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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. I'm actually surprised at the amount of good advice posted.  Thanks!

Just to calm the fears of some posters, the dog was crated when the kids were around.  I made it clear that while the kids could be told hundreds of times to stay away from the dog, they were too young to listen. Thankfully the dog then bit another guest, and it was agreed that he would be crated.

I was not told that the dog would be there until they pulled up. I would have liked to leave but it was Christmas Day, all the nearby hotels were booked solid (I called around and it's a remote area) and we had flown across the country so driving back was out of the question. I gently told mil later that if SIL was so worried about her dog biting;  maybe it's best she leave hers at home. MIL told me that to SIL, Damien-Cujo is her baby.  SIL told me that Damien-Cujo had bit someone earlier in the week and drew blood. I told her "wow, you're lucky she didn't sue you!  I would have!"  I know that was rude but I was silently furious for being put in this position.  I do think that was the real reason the dog was crated because she blamed BIL for being bitten. Apparently he was "standing aggressively". Right.

I think trips to see the Inlaws will be markedly reduced until Damien-Cujo is trained or rehomed. [/quote]

OP, I posted earlier saying they would never see me.  In the future, if I were you, I would simply not plan to visit MIL.  I don't know about you, but in my family, if I don't make the plans nothing happens.  If your husband does go through the exercise of nailing down a time and buying plane tickets, you make a hotel reservation.  If you happen to be on the phone with MIL and she asks when you will be staying with her next, you reply brightly, "Oh we won't be staying with you while SIL has Damien-Cujo.  We got unpleasantly surprised at Christmas so we won't be taking any chances in the future."  Smile.  Don't express anger or frustration.  If she asks when you will be coming again, "No time soon.  We can't risk being surprised again by a visit from Damien-Cujo."  [/quote]

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