Prospective tenant has a dog?

Blacksheep1979

10 year old dog may not chew etc like a puppy but as the average lifespan is 12-14 years you're getting towards the end of it's lifespan and more likely to suffer messy illnesses...

Vincenzo

DKLS wrote: »

I often find it amusing when landlords state they dont want pets but accept children.

If you are trying to let a family home you are restricting your market too much by not accepting children.

The fact of the mater is you don't severely restrict your choice of tenants by disallowing animals so why risk it?

It also makes viewings difficult towards the end of the tenancy making a void more likely. I would not go near a property that smelt of dog or had cat hair all over the place so how can I expect to find good tenants when it's in that state, cleaning clause or not?

tbs624

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

10 year old dog may not chew etc like a puppy but as the average lifespan is 12-14 years you're getting towards the end of it's lifespan and more likely to suffer messy illnesses...

Small kids have a fair few "messy illnesses" *and* they hurl their toddler beakers full of blackcurrant......;)

roobyroo07

You could request to meet the tenant in their own home now - that way you can check out what kind of damage/smell is likely to occur and make an informed decision.

MissMoneypenny

atsoc15 wrote: »

On another note I own a dog (bichon frise) that is house trained, doesn't cast so doesn't leave a smell or hairs in the carpet. Yet trying to find a property was a nightmare.

It's not the shedding of a coat that creates that dog smell, although the short coated breeds do tend to smell more from their bodies. Cats and dogs smell, but their owners are use to their pet's smell and can't always smell them. It's a bit like a smoker not realising how much they smell all the time, until they give up smoking and can smell other smokers.

Humans are much smellier than animals, but as we shower every morning (as a minimum), use deoderant, put on clean clothes every day, clean out teeth twice a day and eat the right food, that masks our smell. When some of that isn't done, the human smell will make a house smell more than any house that has animals. Try getting that smell out with a professional clean:D

Cooking certain foods or smoking, makes a house smell badly too. What I am trying to say is that the dog smell is not the worst smell and can be easily got rid off (unlike other smells).

MissMoneypenny

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

10 year old dog may not chew etc like a puppy but as the average lifespan is 12-14 years you're getting towards the end of it's lifespan and more likely to suffer messy illnesses...

I have never had a dog die from a "messy illness" if by "messy" you mean being sick or emptying in the house?

As a child we had an elderly relative stay with us who we didn't find out was "messy", until I trod in it, barefoot:eek:

atsoc15

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

It's not the shedding of a coat that creates that dog smell, although the short coated breeds do tend to smell more from their bodies. Cats and dogs smell, but their owners are use to their pet's smell and can't always smell them. It's a bit like a smoker not realising how much they smell all the time, until they give up smoking and can smell other smokers.

Humans are much smellier than animals, but as we shower every morning (as a minimum), use deoderant, put on clean clothes every day, clean out teeth twice a day and eat the right food, that masks our smell. When some of that isn't done, the human smell will make a house smell more than any house that has animals. Try getting that smell out with a professional clean:D

Cooking certain foods or smoking, makes a house smell badly too. What I am trying to say is that the dog smell is not the worst smell and can be easily got rid off (unlike other smells).

My point is that the smell that remains in the house from a dog is its hairs in the carpets, furniture etc. This is what is hard to get rid of. If a dog does not cast it does not leave this smell.

MissMoneypenny

atsoc15 wrote: »

My point is that the smell that remains in the house from a dog is its hairs in the carpets, furniture etc. This is what is hard to get rid of. If a dog does not cast it does not leave this smell.

I agree that dog hairs are hard to get rid of (although I found cats hair is worse to remove) but the general smell from the dogs body oils will still linger on carpets and furniture until those items are cleaned, regardless of whether that dog shed a coat or not.

Dogs sweat through their paws (and from panting) so that causes a smell also as can their anal glands. We all smell.