To not visit friends who have dogs and not allow dogs in my house?

[Zinni]

I don't like dogs much. I'm nervous around them especially big ones that jump up.

I also find them unbearably smelly indoors and hate getting dog hair/slobber on my clothes.

Three of my friends have dogs so I don't visit them at home. I don't feel comfortable being in the same room as the dog. I also have a 4-month-old and worry the dogs might try to sniff/lick him, I don't want them near him TBH as I don't trust them and worry they might suddenly lunge at him.

So I always turn down invitations to these friends houses. I'm too to explain I'm scared of the dogs! I've thought of asking them to shut dogs in another room but would this be rude?

Also my cousin is visiting soon (day-trip) to meet my son and said she will be bringing her dog, a German Shepherd cross. WIBU to insist dog stays in car?

Shall we have a "all dogs are stinky biting bastards, string'em up" thread as a sticky and be done with it?

Thee seems to be a version of it running all the time, just to save time and effort?

Lurk Sounds like if we saw each other we would both have our charges hiding behind us! Both petrified of each other
As you know I was replying to

^shihtzumamma Fri 22-Jan-16 23:25:03

And that is the reason I prefer animals ^^
Give me dog slobber any day... kid slobber - gross.^

So really not relevant to your bizzare rant. I've never seen a child behave as you describe, but that doesn't stop me believing you, no need to be rude.

I'm funny about dogs. I would never allow a dog to visit, apart from anything else we have 2 house cats so that's a non starter.
I do visit friends who have 2 golden labs happily enough, as I know they are big softies. I am nervous around them but tend to visit with DH who is OK with dogs and keeps them at bay.
I am not happy to visit my family member who has a Staffie, I'm just scared of them, especially around DS (3). We meet at ours and at neutral places eg the pub. I get to DH to negotiate this as she's his family.

No, not necessarily. Until proven otherwise, I tend to assume people aren't twats. So if I met you, my dog wouldn't be approaching your ds without permission, and I'd assume your ds wouldn't be allowed to approach without permission either.

As for bizarre rant, the same could be said of yours, where you described the behavior of twatty dog owners.

I wasn't rude either, I didn't write my post with the assumption most parents, including you, behave like that. Just to make the point that same as dog owners, we don't tar everyone with the same brush because some are selfish.

And who you replied to is irrelevant. Excepting dds, v close friends toddlers and v newborn babies, I think kid slobber/ nappies/ snot etc are disgusting. Whereas dog slobber etc don't bother me, whether I know them or not.

YANBU! I am a bit scared of dogs, and get soooo fed up of people saying 'it's ok, she's just being friendly'. I get fed up of dogs that run up to my 4yo whilst we're walking to pre-school, I was fuming with the lady whose dog shook itself off over my 6 day old baby in her lean, and didn't even notice!
This is always a hot topic with dog owners taking it so personally that you don't like their dog, as if you are insulting them! I would not trust any dog around my children. I get fed up of being told it is my fault if the dog is not friendly towards me, because it can sense I am tense. I do not inflict myself on anyone's dog, they run up to me and my children, and they are not called away! Don't see how that is my fault!
I would not let anyone bring their dog into my house, especially with my children in there.
I don't particularly like dogs. I don't need 'therapy'. I like children, but I don't like those who run over to me and jump up at me!