It's not rude. I was invited to play tag football, and I asked if I could take Maximus. It was my first time to visit her new home, and I told her it was cool if she said no b/c I knew it was a new house. She has 2 dogs of her own. She said yes and was excited that her babies would be playing w/mine. She did ask about shots and potty training. Max was 95% potty trained so I took his Miracle spray just in case. Now, she invites Max and me at the same time.