The Diffability Grapevine Online Newspaper:Issue #22
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Title of Article: BabyBitten By Dog Inside Home Depot
 
Submitted by:
"Roxie Mayfield & Jade in beautiful Eugene, Oregon "
 
Article:         
FYI
Baby Bitten By Dog Inside Home Depot
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Corporate Office: Dogs Are Not Allowed Inside Home Depot
By _Dayle Cedars_ (mailto:dayle_cedars@ TheDenverChannel .com) , 7NEWS
Reporter

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(javascript: popUp('/print/ 19991519/ detail.html' ,'width=460, height=400,
scrollbars' );) GLENDALE, Colo. -- The
parents of a 13-month-old girl who was bitten by a dog while they were
inside the Home Depot store in Glendale are questioning the store's policy of
allowing dogs to be inside the store.

According to Home Depot's Consumer Hotline, the corporate policy is that
dogs are not allowed inside the store for the safety of customers and
employees. However, when 7NEWS called the Glendale Home Depot, we were told dogs
are allowed.
On Wednesday morning, Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said there
was no "formal" dog policy and sent the following statement:
"The Home Depot places a priority on providing a safe environment for our
customers and associates. As a practice, we do not allow animals in our
stores. However, service dogs and dogs that are non-disruptive, secured
properly and under the control of their owner, may be tolerated in the store, at
the discretion of the manager on duty and if there is not a disruption to
our other customers."
Brandon Ludwick and his girlfriend, Carleen White, were inside the
Glendale store on June 26, near the tool section, when they said a large dog
approached their toddler daughter, Jordan.
"This dog came up and sniffed her and bit her in the head," said Ludwick.
"Her head was bleeding."
"It was so fast," said White.
Glendale police ticketed the dog's owner. 7NEWS spoke to the owner, who
said he does not believe his dog bit the little girl.
Ludwick disagrees and said he should not have to worry about dogs inside
the store.
"I don't want to see another child or small baby get bit by a dog at Home
Depot," said Ludwick.
Jordan is OK but the couple thinks Home Depot handled the incident poorly.

"We haven't even gotten a call from Home Depot," said White. "It's like
they are trying to deny or act like it didn't happen."
However, Gallagher said that the company has been "in contact" with the
family and are taking the matter very seriously.
Ludwick said the store denies having video of the attack even though 7NEWS
spotted multiple cameras directly above where the attack took place.
No one from the Glendale Home Depot would comment on the event. A manager
told 7NEWS that we needed to contact the corporate office.
 
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