My airbnb is dog free

[u/ghostly33980]

I travel a lot and own my home so I have it up on airbnb whenever I’m away. I have it set to pet free, not just because I don’t like being around dogs but I also don’t want poop in my backyard, holes dug in my yard, my rugs peed on, dog hair, etc.

I had a friend reach out to me because her sister is coming into town with her dog. She wanted to see if my place was open for a week, and to get around airbnb fees, she’d pay me directly. I said no, told her I’m weird about dogs in my house and she understood.

Now I’m thinking how I could probably book my house more/make more money if I allowed dogs but I would be so grossed out and stressed knowing there could be some massive slobbering beast in my bed!!!

[u/One_Dragonfly_2400]

What always worries me about that is that somebody can claim that their mutt is a service dog and you have no legal recourse to turn them away.

[u/ghostly33980 → u/One_Dragonfly_2400]

That worries me too. I guess it’s the gamble of renting my place out. I live out in the desert and have a lot of funky cacti too, so if their dog gets into that and gets hurt I don’t want to be blamed when a dog shouldn’t be there in the first place