Dogs or No Dogs? Pros and Cons

[Vermontbuilder]

I’d rather have my house sit empty than allow dogs. I will only permit genuine service dogs.

[muddy]

@cranbeckh

1 guest whose dog POOPED ON MY COUCH. They were there at the time, and paid for cleaning. It was a tiny dog, thank goodness.

In my experience, tiny dogs are much more likely to be poorly trained. Can you imagine a 70 pound dog trying to squat on a sofa to take a dump? It’s a pretty good bet that would never happen.

[gypsy]

Yes small dogs certainly get away with being aggressive, poorly trained or worse. Partly because their owners always pick them up to protect them.
A large dog doesn’t have small dog mentality in that way, somewhat because their owners know how important it is for their dogs to be good citizens and ambassadors for their breeds.

We just had another Service animal experience that went smoothly.

[Andy89]

@KKC

You’re responding to your own post?

uh, an accident, I’m getting used to this format.
thanks for your help.