Argument over smelly dog

It’s a nice smelling disinfectant and really concentrated so a little goes a long way. If there’s a Mr Price near you they’ll have it. I put a few drops on the vacuum filters and bags, I also use it in my floor cleaner (we have lots of rugs so this freshens them up) and also when I wash down the patio every morning.

Posts like this are why I'm glad I don't date women who have pets, between barking, smells and bite risks for me I detest dogs. I remember a really beautiful girl taking me back to hers one night to be greeted by a big dog slobbering everywhere, hightailed it out of there gross.

A bit of dirt is no harm at all. In fact, it is beneficial. Our immune system in geared toward working in an environment with a certain amount of dirt and microbes.

It is pretty well established that the excessively clean and sanitised housholds that people are obsessed with the last 30 years or so largely behind the explosion of immune dysfunctions and allergies. Back in my day allergies simply weren't a thing. Nowadays every second child has an allergy to this and an intolerance to that. Now always, but a lot of the time it is down to living in overly sanitised conditions.

And it is all pushed by big companies like unilever who have marketing campaigns that imply that you are a bad mother if you don't use whatever that kills 99% of germs. 99% of germs are utterly harmless.

I'm a pet owner and love my pets but I genuinely think there's something "off" about people who can't understand that not everyone loves the things they love. Some people don't like dogs. There's nothing wrong with that.

Yeah but maybe don’t wait until you’re living with somebody and have kids together to decide you don’t like their dog anymore(!)

Fair point.

I'm not defending the OP here, at all.

And I wouldn't trust anyone with such a narrow view point that is so rooted in their own experience and likes.

Nothing worse than a smelly dog owner

Have a talk with your partner about the dogs diet, there maybe something that the dog is eating that is contributing to the smell.

Some of the cheap supermarket dog food is poor quality.

Some of the most heinous people in the world are adored by their animals.

Also, in my experience, cats are often drawn to people who are afraid of /don't like /allergic to them!

Best advice for a happy home give the dog more time get up off your arse and clean the house, hoover wash floors wash dog bedding and get to know a good groomer good for the dog & for your future. Big dogs rarely go past 12 years of age smaller ones live longer consider it a compromise for the goodness of a loving woman & your child. Maybe get to like the dog, to undersstand him, bond take him for a walk tire him out then he'll sleep. I think your judgemental friend has caused this issue dont have him over and if you do burn incense & candles or give him nose plugs at the door, he sounds like a jerk !

I had a friend who didnt like the dog hairs on her clothes so i asked her to leave and we could meet in future in a cafe, my dogs hated her so it works fine there is always a way to solve these issues.

"we have dogs and there's no smell" etc, etc,. What nonsense, invite someone who doesn't have dogs into a house where there are dogs, irrespective of how much you've cleaned or washed the dog, and they'll be able to smell a dog. Dog owners become accustomed to the smell, same as for types of food or people.