{"id":262,"date":"2017-11-19T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2017-11-19T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T09:33:00","slug":"holiday-visiting-etiquette-for-dog-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Visiting Etiquette for Dog People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holidays can be stressful and sometimes the issue of dogs and cats can be divisive, especially if one person considers them family members and another can\u2019t stand animals in the house. We have always considered our dogs family members and that our home is their home. However, we don\u2019t expect other people to open their homes to our dog.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We also are very specific when we make invitations to friends with dogs. For years dogs were included because our Maggie Mae loved having company and was great about sharing. Poppy, on the other hand, will bark at any dog in her territory, so we\u2019ve been reluctant to test her reaction to other dogs in her home.<\/p>\n

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When someone invites us to visit, we assume that invitation does not include Poppy. Even when she would love to come and has dressed for the occasion to convince us to take her as she did in the photo above.<\/p>\n

We would never ask anyone, even people who have dogs or who love dogs, to include her in our visit. What\u2019s more, sometimes a dog or cat waiting for you at home might just give you the perfect reason to limit the time you spend visiting one of your less amusing relatives.<\/p>\n

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