@Mark116
I am surprised it hasn't happened already. How long has this policy been in place?
I am assuming also, that I would be exempt from having to accept dogs because of my cats, but I am not 100% sure from the wording on the policy. I just know that the only time someone brought a dog into the house (not a guest - this was before I was hosting), it was a disaster.
The dog tried to attack one of the cats and frightened him so much that he became ill. The vet said she was 99% sure that it was this incident that had caused the illness because she was confident it was stress related. He was young, strong and healthy and had had his check up just a couple of weeks before.
While I like dogs and both my nearest neighbours have big, boisterous ones, I vowed from that moment that no one would ever bring a dog into the house again.
If a guest turned up with one without telling me, I would consider that exceptionally rude. It would also make me wonder what other vital information they were withholding from me. I don't care if people are not required to disclose service animals, it's just basic good manners if you are going to stay in someone else's space, shared or not.
Also, from what I see, there are quite a few pet friendly Airbnbs out there. Maybe that's not the case everywhere, but it seems very selfish to me to book a no-pets listing when you have pet friendly ones to choose from, especially as the pet fee doesn't apply for service animals.