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Um yes. Like I have trouble going on vacation because we have to leave the cats. And I cry if I think their feelings get hurt. I could blame it on the hormones but no. haha.

You have some crazies in your family!

I always say, "my dogs live here, you don't!"

yes. my step dad is really, really rude about our dogs and it drives me mental. I want to post this in my house:

@autumnlove: that's so mean!! I had a friend tell me she wouldn't bring her kids over to my house because of our dogs. Our dogs are 20lbs and .... just overly friendly. they're not vicious. It made me really sad. Doubly sad when I saw she was letting her kids hang out with the neighbor's dog.

@autumnlove: Um, she can pay for the boarding then.

that is so obnoxious!

it is ok for me to be annoyed by my dog, but I get pissed when others openly insult or are mean to him. doesn't make sense. I guess similar to when it's okay if an individual talks about their family, but not ok when someone else does? lol!

Yep, my dog is my baby. She is well behaved but gets really excited to see people she knows, and my sister and her husband scoff at her. She doesn't even jump on them. Get over it! Ugh. So yeah, a wee bit sensitive!

Yes, I'm very sensitive! My house, my pets! If they don't like my pets, they don't need to come over to our house!!

Oh and one time, I hosted a couples meetup at my house. We had just gotten Thumper and had her about a month. She had mange when she came to us (as a foster family) and had no fur. One of the guys who was there called her ugly and lifted his foot to kick her when she came near him. I told him he could leave my house if he was going to treat my family that way. I never went to another event where he was present again.

I am most of the time. However there are certain guests I put above my dogs, like DH's grandmother. She is really scared of large dogs. I think she is scared of getting knocked over. So I put him in the bedroom when she comes over.

I am! My MIL said our dogs aren't allowed to come to her house. So, that just means we will visit less. If you make the rules, you have to abide by the consequences.

Wow I would be pissed if someone called my dog ugly to my face. I know some people don't like animals, but it's a step lower to insult someone else's pet!

I am super sensitive about it. My pets are family!

@autumnlove: What a B! Guests don't get to dictate where your pet stays.

Absolutely! A cousin loves to say how dumb our dog is and how he has 2 brain cells, etc. He's not, he's just a sweet, goofy, happy dog! It's very insulting, especially when someone knows you're nuts for your dog! Needless to say, if someone wasn't going to come over because they didn't like our dog that'd be fine with us! We'd never board our dog because of that!

dh's best friend, who was our best man, made a really horrible comment about our dog over an email chain once. it was meant as a joke, but definitely crossed the line, and even though it's been over 3 years it still bothers me! the weird thing is that he's a dog person--he didn't have a dog then, besides his parents' dogs, but he has one now. but for some reason (maybe the fact that our dog used to follow him around humping him, lol...) he always hated him

@JerricaBenton: That cous-in would soon become a cous-out. No bueno!

Our dearly departed first dog had a lot of issues, so I didn't blame people for not wanting to interact with him, and we basically only had him interact with people who were really ok with following the rules and wanted to be with him.
Our current dog is crazy laid back- it's never occurred to me to contain him when we've had guests, and I would think it odd if someone asked. He doesn't jump, he doesn't beg, he's not pushy, etc., so while if you encourage him he will adore you and ask for attention, if you ignore him he'll totally leave you alone.
That said, we are generally not friends with people who are anti-dog. I just think that's weird.

I will, however, totally admit to getting frustrated with people who haven't bothered to train their dogs at all and are oblivious to their dog's bad behavior(s).