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I was raised the same way (cats were allowed in the house but not the dogs).
I deviated from the rule when I was single and let my dog in and out of the house. It was shortly after that the my first break-in attempt happened. Every since then, the dog is allowed in and out of the house (even when we are gone).
I still wasn't 100% on the rule until I watched the dog around my kids. I didn't put two-and-two together (regarding him sleeping at the top of the stairs) until I watched him do his "rounds". He would get up and then go into each of the kids' bedrooms and repeat this process every couple of hours. I was seating there watching this and thought, holy sh*t!, the dog is checking on the kids and standing guard.
The dog (and he behaves perfectly in the house) is allowed wherever he wants to and I will never object.
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