Is the dog invited?

It's not hard. Hey, we didn't realise the dog was on holiday with you. It's not going to work with the dog staying here. Do you want to try for another time or do you have an alternative plan? It's not difficult and you are looking for drama.

This.
OP just wanted to start a goady dog hating thread.

Fine, put up with a dog you don’t want in your house then. Or put it more bluntly/rudely 🤷🏼‍♀️

Wrong way round. If you own a dog and are invited somewhere you should never just assume you can take the dog, you should always explicitly ask whether the dog is invited too.

Its never going to be a particular issue if the dog could have come but didnt, but it is a BIG problem if the dog was not welcome but was brought anyway.

You didn’t expect they’d take their dog, maybe they didn’t expect that you wouldn’t expect them to take their dog. Seems like a misunderstanding rather than deliberate rudeness. Accept the dog or don’t, but I think it’s a little harsh to see it as anything other than a misunderstanding.

100%

OP, don't allow batshit MN derail you and your perfectly reasonable position on this.

Like hell an invitation automatically includes a dog.
Tell your husband to sort it.
It isn't happening.

I would totally judge anyone so presumptuous as to imagine this is acceptable.

It's really not.

This is more of a husband issue at this point. I wouldn't want a dog in my house either, so I would tell DH it's not happening, then contact the in laws and say "hey, I hope you're enjoying your break. I saw the pics on Facebook and I saw you have Dog with you. I feel a bit awkward but when i invited you to stay with us I didn't realise you would have Dog with you, and while I love seeing Dog at your house, I'm not really up for having him/her stay here as this is a dog -free house. Thought I'd better get in touch to see what we can work out. Would you like me to look into a local kennels for you, or do you want to just meet up for the day somewhere rather than stay over? We are looking forward to seeing you, let me know what you think xxx"

Your DH isn't going to deal with it so you need to take control otherwise you'll end up with the dog staying and also set a precedent that it's ok for it to come to your house. You need to be firm now to avoid further awkwardness later.

Why did you ask for opinions and then argue every one that doesn’t align with your own? It’s a miscommunication - tell them you don’t want the dog or tell your husband to.

Sounds like you won’t and will probably make passive aggressive comments when they get there. What a fun time you’ll all have…

So many people have dogs. So many leave them to bark in gardens or indoors (ask me how I know) because they’ve never been trained to be on their own, or separation anxiety is a genetic condition of the breed that they’d not taken into account

Well bred, well-trained dogs with engaged owners are a delight.

It was unreasonable for them.not to have checked with you first. Don't know if that is soon was deliberate
Realistically you are probably going to have to tolerate it.on this occasion , but certainly you should mention that you did not realise that they were intending bringing their dog and that you are not keen on dogs/animals in house , assuming you don't have any indoor pets yourself

I think your DH needs to give his brother / sister a call and find out the situation, see if there's any room for manoeuvre. I also would be deeply unhappy with an uninvited dog

At least you found out before they turned up.

i wouldn’t have assumed they were on holiday with their dog unless they’d mentioned it - all the people with dogs that I know leave the dogs in kennels / with local relatives.

I’d just send them a message saying you hadn’t realised dog was with them, your house isn’t dog-friendly so obviously dog can’t stay, but did they want to do lunch / coffee instead, or just skip this time?

Agree but apparently using language like “can’t accommodate” sounds like a letter from the council, according to op 🙄

@DoggyAuntie
I would not want a dog to stay as we have a cat that would be upset.
However looks like it is going to happen to you so can you mitigate it-
pen in the garden
dog crate in a room
shut off areas so the dog is not allowed
and let them know in advance for goodness sake they may stay nearby

Ok, enjoy the unwanted dog then

She's asking for opinions about it, not whether or not she should post about it. ^^

Your in-laws are enroute to your house, where you have already invited them for a short visit. They have their dog with them. These are all facts. So if you are insisting that because you didn't explicitly invite the dog to stay, but you do want them to visit, you've got a bit of a conundrum. If they are to comply with your desires, what do you realistically expect them to do with the dog for the days they are staying with you?

Ha, so it is either sound like the council, or accommodate a dog.

Up to OP.

It is so easily resolved with a simple message. I truly hope the OP is a troll.

For goodness sake, use your words. Use ChatGPT if you want a particular tone that for some reason you are not able to come up with.
Just let them know, because turning them away on the doorstep is very unfair.
Give them he chance to make arrangements or go straight home.

She's not "pondering", she's bitching. She's implying that dogs, and the people who live with them are "dirty" (quote "my clean house"). Quite frankly, I'd love her prospective visitors to know what she thinks of them, so they can make informed choices.