Guests with dogs

mathmom
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:21:02 +0000

^We have neighbors who asked us to bird sit, but they wanted to turn down the heat in their house, and bring the birds to our house. We did it once, but discovered that birds are messy and noisy. We hated it, and have said no ever since. I loved birds when we lived in Tanzania, but we had servants who swept up after them and they lived in a big cage in a double story room that was open to the elements on one side, so if they were chatty, I never really noticed. (And we had a second more indoor living room to escape them if we wanted to.)

At any rate, I think it’s fine for anyone to say no, and if it’s hard to say no plead allergies or pets that don’t like other animals.