A mother has refused to visit her daughter's new home after her dog was banned from every part of the house - except the kitchen.
Her daughter took to parenting forum Mumsnet for advice after a spat broke out between her and her mum over the dog.
Keeping anonymous, she explained how she had just moved into her first home with cream carpets and was desperate to keep them clean.
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She offered to put the dog in the kitchen - but her mum wasn't happy with that deal.
On the page titled AIBU [Am I being unreasonable], she wrote: "Let me start this by saying I absolutely LOVE my parents' dog - I was still at home when they got her, so I’m not completing detached from her!
"Anyway, I’ve just moved into my first home with my partner, we live about 45 minutes away now from both sets of parents (the only affordable place left in our county.) My parents came round to see the house when we first got it, about three weeks ago, and I’ve invited them round to see the progress of it this weekend.
"My mum said they want to come, but they’d like to bring the dog.
"I said they can bring her, but she’s not allowed on the carpet. I have a brand new home, with cream carpet. We have no pets or children, so it will stay clean, because I want it to. For reference, she’s a very hairy, smelly cocker spaniel. I’ve said the dog can come in the kitchen, but apparently that isn’t ok…"
She continued: "Anyway - they don’t want to leave the dog for hours on end, which is completely fair enough. However, they would be gone for four/five hours MAX. Plus, my 30 year old brother lives at home!
"I got frustrated with my mum and this is verbatim the text she sent: “I don’t want her to be alone. Minimum of 50 mins to you, and back so that leaves a couple of hours max at yours….simple, you come here”
"Am I being unreasonable?! Just the way she worded the text, expecting me to drive 50 minutes away because of the dog, even though I have invited them to mine. I don’t mind driving to them, but it’s the principle.
"Am I going to spend my whole life only travelling to them because they have a dog? Really needed to vent because I’m so angry!"
Over 200 comments flooded the post, with fellow Mumsnet users giving their two cents.
And it seemed that the comments were divided between dog people - and not dog people.
One dog lover said: "YABU [You are being unreasonable]. The dog is part of the family. Just ask them to wipe her paws before she comes in? I always just Hoover after my mum's dogs leave and my cream carpet looks good as new."
A second reiterated: "The dog is part of your family and to be honest she's probably pretty far down the ladder of what will happen to your carpet over time. When you choose to put a light carpet down you choose to have the possibility of it getting stained or dirty and having to clean it."
And they warned: "You're potentially at risk of making your house unwelcoming. It's it's not a house that friends or family can feel relaxed in in case they spill something or whatever, they're not going to want to visit so maybe have a think about what's really important (it's not your carpet!)"
"You're the one who moved away so it probably is up to you to travel back to theirs", another interjected.
Other's sided with the poster, showing sympathy but also offering advice.
One replied: "Stop communicating via text. Pick up the phone and speak with your mum.
"Your brother is home, he can look after the dog, the dog won't be alone."
Another echoed: "It's ridiculous she won't just leave the dog, especially if your brother is home. Just say you'll give it a miss and keep saying it. At some point she'll realise her daughter is more important than a dog. People get stupid with their dogs."
"Yanbu. I wouldn't even have a dog in my kitchen. If your brother's there, how is the dog alone?", a third piped up.
And one saw both sides of the argument: "I wouldn’t leave my dog that long either. But I’d be happy to sit in the kitchen or garden with him."
Would you allow other people's pets into your new home? Let us know in the comments.
