Power outages and friends with pets

[Anonymous]

What's the right move when your friends lose power, you want to invite them to stay at your house (you have not lost power), but they have two dogs and you have animal allergies? Tell them they can come but the dogs have to stay home? Tell them they can bring the dogs and you just suffer?

[Anonymous]

Just don't invite them. I wouldn't ever leave my dogs at home with no power

[Anonymous]

We have two dogs and I would never bring them to a home with someone who has allergies. We stick together as a family and that includes the dogs. I would have DH stay home with the dogs and I would go with the kids to the friend's house. Or- I would call around to find a boarding place with a generator.

[Anonymous]

No way. That dander is going to get into everything and you'll be miserable forever. They can stay at their house, find a hotel that takes dogs or find another set of friends without allergies.

[Anonymous]

I think it's nice of you to make that offer. It's understandable that you'd have to say the people can come but the dogs cannot.

However if they leave their dogs home in a cold house with no people for days then they are horrible human beings.

- dog owner

[Anonymous]

I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

[Anonymous]

I would be OK with people, not with dogs. And there's nothing wrong with leaving dogs in an unheated house with some extra blankets, checking on them twice daily. Good grief, people. They're DOGS!! My kids ride horses that wear a blanket and stay in the pasture through this weather.

[Anonymous]

I have two dogs, and I wouldn't leave them behind. I would light a fire in the fireplace, or I have a list of local pet-friendly hotels we could go to in an emergency.

But offering your house is really gracious, and while I would decline, I would definitely appreciate that you offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

You're a hideous human being. You don't have to like pets or invite them but to lack the understanding that an animal needs heat, food and shelter like any other living thing? Gross. Asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

You're a hideous human being. You don't have to like pets or invite them but to lack the understanding that an animal needs heat, food and shelter like any other living thing? Gross. Asshole.

Do you want dogs to die? My dog also needs water every day. You are a terrible person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be OK with people, not with dogs. And there's nothing wrong with leaving dogs in an unheated house with some extra blankets, checking on them twice daily. Good grief, people. They're DOGS!! My kids ride horses that wear a blanket and stay in the pasture through this weather.

Yeah but childless people with dogs don't consider their dogs to be animals. That's basically their kids and they wouldn't leave them behind anymore than they'd leave a kid behind. These are the people who say things like fur-parents and fur-babies, so I imagine if they go, the dogs go.

[Anonymous]

I've been through a lot of city evacuations and this is a huge issue. At least 50% of people are animal owners, but shelters don't take animals too. So people either don't evacuate or have no where to go. Who would leave their dogs behind to die? And if they did leave their dogs behind to die, they should be prosecuted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

You're a hideous human being. You don't have to like pets or invite them but to lack the understanding that an animal needs heat, food and shelter like any other living thing? Gross. Asshole.

I understand it, I simply don't care bc I think the needs and even the comforts of humans trump those of pets. So if it's about you and your human family being warm and comfortable and your dog runs into issues in a cold house - well you know you can BUY another dog, right? It can be replaced unlike a human.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

I simply do not like assholes, hence they are not invited. Sorry, PP, you are out of luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I simple do not like pets, hence they are not invited - humans only. If that's a problem, well, I offered - they can choose to stay home or go someplace else if the dogs are SOOO important to them.

You're a hideous human being. You don't have to like pets or invite them but to lack the understanding that an animal needs heat, food and shelter like any other living thing? Gross. Asshole.

I understand it, I simply don't care bc I think the needs and even the comforts of humans trump those of pets. So if it's about you and your human family being warm and comfortable and your dog runs into issues in a cold house - well you know you can BUY another dog, right? It can be replaced unlike a human.

Oh ok. You're a troll. A weak one.