I'm having a party soon and one of my friends has a dog. I don't think they've ever left it anywhere, it always goes with them to any sort of event and anyone's house they're invited to, even blocks of flats where pets are banned.
Now I really don't want any pets in my home - I'm allergic to every furry animal going, even the hypoallergenic ones (which apparently this one is, but he still made me sneeze a lot when I stayed at their house). I often sneeze for weeks after I've left a pet-owners house if I don't wash my hair/clothes/everything straight away. They've suggested keeping him in an exclusively hard-floored part of the house, but I don't see how this will realistically work when everyone gets drunk and wants to play with the cute dog, and the dog will inevitably get out and start running around on the carpets. I don't want to spend my party feeling anxious about it, as well as having to steam-clean my carpets once they've gone.
I think they will have a really hard time taking no for an answer and will see it as some sort of offense that I don't want their dog in my house, as I've tried to softly mention I'm worried about the allergies and they've still said they'll "have" to bring him. AIBU to demand they leave him with someone else?