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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I love my pups but wouldn't bat an eye if a new mom I was traveling to see/help asked me to leave doggo at home. I would just explain you'd like to keep the house as calm and quiet as humanely possible for this trip. If they get bent out of shape, that is on them.

I get worrying that things can get blown out-of-proportion though. My ILs will often tell us what works best for them when it comes to visiting, etc. and act like the sky is falling if we let them know something or other doesn't work for us. It used to make me feel guilty, but after they threw a fit because we asked them to come on a different week than the one they proposed to meet (not help, meet) our second kid when he was a newborn...I sorta said to hell with it. They refused to meet him until he was five months. Ending up hurting them much more than it hurt us.

Now my rule is just to always be polite and welcoming within reason, but don't feel bad for setting reasonable boundaries or making simple requests.

Not wanting another dog around when you're about to pop/caring for a newborn is definitely reasonable. [/quote]

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