tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Tell them where they can shove their pooch! I love my dogs to bits, but that doesn't mean I don't respect others rights to think they're arseholes.
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- Thread starter That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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Raven
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Dear friend.
Nonsense you say, well I have just spoken to my cats & they have said its a NO, they hate dogs and your in particular.
As they have very sensitive noses they also said that even without the nasty dog of yours they will still be able to imagine it from the smell that you carry around with you at all times, so in light of that ?
Nonsense you say, well I have just spoken to my cats & they have said its a NO, they hate dogs and your in particular.
As they have very sensitive noses they also said that even without the nasty dog of yours they will still be able to imagine it from the smell that you carry around with you at all times, so in light of that ?
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Did you invite them, or did they invite themselves?
Cue
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Our cat is not fond of dogs, used to live with one before us but has become quite content with being an only child now.
If someone said they were gonna bring their dog round, and I told them they couldn’t because of the cat and they got arsey about it… well I suppose I’d probably be reevaluating whether they were worthwhile keeping in my social circle to be honest.
If someone said they were gonna bring their dog round, and I told them they couldn’t because of the cat and they got arsey about it… well I suppose I’d probably be reevaluating whether they were worthwhile keeping in my social circle to be honest.
BobClay
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Fully agree with all the above. Your home, is your domain. I don't have any pets (.... well, there's an effing big spider I've sort of got a relationship with, not sure if him/her is my pet, or I'm him/hers pet, Figure on leaving things well alone on that one.) I've had family visiting over the years with dogs and it's never been a problem for me, (the dogs like me, the spider not so much. 
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That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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Themselves.
They're on a campervan tour of Scotland and informed us they'd be coming to stay for a few days.
I honestly think it's more of an opportunity to escape the confines of a van, have a proper shower and refresh.
I have met them three times - it's a work colleague of my husband.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Then he needs to tell them bollocks!
joshua
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Cheeky buggers !
santaslittlehelper
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If they’re in a camper then the dog stays out there and they can decide how much or how little company they want to give him - one of them sleeps in the camper while one sleeps in the house, or whatever. But he’s not coming in the house. Cheeky feckers.
Sounds like a bit of a recipe for a disaster if it’s a colleague. Perhaps an urgent appointment has come up that week which means neither of you are available, then you don’t have to get into the dog problem!
Sounds like a bit of a recipe for a disaster if it’s a colleague. Perhaps an urgent appointment has come up that week which means neither of you are available, then you don’t have to get into the dog problem!
Jonah
Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
Meeting your husband's work colleague three times does not a friendship make and it certainly does not entitle them to impose themselves on you even if they didn't have a dog. They have a camper van for holidays - that is their choice and they don't have to escape it.
Tell your husband to tell them to bugger off,
Raven
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Correct & if they want a break then there are plenty of hotels around.
Rat Lady do not buckle !!!
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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He doesn't see the issue, but he's not the one that will have to clean up afterwards or worry sick about the cats!
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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'Your assertion that it doesn't work and isn't practical is nonsense.... we must have very different experiences of dogs. The vast majority of dogs live in peoples houses. Pippin has never damaged anything in our house. She's stayed at my sisters house and she has a cat, she sees cats all the time on walks no issues, she's been around plenty of livestock on walks all the time without issues and she's sat on plenty of cream sofas. We just wash and dry her paws before she comes in the house if they're muddy, as do all other dog owners. I've no idea why you think these "problems" are unique to you and your location. I've been upset about this all afternoon and you're not making me feel at all welcome so we won't be coming to visit
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tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
So basically my rights as a dog owner are much more important than your rights as a home owner and because I have anecdotal evidence of a similar situation your concerns are of no relevance to your own personal situation if they interfere with mine and what I want to do.
Walk away, stop worrying about it. If your husband sees it as an issue then the issue is his alone to fix. Nobody tells you how to live in your own home, even a landlord wouldn't get that much say!
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Just to add.
Come into my home and the dogs have free reign. They do what they want, because I'm happy with that. Sit on the sofa, not an issue. Sleep on the bed? Well until recently not allowed but I still have no living room floor so they can't stay in there! Chase a cat in the garden? It's their garden! But if we're at someone else's house I would only take them if absolutely necessary and they wouldn't be allowed to do any of the things they do at home. We were forced to stay at my mums for a night recently, they stayed with us and didn't leave the room other than being walked out for a toilet break as my mum has very small dogs that are rather frightened of mine.
We take them everywhere, but if there was any hint of an issue with them being somewhere we'd just not go. It's our choice to have them, nobody else should bear the brunt of that.
Come into my home and the dogs have free reign. They do what they want, because I'm happy with that. Sit on the sofa, not an issue. Sleep on the bed? Well until recently not allowed but I still have no living room floor so they can't stay in there! Chase a cat in the garden? It's their garden! But if we're at someone else's house I would only take them if absolutely necessary and they wouldn't be allowed to do any of the things they do at home. We were forced to stay at my mums for a night recently, they stayed with us and didn't leave the room other than being walked out for a toilet break as my mum has very small dogs that are rather frightened of mine.
We take them everywhere, but if there was any hint of an issue with them being somewhere we'd just not go. It's our choice to have them, nobody else should bear the brunt of that.