LL won't let us have a dog..

superfran_uk

I'd get a hamster. Much easier to look after, far less messy, won't moult...and also they only last 3 years.

Or a plant.

ILW

I have never entered a house with a dog where you could not smell it from the second you walked through the door. Does not worry me but I can see a landlord worrying about future possible tenants.

frugallass

missile wrote: »

If you read my post properly before commenting .... you might understand :A

I read it properly and I am still asking why my landlord is naive?

Welshwoofs

Every single place I've ever rented in nearly 20 years had a clause to disallow pets. In one instance the LL did in fact allow a cat (we didn't buy one, but the cat next door decided it preferred us to its owners).

I'm a dog owner myself and when I rent out my first property I will allow pets on a case-by-case basis however I can totally understand why an LL would not want to allow a dog. Even the most well behaved dog moults - unless it's one of the few breeds which don't - like poodles.

Active dogs will do such things as launch themselves into water, roll in mud (or fox poo!) and get up to all sorts of messy things....if a property doesn't have a nice tiled utility area or ability to hose them off outside, then carpets and furniture can get very messy, very quickly.

If you buy a puppy then no amount of cleverly placed pads is going to prevent the odd accident on the carpet. Dogs also get the same complaints as humans do... they vomit and get the runs and can't always get outside in time, particularly if they get ill in the night.

All these things you take in your stride as a dog owner...when I was refurbing my current property we put hard floors throughout downstairs (he's trained not to go upstairs) which could be cleaned easily and we got rid of fabric sofas in favour of leather which could be wiped down. However if your rented property isn't already 'dog friendly' all your LL will be seeing is cost and no amount of training will change that.

Welshwoofs

olias wrote: »

Mine has chewed a wooden unit and clawed through the plasterboard leaving a hole into the cavity! They have also chewed two remote controls and a mobile!

That made me giggle. I grew up with Labs and I remember one of them got into the habit of chewing the dowels on the kitchen chairs when he was teething. You'd only discover which one he'd got at next when you all sat down to dinner and someone plummeted to the floor in a cloud of disintegrating chair :rotfl:

Gwhiz

ILW wrote: »

I have never entered a house with a dog where you could not smell it from the second you walked through the door. Does not worry me but I can see a landlord worrying about future possible tenants.

Whilst I agree that dog owners can become oblivious of the smell of their dog (as parents can with little Jonny's puke ) - there are many where you would never know.

However, the reasons in this case are irrelevant. LL says no, end of.

Soot2006

While rents have fallen a LOT in our area, our LL has kept her rent high (and in fact increased it to about £200 above market rate for the next tenants!!) by being pet friendly. Good trick, because in previous rentals I would happily have paid extra to be able to keep my dog (who ended up moving to my parents for various reasons anyway). LL reckons there's always someone willing to pay a premium for their companion animal ...

frugallass

ILW wrote: »

I have never entered a house with a dog where you could not smell it from the second you walked through the door. Does not worry me but I can see a landlord worrying about future possible tenants.

Surely if it's a smelly dog then the smell should go when the dog goes - I know some smells linger (like spilt milk and grease) but with a bit of cleaning and fresh air a dog smell would soon disappear

talulahbeige_2

missile wrote: »

If you read my post properly before commenting .... you might understand :A

Maybe you should have written it differently then as the 2 people you aimed it at have both commented on it now!

I have a very well behaved cat, she knows only to scratch my furniture, and when she goes to the loo outside (rather then in her litter tray) she chooses to do so in someone elses garden!
My LL isn't nieve, she has a house full of wooden floors, very thoughtful of her to think about how difficult I might find it to clean up any mess.

superfran_uk

frugallass wrote: »

Surely if it's a smelly dog then the smell should go when the dog goes - I know some smells linger (like spilt milk and grease) but with a bit of cleaning and fresh air a dog smell would soon disappear

This just isn't true. Wet Dog is one of the most annoying smells to shift!