@Marilyn157 We don't take pets as a rule but have made a couple of exceptions, for which we charged them an extra $10 a night. One time we had a couple reserve months ahead to go to a big music festival in the area, but two weeks before the weekend she wanted to bring her brand-new "emotional support dog." We asked what are you going to do with the dog during the all-day festival, because it wouldn't be allowed on the property. Our place is a condo and we had to decline them because we couldn't risk having a new dog barking while left alone all day, not to mention not being able to go out. They made other arrangements. (We do have a flexible cancellation policy.)
I think I would charge more per day for a pet fee if I was reluctant to make an exception, unless their reviews mentioning a dog were all excellent. I still don't want to allow pets regularly because of the condo issue--you can't take a dog to a pool or out to eat with you, and we need to be considerate of our neighbors in the building. M.E.