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I think these people are rude and crazy. I would never do this. I don't bring my dog to other people's homes unless they specifically tell me to. But, my dog is part of my family, so I would never do what you did for ONE person to come over to my house for a huge party. It sucks for her, but [b]she can't expect everyone to just board their dogs when she is invited to a party. [/b]There are things for her take for the short time she would be there to make it tolerable for her to attend.[/quote]

Spoken like a person who doesn't suffer from extreme dog allergies. Let's just drug the kid up, maybe even have her get shots, so we don't inconvenience the dog owners!

What OP did was exceedingly kind and generous because she wanted to make her niece feel welcome and it allows niece to stay the weekend with them. From an earlier post by OP:
[quote]I don't mind boarding our dog. His doggie daycare/boarding place is better outfitted than our gym. He'll be fine. Its fun for the kids to have SIL/BIL and cousins stay with us. I also joke that it is the only reason our house gets really cleaned thoroughly so we're not put out accommodating niece's allergies.[/quote]

I highly doubt OP being gracious and empathetic person will result in niece growing up thinking everyone will deep clean their homes and board their dogs for every party.[/quote]

This!  The niece didn't demand it , OP chose to do it.  Because she wanted her niece there.  And apparently she wanted her niece there more than she wanted dogs there, and certainly more than she wanted rude, entitled dog owners there.  If you had a relative who was really allergic to dogs, you could choose not to invite her over, or not to make any accommodations for her, and she could choose to drug herself up or not attend.  But OP chose to be gracious and make her home a welcoming place for her niece, and I agree that the niece is unlikely to expect everyone else to do the same, but is quite likely to appreciate her aunt's thoughtfulness.

No one has to invite dogs just because it would be more convenient for dog owners.  They can leave their dogs at home, board them, hire a dog sitter, whatever.  Not my problem.  [/quote]

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