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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure what's more annoying... Dog people who take their dogs everywhere regardless of other people's wishes,  or[b] people who have irrational fears and can't relax.[/b] I'd have probably silently removed the dog and either put it outside or in the garage. Is anyone asked I'd have reminded them about our repeated conversations regarding what dogs would be present. It really sounds like a pissing match with the dog owner wanting to be an asshole dog owner. [/quote]

Yeah, but we're talking about a child. One would hope that you have some compassion and not just see a child with a fear of dogs as "more annoying." [/quote]

NP here.  The dog was leashed to the couch, so the child doesn't have to be around the dog unless he chooses to go near it.  I'm assuming OP takes her child out in public, where people have their dogs on leashes.

When you are a guest in someone's house, you don't get to dictate who else is allowed to be there.  As a parent, you have a right to a safe space for your child.  But if the dog is leashed or crated or in some way kept in one space, there really is no issue, except that you tell your child to just avoid that area.

The only way I would say something is if the dog wasn't leashed or contained and allowed to run loose.   But if the dog was contained, what is the issue?

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