petshoprules
nounUK /ˈpɛtʃɒp ruːlz/
US /ˈpɛtʃɑːp ruːlz/
The rules are the special list of things you must do and must not do at a pet shop.
Before we picked a puppy, the worker explained the petshoprules to us.
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2. The official safety and care instructions posted inside a pet shop.
The petshoprules say you must ask before touching any animal.
3. A set of habits or customs a pet shop follows when selling animals.
Their petshoprules include checking that every buyer has a proper home for the pet.
4. The unwritten expectations for how customers behave in a pet shop.
Keeping quiet around the birds is one of the petshoprules everyone learns fast.