If It’s Good Enough For The Italians…

Of course, if your dog is the size of your average overgrown hamster, you can always squeeze them in just about anywhere…

For those with a regular-sized mutt though, going shopping will always entail having your buddy wait somewhere else whilst you get the weekly groceries in. Which, if you love dogs – i.e. you are a normal person – always feels a little cruel.

Well, over in Liano, Italy, they seemed to have found a solution – customised shopping trolleys with a space especially designed for our canine coupon chewers.

Yep, Gianfranco Galantini, owner of the Unes grocery shop in the small Italian town has introduced a fleet of these new shopping carts to his store, giving dog owners, he states, “peace of mind to take all the time they need to make their purchases”, and without having to worry about their pooch getting all lonesome out in that grim, unfriendly car park.

Sitting for hours in a hot, smelly car in the middle of a busy supermarket car park, looking grumpy, unfriendly and mightily pissed off with the world – that’s what we have cats and teenagers for…