Dog lover here
My wife and I treat our dog better than most children are treated. She is with us constantly, anytime we are not at work. We take her swimming, to training classes and even set up play dates for her with her dog buddies.
Having said that, I know we always respect people's wishes if they don't want her around. It's up to us to decide if we want to spend time with those folks. If they're our friends, and we value their friendship, then we make other arrangements for the dog when we are with them. Quite frankly I think it's rude to do otherwise. It doesn't even matter WHY they don't want the dog around them, because that's not the point.
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