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Would you still view the house?

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JollyGreenLemur · 30/06/2026 14:49

My house is up for sale and we have a reactive dog, its a collie, barks and bounces about in the window like a wild animal when people pass, would this stop you viewing a house?
Yes - yabu
No - yanbu

OP posts:
Travsmam · 30/06/2026 14:54

We have a large GSD and one of us takes him out whenever we have a viewing

Oliveoy · 30/06/2026 14:53

Do you mean it's there when buyers arrive for a viewing? If so then no, I wouldn't come in.

1 because I don't like dogs, but 2, because I'd think who on earth keeps a large reactive dog in the house during viewings? If I put an offer in on a property I'd like to think that the sellers are sensible people, in the hope that everything would go smoothly. This would be a huge red flag in terms of how good their judgment is

aliceyyyy2654 · 30/06/2026 14:53

MaPoitrine · 30/06/2026 14:52

I'd wonder, if you hadn't trained your dog well enough to stop him going nuts at passersby, what else you might be very slack at. I'd also be very wary of moving into a house where you must have pissed off your neighbours so badly, if your dog is continually barking.

I have friends who are afraid of dogs after bad childhood experiences. They wouldn't even come through the gate.

Yes I’d be concerned about any DIY not done properly due to lack of ability to train a dog properly likely equaling lack of ability to do tasks to a good standard as well as damage to the house from the dog (edited to fix typo)

that being said I’m not a fan of collies specifically so maybe I’m being biased

Saltedporridge · 30/06/2026 14:52

No - I like dogs and it wouldn't occur to me to be afraid of one. Having said that I once bought a house (VERY cheaply) which I viewed with a very large, noisy doberman in situ. Two other sets of viewers couldn't get out of there quickly enough! I'm pretty sure one of the reasons I got the property cheaply was many people were too nervous to view properly.

MaPoitrine · 30/06/2026 14:52

I'd wonder, if you hadn't trained your dog well enough to stop him going nuts at passersby, what else you might be very slack at. I'd also be very wary of moving into a house where you must have pissed off your neighbours so badly, if your dog is continually barking.

I have friends who are afraid of dogs after bad childhood experiences. They wouldn't even come through the gate.

Koalaslippers · 30/06/2026 14:52

I think the dog needs to be taken out for a walk during viewings. Even if people like dogs it's distracting. I'm wary of dogs I don't know as well so I wouldn't like it.

AnnieMay55 · 30/06/2026 14:52

Will it be there when people are shown around? I would think it would be better if you take him away from the house when you have viewings. A lot of people just leave the house for estate agents to show around these days.

MajorSamanthaCarter · 30/06/2026 14:51

It wouldn't put me off because I love dogs but it's probably best if he's somewhere else while viewings are going on.

CatherinedeBourgh · 30/06/2026 14:50

No, I like dogs. But I'd always take my dog for a walk when I have a viewing programmed.