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Originally Posted by Bruce's_Mom  Bruce travels a lot, but never to be a guest in the home of someone who would not wish to have him there. Then I always ask...However, when invited to small gatherings at my parents home or with close friends, I usually bring him without asking because these are folks who either (a) adore him, (b) have given permission in the past, or (c) know we are attached at the hip and let me know if they wish for him not to attend.
What I do hate is guests that you inform that you have a dog that is the prince of the household and they come over and expect you to make all sorts of special accomodations for them, like locking Bruce in the bathroom for oh 6 hours, NOT HAPPENING it is his house! Yes, I have had a guest that expected that, and was seriously put out I would not remove his bed from the living room or "get his toys out of sight."
Ditto on the cologne... |
OMG this made me think of my aunt. She and her hubby like to visit NY and they never ever want to pay for a hotel. Love to burden my parents. Just the other day they called and wanted to come visit with their daughter, her husband and their two kids as well.
One time my aunt came and wanted to give attitude about my parents pitbull and shih tzu. First off my parents smoke and it's their house so if they choose to then that is their business. My aunt knows that my parents have pets. So if you want to stay your welcome but the dogs and the smoke isnt' going anywhere. The last visit she was grumbling about the dogs and shooing them out of the bedroom and trying to lock them on the deck. Now the second/guest bedroom belongs to the dogs. My sisters are in the basement apt so the dogs have that second room to themselves and mom has her crafts in there. I was glad that my mom saw her behaviour and told her well if you unhappy about the dogs and the smoke then you can easily go to a hotel.
But I think that took nerve to ask to stay at someone's house and inconvenience them and then want to be mean to the pets and make comments.