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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are kind of like this with their dog, except that it would be basically impossible for them to bring it to visit us due to the distance, but instead, they usually use it as a reason why they cannot visit us.

I think you just need to be firm but compassionate and also offer some possible alternatives. They could come visit with the dog but stay somewhere else. Or they could come without the dog. Your reasons for not wanting the dog to be in your house are good and consistent, and I think you can make those clear without being unreasonable at all.

I do think you are somewhat irritated with your in-laws and some of this is creeping into that territory. The issue of the dog shedding and causing long-term allergy issues even after they leave makes sense and is about your family (which you can control and should have a say over). Same with the issue of your kid presenting with COVID symptoms, and the dog potentially breaking things (although you might want to leave that out because it might upset them). The issue about them not wanting to go out to dinner because someone needs to stay with the dog is just on them and really not something for you to bother with because if they want to stay home, fine.[/quote]

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