Hosts - what your rules about dogs if you allow them? Can they go on furniture?
Hi Hosts -
We allow up to 2 dogs at our rental. We don't charge any extra fees. So we tend to get a lot of people with dogs, which is totally fine with us.
Recently, we had someone ask to bring their dogs. I said of course, as long as they keep them off the furniture. They wrote back saying that their dogs slept with them and would I make an exception. I said no. And then they cancelled.
It was a totally fine interaction. They told me the truth, I stuck to the rule, and they decided to go somewhere else. No problem for anyone.
But it made me wonder what their expectations were going in to the rental. Do other homes explicitly let people bring their dogs on the bed or furniture?
Our only rules are that:
- Clean up after their dogs in the yard
- Bring dog towels if they think the dog will swim in the lake or otherwise get wet
- Keep the dogs of the furniture.
What are your rules?
Thank!