dogs if they come into the store inebriated, according to the Washington Post's Blogpost blog. Fernanda Moritz, Le Petit Puppy's manager, told the Post that it's common for customers to leave local bars after putting away a few drinks and wander into the pet shop to look at--and sometimes shop for--cute, cuddly puppies. Obviously that's unwise because people make a lot of stupid, impulsive decisions when they're drunk, and ...

Here at Paw Nation, we know that every pet has a story, and it's usually a story their owners just love to tell. So we decided to hit the streets to ask pets (and their owners) about everything from how they were adopted to what was the naughtiest thing they've ever done. It's our series, "Pet On the Street." This week we're in New York City discovering what these dog owners do to indulge their pets. Share ...

e³°°°, Flickr Last week, the New York Times "Complaint Box" column took on a thorny issue: Are dogs too welcome in the city's public spaces? After seeing dogs cavorting around Banana Republic, the Gap, furniture stores and even grocery stores, Barbara Rosenblatt wrote that she's had enough. "Animals are joining the ranks of small, bored children who must accompany their grown-ups just about everyplace," she wrote. "Perhaps what it will take to keep animals out of stores is a few too many paw prints on the merchandise, or a deposit by a dog that mistook a rug for a sidewalk." Erica Manfred fired back, arguing that her 11-pound mutt deserves to go where she goes. "Well, I'm into my second ...