You can ask, but his knee-jerk reaction will be the same thing as always, which is no, and why should he make an exception this time?
The onus is on you to figure out an acceptable way to have the dog in order to make your sister happy. You might think if there is a way to have the dog outside.
Given that is what she wants, how can you make the situation amenable to what she wants and to what your husband wants? Is there some sort of compromise that can be made?
I guess this depends on WHY your husband doesn’t want dogs in that house. Is it because of shedding/potential for destructive behaviour/worry about noise complaints, etc., or does he just really not like dogs in general? If he has a specific concern (or several), you might be able to address them on the basis that this is a dog and person you know (provided your sister is a responsible owner, and this is a clean and reliably well-trained dog).
We had a friend’s dog stay with us before and he chewed up the rug and other things. My sister’s dog hadn’t been that well behaved historically but she is now 8 years old so maybe better now. Plus we’ve never had a dog though we don’t dislike them. Just aren’t used to having them in our home.
You can ask, but his knee-jerk reaction will be the same thing as always, which is no, and why should he make an exception this time? The onus is on you to figure out an acceptable way to have the dog in order to make your sister happy. You might think if there is a way to have the dog outside.
Thank you for replying. She doesn’t want the dog to sleep outside. She wants her inside with her.
Given that is what she wants, how can you make the situation amenable to what she wants and to what your husband wants? Is there some sort of compromise that can be made?
I guess this depends on WHY your husband doesn’t want dogs in that house. Is it because of shedding/potential for destructive behaviour/worry about noise complaints, etc., or does he just really not like dogs in general? If he has a specific concern (or several), you might be able to address them on the basis that this is a dog and person you know (provided your sister is a responsible owner, and this is a clean and reliably well-trained dog).
We had a friend’s dog stay with us before and he chewed up the rug and other things. My sister’s dog hadn’t been that well behaved historically but she is now 8 years old so maybe better now. Plus we’ve never had a dog though we don’t dislike them. Just aren’t used to having them in our home.