Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: send those pet policies

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 6/13/2003 12:42 PM, "Sue Pniewski" <SPniewski [at] Habijax.com> wrote:

> Seems that if service animals are allowed in then the dander, and thus the
> allergens will be in anyway.

Service dogs are very different -- they stay where told to stay and do not
jump around. They are very obedient. Kiva sleeps on the floor beside her
master or in a corner and never goes on carpets or furniture. The children
do not play with her. She does not mix with other animals.

Ours and I suspect all service animals also have very frequent professional
grooming so she is very clean. I'm very sensitive to pet odors and Kiva
NEVER has an odor.

Because our guest rooms are carpeted we have discussed what we would do if a
service dog wanted to stay there and decided that we would find a place for
the dog (and guest) in someone's uncarpeted or non-allergic household.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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