If you care about your friend and child who has fear for whatever reason may be, the dog could go in the bedroom. No one is hurting or disrespecting the dog. If you don’t care about your friends or their children then don’t have company.
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So in my opinion you have two choices put the pet somewhere else for the guests sake and for the pets or ask the guest to leave. Forcing the pet on the person can cause long term issues for them and could guess stress on the pet
The home/pet owner is right. Dog lives there , company doesnt… If someone doesn’t like Bree when they go to June’s, would she lick Bree away???
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Amy Leigh Dean again with the dumb ass questions SMFH
I’m convinced the women who make these posts don’t give 2 fucks about their kids. Good Lord. Put the fucking dog away. Don’t put your kid in front of a tv to fuck. Don’t stalk your ex on social media. And last but not least don’t get pregnant by a married man and ask us what to do.
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I put my dogs out side if a friend visiting has a child scared of them. To protect both the child and the dog.
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No just have to show them the dog is harmless
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it’s not about what people should or shouldn’t do as there isn’t a correct answer, just know that if people feel uncomfortable visiting don’t moan if you don’t have visitors. simple really
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If ANYONE was to cone to my house adult or child and is scared or afraid of ANY of the animals I have, I would not hesitate to put my animals in another room while they were there, I would even put the animal outside if I had to !! I would not want anyone that was afraid to be terrified because of my ignorance !! Some ppl have phobias and have not or may not ever get over the fear. As far as I’m concerned the poster is a very mean, nasty individual with NO compassion whatsoever and should be ashamed of himself !!
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4 yr olds can have irrational fears…I would bring the pup into my bedroom…he will sleep there anyway
That is the dog’s home. Dont like dogs dont visit a home where i dog lives. One thing if the dog is barking or is just too much i a person’s space but for a dog just existing … the dog should not be locked away. It also make me wonder what happened to the 4 year old regarding dogs. Fear is taught or a result of trauma. Being around a mellow dog at small intervals at a time can help with that fear.
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They need to find new friend! If you can’t put a dog away because a child is scared of it…you are in the wrong!
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Nope. Not in this instance when the dog is no threat.
And I would never lock my dog away when he usually has free reign of the house/yard. I would however put him on a lead if he was excitable, or if there were scared children, to remind him of his place in the pack, and to safely introduce visitors etc knowing I had full control of the situation. Note, my dog is a small sook, loves kids etc, however I know kids can be scared so this is a good way of making everyone comfortable, dog included.
Stop visiting Sally. The child may’ve had a bad experience with another dog. Sally is inconsiderate. Would she act the same if the child was allergic to the dog? Yes. Don’t visit her
The dog owner as the kid needs to.be socialized with animals
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My house, my animals, my kids… if you dont like it, dont come over. BUT, I have put my energetic younger dog in another room for a toddler who was recently bitten by a dog and still seeing drs about it. I did not put my quiet older dog up for anybody and she bites if you try to pick her up.
I would put the dog behind a baby gate if I liked the visitors. But not “away”. Then they can feel more confident around my pup and see he’s not crazy
Don’t have guests if you’re not willing to accommodate them. Put the dog away or don’t host. It’s not that hard
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That dog is a family pet older n if it’s not barking or bothering anyone no way make it stay in other room;”( now our 8 month old puppy is active jumps plays barks n I would let outside if she was bothersome -
I am sorry but if you don’t like my pets kick rock
If the dog is not causing a disturbance or literally frightening the child then what’s the problem? Why is the child so frightened? It is your home 
the dog is your pet your family member. Until this child’s fear of dogs is over, suggest another place for play date, don’t make enemies over it, but just suggest this and see what.happens good luck
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She should’ve had the child meet the old dog and show her how sweet he is.
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I love my dog babies like my children but put the dog away. He can sleep in another room for a few hours. 
it’s a child who is scared not some adult who just doesn’t like dogs or their hair or whatever. It can’t feel good for the older dog to have a kid screaming. It’s doing the doggie a favor too.
Why does the child react this way,is it all dogs? If so the child has an issue that needs attention. Try introducing the child to the dog so she can see it’s not gonna hurt her,get her to pet him and give him a treat etc. If the child is this way with all dogs she may have a serious phobia.
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I can see it both ways. But the dog is a pack animal. It makes adjustments all the time.
Is the kid?
Now should the kids mom seek help to figure this out? Yes.
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The dog lives there. I cannot imagine being rude enough to ask someone to put their dogs in lock up.
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Have play dates some place else… A park. Someone else’s house, etc… the dog stays… Isn’t your place to change your house for someone else…
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If it was an adult I would say lock the adult in another room, however it’s a kid your talking about and since you clearly invited them and the child is scared I would say out of respect yes lock the dog. It’s a child we are talking about that may have had a bad experience and honestly at 14 years old dogs are unpredictable and would probably be less stressed away from young kids.
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Look I get that some people don’t like pets but if your in my home you will have to get over it. My girl is my whole world she is a member of my family and is treated as such. No I do not let her jump on people but she has as much right to be comfortable on our home as we do. She is a very chill dog but if she acts crazy towards someone there is a reason and we need to figure out what it is. I trust her instincts any day!
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I put my Dog in the Bedroom and she just went to sleep when my Grandchildren Came over.
This would be a great time to teach this child about the awesomeness of being around precious animals. Unless taught differently, they will spend their lives afraid of one of God’s greatest gifts.
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I would and I have put my dog away when guests come over (when needed) The child obviously has issues with animals ( which need addressing)I am terrified of birds but I would never go to someone’s house expecting them to put their bird in a cage because I was there. Not my house, not my place to say/ask. There should be no expectations on what you do with your pet in your home. I am more concerned with who would bring a child to a house with a dog knowing that the child would be scared. If they don’t like dogs playdates should be held elsewhere.
Those parents failed at their job at teaching that kid how to act around animals. You don’t go squealing & yelling around a dog. She needs to be taught how to act around a dog
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Yes… if you like the guest
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It’s the dogs home, so…
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I’d suggest that Sally ask June and Bree for a play date at their house as Sally’s dog lives there,they don’t. I understand children suffer from irrational fear of things but the question is why is she scared of this dog? Has there been an altercation with a dog in her life? Is her mum scared? I’d just say don’t come by as the dog won’t change his routine now.
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I went to my sister’s house,she invited me there fro. Jamaica. She had a big cat of which "my then 2 years old daughter was scared of. I asked her if she could put away the cat which she refused. My child had a genuine fear of the cat what i did was called a relative and leave her home. Why should i make anyone uncomfortable in their home?
june should teach bree not to be afraid of dogs, or not take her to a dog’s home.
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Never put the dog away. The only time I put my dog in a separate room is for a short while until she calms down. She gets overly excited around people and I get worried she’ll accidentally knock someone over
The dog is literally just sleeping. My guests are warned I have pets and what they are, they also know I will not put them away in their home for no one. You don’t have to stay in my house. It’s not like it was causing a problem. You can have the play date elsewhere, that cold needs to have this fear seriously looked into.
The dog lives there the kid doesn’t
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If a 4year old did that near my dog my dog would look at the kid say yeah nah and put herself to bed😆.
If bree is that scared of a dog this needs to be worked on do that near the wrong dog and they could get excited and go towards the screaming kid ending in a worse experience
Some children just have a fear of something or other. The question is why she fears dogs. I was also afraid of dogs as a child. Big dogs are scary to some children.
Noop. Their house and they are free to do as the wish everyday of the week. Don’t like, don’t come around 
Nope… didn’t even read on…no way
Some kids do this because they’re really scared But I honestly think teaching a child that you’re gonna lock the dog away if they’re afraid of it is not gonna make them less afraid It’s just going to bring home the fact that dogs are something you should be afraid of and they need to be locked away when you’re around. some kids do this just to be little brats to see if they can control the situation If she’s the type of kid that puts up a fuss about a lot of things then she might just be spoiled and need to be put in her place
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I went to visit my best friend. He had a big dog and I and my kids were not comfortable around dogs. I have canine-phobia…so he nicely put his dog in the bedroom
You don’t go to someone else’s home and demand that they run it the way you want. If the child doesn’t like the dog, have the child play in a different area of the house. The dog lives there, the child doesn’t.
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No its the dog home.i would never. Lock my dog in a other room because of a because of the guest… they knew I had to do before they come over
Sally is right ,
That little girl don’t like it well then don’t bring her over that dog ain’t doin nothing wrong it his damn house
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I wouldn’t put my husband or child AWAY for them so screw them
The playdate would end the dog doesn’t do anything wrong remove the child from the home or just play outside away from the dog.
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Well I would put the dog up but she wouldn’t e invited back
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My daughter was scared of dogs we never had to ask people just put their dog outside out of courteous at the fact that she’s was so young they didn’t want to traumatize her and I could never figure out why she was scared because I don’t have dogs never have we eventually were able to continue to Lake still have her interact with the dogs but we didn’t push it to the point she was being traumatized so eventually she got used to dogs but at first you know people just out of respect you may say put the dogs outside. And the owners never had a problem with it they’re the ones who is offered and I always said that’s up to you I mean she needs to get used to dogs eventually but I wasn’t gonna force her to be face-to-face with the dog I would just take her into a different room or something or show her that the dog is nice sometimes she just continue to be scared of them and that’s OK she eventually got used to it
They need to play at Sally’s house
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No that is the dogs home! She should get a babysitter for her daughter
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That’s right he lives there they don’t if it bothers them the can stay home
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That’s the dog’s home
I think I would move the dog and its bed out to wherever it could not be seen by the child
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It might have to do with the nationality of the girl, lots of Asian people and Black people don’t like dogs especially in the house, but the dog lives at the house the girl doesn’t, they need to make other arrangements about the girl, leave the dog in peace.
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The screaming kids the issue and her mother needs to address this behavior…
The child needs to learn most dogs are great.
Whatever taught her this behavior needs to be untaught .
YOUR HOUSE ,YOHR RULES.
They don’t like it? don’t invite them again.
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Stay home, stay out of the domain of the dogs. It is their house. Maybe the guests need to be ushered into a locked room until the visit is over.
The child has been scared by a dog in the past.
How about don’t reinforce your child’s fear by putting the very calm old dog away in its own home… teach your child how to handle their emotions, show them the dog is friendly ect, if you don’t like that the dog wasn’t “put away” then have play dates at your own house 
I would put my dog away if he were too wild and crazy for sure but that isn’t the case here…
Personally I would put the dog in the other room. I am not a person who believes a dog has more rights then a human, especially not a human I allowed in my house. I do not care about the humans age, my dog will still love me when the scared humans leave, no harm done, no love lost.
No way. It’s family.
Sorry , my dog also is old and sleeps most of the time but this is his home and he would never be locked away for anyone
It’s the dogs 
home it should not be locked away, if the child doesn’t like it don’t take the child to the house
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Kids afraid of dogs 
I love my dogs but I’m not the type of person to put animals above people. Sorry, not sorry.
I’m sorry but these comments are stupid, rude and childish. You have a child who has had trauma from a dog… so you want to enforce more trauma by having the dog around? Smart. I don’t care who’s house it is, your priority should be the child. The dog can be put away for a bit, no harm in that. Or course there’s other options like slowly introducing the child to the dog and getting her comfortable…
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Help a mama out and respond anonymously on our forum. Should a family pet be locked in another room if a visitor doesn't like them?
No, it’s their home. Visitor has to go
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If my child was scared I wouldn’t be back
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I’m not putting my dog up. They can go home.
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That is the dog’s home as well. The child is a visitor.
The dog owner has every right to say what they did
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Its annoying but I would understand a still
I feel like both ladies are making too big a deal out of it.
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My dog lives here. If that’s an issue then you’re welcome to leave.
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I will put my dogs in my bedroom if someone doesn’t like dogs. My FIL is scared of big dogs. Anytime they come here I put them in the room. If my daughter has a play date- I typically
Put them in the room. But that’s my opinion
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No. Not unless they are a safety issue or a kid around that could cause a safety issue. A 4 yo is old enough to comprehend the dog is sleeping or not an issue
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Unless an animal is aggressive towards anyone there is no need to have them locked away as if they did something wrong. The visitor needs to learn to get along with the pet or not come around
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my dogs live at my house. You know before you come over that they live there. If you aren’t comfortable then we can hang out some other place.
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If the dog wasn’t doing anything probably not. As a mom though I would introduce my kid to the dog. The kid probably isn’t around dogs and is probably scared or maybe the kid was bitten.
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dont invite people over who have an issue with your pets. problem solved
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Mine dog doesn’t like them then they can scene something about that person … Dogs are more loyal than people they can determine things we can’t …Nope sorry if I have to put up my best friend to keep your ass safe then …see all of yall later going with my friend with my kids …
I don’t see any harm with putting the dog in another room, especially if the child is terrified. We all have things we are scared of. It’s just a kind gesture.
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If the visitor don’t like him , no but if the family pet I’d aggressive towards people outside of the family then I think yes. I have a min pin that will snap at anyone and 2 pits that only snaps at people entering their domain without a family member so we try to keep the min pin put up IF we have visitors and we always walk visitors in when the pits are out…
I wouldn’t mind putting my dog in a separate room. I don’t understand why that would be such a big deal. It’s not like you’re throwing them in a cage or outside in the elements.
My niece was attacked by a dog and is terrified of them…so I would in no way oust a child scared of a dog for a reason.
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As a Host you should do what you can to make your visitor comfortable… however now you know for the future and play dates should reside at that other persons home instead of yours so to keep everyone happy and your dog isn’t inconvenienced. I always remind everyone I have a puppy 
and ask about food allergies as well so I can prepare and make sure it’s gonna be a fun visit or should schedule time in some other manner together… shouldn’t have any hard feelings though … it was experience all will learn from 
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Unless i knew my dog was a bitter my house my animals home. Meet in a neutral location if the child is scared. And how old is child over 3. They can understand and need to face fear to see it isnt scary…as long as it is safe.
Sally is right. Dog lives there visitors don’t. And dog was sleeping and did nothing wrong. Don’t like the dog don’t come over. Just my opinion on this.
Yes it’s a little kid wasn’t going to hurt the dog to go into the other room for a couple of hours. You know since he just sleeps
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I put my dogs away out of respect. Some people are scared no matter how friendly. Plus my dogs shed. I really don’t mind putting them away and I don’t think it’s a big deal.
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I was attacked really bad by a Rottweiler that I was frequently around.
I have a general fear of dogs now, sadly. No matter what theyre doing, sleeping, caged…so now i cant come to my “friends” home because they dont wanna put the dog in the room for a bit? Doesnt seem like a genuine friend if she cant acknowledge the fear,
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No. That is the dogs home.
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It’s the animals home they are allowed to go anywhere they want… Don’t like it go away
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That dog is part of your family. Of course it doesn’t have to be locked up.
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Well, I will say that your friend or whatever should teach her kid that the animal is harmless because she is only teaching that her kid gets her way, anywhere, anytime. If the dog was for real sleeping. Could have been a teaching lesson, but she’s clearly failing her child. As for putting the dog away, I mean, it’s a respect thing… but you shouldn’t put up with peoples behavior like that in your home.
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With my dog I put him in my bedroom when certain people come over. He is almost 12yr old and he already gets enough rough housing from my two boys. My 4 yr old wants to “love” him by giving him hugs and my dog hates it (I tell my son no ALLL THE TIME AND PUNISH HIM AND YES HE HAS BEEN TAUGH TO BE EASY WITH HIM) and my dog will nip ( never broke the skin but enough to tell my son to stop). It’s my job to prevent putting my dog in a comprisable situation. He’s my baby and I have had him since 6mo old. He is my sons “seizure” dog and is a sweet pup. He’s just becoming a grumpy old man who isn’t as tolerable as he used to be. Nothing wrong with putting the dog up.
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No as long as the pet is good if any one don’t like my dog then stay home
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People are so sue happy my girl will go to her crate to protect herself…she feels safe there and I avoid any potential mishap