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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry you have to go through this, OP.  [b]But it sounds like you've done all the right things.  [/b]You've tried to work something out and it sounds like you tried to bend over backward in the past to accommodate them.  But you're absolutely right in asking them to not bring the dogs to your house.  (In fact, I wouldn't have let them do it at all if a family member were allergic to dogs.)

Sounds like you've got a good attitude here.  Stand your ground and maybe they'll get used to this limit being set.  But even if they don't, don't give in.  You deserve better![/quote]

I actually disagree with the bolded, and this:  "[b]I'm hurt that DH and I have bent over backwards to accommodate the dogs on their visits, [/b]and the one time we ask them to accommodate us, they flip out and throw a tantrum, but, again, not really surprised."

OP, you're at least partially responsible for this situation by enabling it for so long. Frankly, the fact that you don't want the dogs in your house is sufficient reason to not allow them. That they are loud, are poorly behaved and bite (!!) reinforces this.  That your husband is allergic makes your previous decisions to let the dogs come unfathomable to me.  (Seriously - he has allergic reactions in his own house and you continue to allow this situation?  WT actual F?  How much did you have to bully him to make him agree to this?)  I'd be furious if I were your husband.

You set the stage for this mess.  It's good that you are taking a stand now, but it's a day late and a dollar short.   [/quote]

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