LL won't let us have a dog..

frugallass

thanks for sharing your dilemma with us Hayley

It's all too easy for people to say 'well... volunteer at a rescue centre' - I couldn't do that, mine is miles away - you have your own reasons for not doing it and shouldn't have to justify yourself to people.

If you write to your landlord at least you have given it your best shot - I had no luck at my old place but have a more understanding (not naive) landlord at my new place.

good luck in your endeavours

Welshwoofs

minerva_windsong wrote: »

Also, I'm not saying this in a critical way but what would you do about the volunteering if you got the dog? I'm assuming that you'd have to choose which one to commit to as you say you're not able to volunteer at two places...

That is something to consider if the LL changes his mind. If the volunteering would mean leaving a puppy at home unattended for hours it may get destructive and/or cry very loudly.

Our lad didn't even like us being in another room when he was a puppy and would whine until we were back in sight!

missile

talulahbeige wrote: »

Pot! kettle! Black! Troll away little man.

Also, if you do not tar me with the same brush as your ex tennants, you don;t know me thankfully. I have plenty of respect for the people who deserve it!

It was you who TROLLED my post. If you have no useful comment to make to help OP and merely wish to call me names, I suggest you take your abusive comments offline.

frugallass

missile wrote: »

It was you who TROLLED my post. If you have no useful contribution to make to help OP and merely wish to call me names, I suggest you take your abusive comments offline.

do you go round purposely winding people up for no reason?

Bigun28

The problem is that everyone has a different perception of animals in a house. I’ve seen tenants who have had a little Cocker Spaniel in a rented house that was apparently ‘good as gold’ in the house (according to the tenants), only to discover when they left that the place was flea infested, with chew marks everywhere and the kitchen cabinets were left looking like a Tasmanian Devil had just ripped through!!

Then I’ve seen an Alsatian in another property who perhaps was a bit lively, but the place was spotless when they left with no marks anywhere.

Some people are quite happy to live with dog hairs everywhere and the animals living all over the furniture (I’ve been to one house where everyone sat on cushions on the floor because the 5 large dogs they had were always all on the sofas and the chairs!!) Others are perhaps a little more strict and clean the property regularly and maintain their animals in a healthy condition against fleas and with regular grooming and baths.

Everyone likes to think that they are good pet owners with a well trained animal(s), but what one considers as good, another will think of as appalling and no-one will admit to be a bad pet owner. Hence, many LLs will apply a blanket ban on pets in rented property to catch everyone. At the end of the day, the LL has his property to think about and if he has to take it ‘off-line’ to repair pet damage, that is lost rental income for them.

hayley11

I currently do very little volunteering for CAB because I am doing the training, perhaps 1-2 hours a week. Once I am passed the training stage it will be a max of 8 hours a week, four hours over two days. The puppy would never be left alone during this time, my uncle who lives two minutes away will come and sit in with it. Simple.

When I say I cannot manage to do more volunteer work, it's not because I don't have time, it's because of my health issues.

I don't actually know why I am justifying myself, I don't have to but it frustrates me when people jump to conclusions.

Jomo

I suppose it won't matter seeing that you aren't allowed a dog but if you suffer from depression etc. what I'd be worried about is whether you'd be fit enough to continue with looking after the puppy/dog.

The last thing you want is to find you cannot cope or whatever and then find yourself having to get rid of it.

Blackpool_Saver

I am a tenant and rented a house on a very upmarket estate, when the agents did the inspection they said they could not tell there was a dog on the premises until she (the dog) walked out to greet the person doing the inspection !!

BUT, If I were a landlord I would not allow cats, dogs or reptiles, reason being not everyone is as cleanly as I.

mlz1413

Please comeback and let us know what your LL says after you have written him.

frugallass

Jomo wrote: »

what I'd be worried about is whether you'd be fit enough to continue with looking after the puppy/dog.

what an insult !

being depressed doesn't necessarily make someone incapable of looking after an animal

animals can be a great help during such times

I had depression....my colleagues, friends, husband, child, dog, frogs and snake have all come through it unscathed