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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a dog owner but hope I never have to make the choice to rent to one. Poop outside and damage inside are not even all you have to worry about.  Years ago I owned a house in grad school where I lived in the basement and rented out the upstairs to tenants.  I agreed to rent to a sweet young couple who had a tiny dog -- I met the dog, who seemed harmless, and all was well until the first time I had to go upstairs to make a repair when the tenants weren't home.  The dog immediately started barking, attacking, and biting like it was rabid.  So that was my life as a landlord after that.  The tenants had gotten it from a shelter and thought it must have had issues from its former life, so they didn't want to crate it or leave it in the back yard because they thought it would be cruel.  I can't really blame them for their perspective -- but what a nightmare for me or any contractor who had to go in the place.  Later when I was getting ready to move elsewhere, I had to show it to prospective buyers with the dog attacking them, since the owners weren't always able to come home and take it for a walk.  I still can't believe the place sold.  [/quote]

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