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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for those who are dog lovers -- and maybe those, who, like me, are not:

My inlaws have two large & extremely furry dogs (to the point where they have to vacuum their house every day!). Inlaws live a day's drive away, and like to take the dogs with them on road trips. I'm not a fan of dogs in general, and in particular, these dogs are wild and hairy - I don't want them to stay with us. We also have a newborn, and I'm really not loving the idea of the dogs being around her.

When my husband and I lived in a condo, we told them there just wasn't space for the dogs to accompany them on visits (which was true, but inlaws were still upset to the point of MIL being tearful at being told dogs could not stay). We recently moved to a house, and the excuse of not having space isn't there anymore. But, I still don't want the dogs to visit.

I know I'm within my rights (and husband is on board) to say no to dogs visiting, but question for dog lovers -- is this just rude? I would be really unhappy having these dogs stay with us. But am I being inflexible by having inlaws pay for boarding of the dogs? Or (ideally) staying not with us but in a pet friendly hotel near by?

Suggestions on how to handle with minimal hurt feelings?

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I couldn't do it. Sorry. I tolerate dogs when I stay with people but I am really not a dog fan. [/quote]

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