Carolyn Hax: Formerly easygoing mom now refuses to visit if dog can’t come, too

Dear Carolyn: My parents person a dog. I person nary occupation with the canine astatine all. I sojourn them each the time, and I get on good with the dog.

But I bash not privation the canine successful my ain house. I unrecorded successful a townhouse with nary yard. I person a feline that could beryllium disturbed. The hairsbreadth and the odor of the canine volition linger. A batch of my neighbors person dogs they locomotion astir the neighborhood, and my parents’ canine is known for behaving successful a threatening mode toward different dogs. At a minimum, my location would beryllium filled with barking, and astatine a maximum, different canine could beryllium stressed oregon adjacent perchance hurt. I person had a “no dog” regularisation for years specified that they request a pet-sitter erstwhile they travel to sojourn me.