@Alana114
I’m firmly in your corner on this.
I just did some reading on this and it appears that fake service animals outnumber the rare legitimate ones by at least ten to one.
The AKC claims that there are 80 MILLION service dogs in the USA currently. Of course that is nonsense.
In their opinion any pet is a service animal because the owner must somehow benefit or they would get rid of it.
In fact, it appears that there are only about 50,000 legitimate service animals in the USA so you are not likely to encounter one.
We accept dogs and cats, although we would rather not, because we don’t want to have to deal with people who bring them regardless of the rules.
An unintended benefit may be to discourage people who are going to whine about a few animal hairs embedded in the carpet.
In addition, studies have shown that people who live with dogs are far less likely to have allergies, which is a popular excuse for refund demands.
I would ask your guest what she means by “the dog has to sleep with us.”
In the same bed? NO WAY! You might have to replace the mattress.
I tell guests that their dogs must be treated with Frontline or a similar product before checkin “in order to protect themselves from parasites that the dogs will certainly pick up in the forest.”
I also note that animals are not allowed on the beds or furniture at any time, and that the guests will be charged full replacement cost for any damages.
