Would you still view the house?

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It wouldn't put me off viewing but I'm very aware that I don't like the idea of living in a home that's had outdoor pets like cats and dogs so I think I'd subconsciously be looking for problems in a more hypervigipamt way than I would be if I didn't think a pet lived there.

Mentally I'd be expecting to price in a full stripping and refit of carpets and looking for damage to Skirting boards in a way that I wouldn't be if I didn't think a pet lived there and making an offer accordingly. I know this is a me-problem, but if you're keen to sell and it isn't shifting, it might offer some insight into why people might offer less than the value of the bricks and mortar.

Eta, same with the outside space, I'd ve expecting it to have been used as a toilet and it grosses me out so I'd see a pet house as less desirable than a non-pet house and I'd be expecting to redo it.

Doubt this is putting people off booking a viewing in as I’m not sure why you assume people would be standing outside and looking at your house before booking in a viewing.

Presumably your house is on the various property and the estate agent websites and in their window. Most people I imagine don’t do a drive or walk past before booking in a viewing.

We’ve viewing properties at the moment and while we’ve spotted a few potential houses by chance as we’ve walked or driven past signs on the way to other places, the majority we’ve booked to view were through property websites.

We might then do a quick look at the street on Google Maps but generally we wait until we visit the house to check out the surrounding roads.

Obviously no one really wants to cope with a strange and bouncing dog when viewing a house (I don’t and I love dogs), but you say it won’t be there for the viewings.

How long has it been on? It’s a hard time to sell at the moment. It’s always things like price, location, condition, and competition - if your house is in a similar bracket to other houses but they have something extra, a bigger garden, an extra loo, better condition, closer to amenities, parking, etc. - that drive viewings. Are the photos good?

I'd hate to be your neighbour with all the barking. I hate my own neighbours because they let their dog bark at everything that passes.

Personally i didn’t do any drive bys of specific houses before viewing. Only the general areas.

Point proven
it’s very difficult to get rid of the smell

They're not oblivious.
We have dogs and they make a house stink!

But it's not hard to de-dog the house!

No one's asking the buyer to take the dog on!!

Oh right. Fair enough.

there is SO little on the market here, there's no way I'd rule a house out because of a relatively minor problem.

How?

Why not?

the smell would distract you that much?

You need to get some help to get him sorted out for your own sake!!

you can definitely train him out of it💕

Not at all. We bought a house that had 3 sausage dogs going balistic the whole time we were there on both viewings...
We have our own furry squad, so dog smell wasnt a concern either (and I think a lot of people have at least one pet so will understand).
If the house is great for someone for other reasons... I'm sure a dog won't put them off...unless he comes free with it haha.

It wouldn’t stop me viewing but it would really irritate me if the dog was barking a lot when I was viewing and might mean I don’t look that closely at the house.

And there’s that too. Smells disgusting and you really cannot get it out of carpets.

I wouldn’t view as I wouldn’t be able to concentrate.

It wouldn't put me off at least looking (and smelling) the house. It's easy enough to determine if there's any damage inflicted by the dog on the first visit, and if you don't look, you'll never know. I'd be surprised if the dog is putting off everyone who might be interested in the house, but if possible, I'd keep the dog away from the most visible windows for a while, just in case.

Yes really the majority of of dogs owners are oblivious to how vile and nauseating the stench of dog is
trotting out the line of “my dog doesn’t smell “

Yes and I love dogs. Collies are particularly gorgeous. But if it was a viewing, I don't know you or your dog and I'd be worried it might eat me.

We hid all evidence of dog, sent her to stay with a friend for a week, had carpets and sofa steam cleaned and cleaner did a day of scrubbing. She is a black labrador, luckily not a smelly one but hairy.
I pride myself on the house not smelling doggy usually- she is mostly on hard surfaces and we usually have windows open, but I think I would probably have placed bets on viewers not guessing we owned a dog after all that. I like my dog, but not necessarily others. And I don’t like dog smell (apart from her paws which smell lovely!).
But I wouldn’t think that driving by and seeing your collie would put people off. More likely listing (photos/floorplan) or price. Good luck.

No that’s not the reason

I think it might put some people off because some people don't want to buy a house that smells of dog.
I would assume that the dog wasn't going to be at the viewings so that wouldn't put me off but I might wonder whether the dog was badly trained and had trashed things in the house.
Can't you keep the dog in another room or screen off the front window so it isn't reacting to everything while you are trying to sell?

I suspect there's something else wrong though because I can't imagine all potential viewers would drive past, see the dog and then decide not to view after all.

no but I have a rough collie and a sheltie so I'd be asking if the dog comes with the house 😅

Unless there is a video of the dog acting crazy on Rightmove, I can’t see how people would know. I’ve never wandered past a house and decided I might want to buy it. I look on Rightmove only and contact the estate agent. As long as it’s not there when viewing and the house doesn’t absolutely reek, then I can’t really see how people would know.