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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The owner of the doodle needed to take the young barking jumping dog for a run.  We have one of those, and she rarely have any trouble  in those years because we would make sure she stayed good and tired whenever there was company coming. We also crate trained her.  [/quote]

This is a good idea but I have to side with the person who said there's no reason for dog owners to bring their dog if there are going to be a lot of guests present,some of whom don't like dogs.[/quote]

Again, this is up to the homeowner.  In our family, gatherings can and often have included 15 - 18 people and 5 dogs.  Two cats, too.  Our dog didn't handle it well when he was younger so we would either kennel him or have someone else look after him while the house was full.  That was for his well being.

OP in the future ask if there will be any other dogs there, so you can then decide your own course of action.  You can't decide whether or not other people bring their dogs you can only decide whether or not to take your son into that situation.

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If a guest expresses that they are uncomfortable or their child is uncomfortable around dogs wouldn't the host be considerate and put their dog in a another room and ask others not to bring their pets? The host doesn't have to do it, but wouldn't manners put human guests before dog visitors?[/quote]

Yes.  We've done it.  Not everyone would.  (My SIL would simply tell you that if you don't like her dog you can go to another room.  If she was asked to put the dog somewhere else she would ignore it.)

OP can only make decisions for herself and her family.  My oldest had severe asthma and was badly affected by cigarette smoke.  SIL (same one with the dog above) thought we were being overly dramatic.  We made decisions that were best for him, and sometimes that meant not visiting at SIL's or leaving after not being there for long.  I would do the same with a child who is very afraid of dogs.

OP, if you come back I am curious.. was the golden doodle moved to another room?  Did you ask for that dog to be moved?[/quote]

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