A Cat Moved In, Sort Of

[Anon Inn]

And today, both cats played Escape Artist and flipped open the gate because DH forgot to latch it. ( My little Cole listens for the latch to lock and if he doesn't hear the locking sound, knows he can open it!)
All my guests were either lounging in our common room or eating in the dining room and wanted the cats to stay in the guest area! I apologized for the show and explained they weren't supposed to be there. So they were all satisfied to scratch just scratch their little chins and pet their heads. My two are so sociable it's hard to not let them roam but I would be able to keep up with all the cleaning involved..

And today, both cats played Escape Artist and flipped open the gate because DH forgot to latch it. ( My little Cole listens for the latch to lock and if he doesn't hear the locking sound, knows he can open it!)
All my guests were either lounging in our common room or eating in the dining room and wanted the cats to stay in the guest area! I apologized for the show and explained they weren't supposed to be there. So they were all satisfied to scratch just scratch their little chins and pet their heads. My two are so sociable it's hard to not let them roam but I would be able to keep up with all the cleaning involved.

Happy to hear you keep them separate. I cannot tell you how many places we have stayed with little to no mention of 'wildlife' that is allowed to roam freely. One place had birds in the dining room. IN THE DINING ROOM. Flying free. Pooping freely. Another had dogs that jumped on the sofa to bark (in my ear) out the window. Another place had a dog begging for scraps at the table.
Every one of those innkeepers expressed it this way - my pets, my home, deal with it. We did. We never went back even tho one of the places was near where my daughter lived for several years. Another one is one of the only places open in the winter. Sorry. I'm going to pay $100 more/night next month to stay somewhere with no pets roaming free.
Asking to visit with the inn pets is fine. Being expected to have breakfast with them or share the couch with them is so many kinds of wrong.
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This is why I appreciate it when websites are clear about the presence of animals on the property or in the inn. Sorry I don't want to sleep in the hair, have breakfast with the flying birds or monkeys or have to look before I step.
It is the end the season. I'm a bit cranky. I'm really looking forward to our break.

 

[gillumhouse]

[h4]
"I thought the presence of an animal would be a put-off to most, it certainly is to me, but it seems NOT to many."[/h4]
Really? How odd.
[h4]
"I appreciate when the presence of an animal is made clear on a website. If the animal is only in owner's quarters, no problem for me. So far I haven't said anything on the site about the cat on the property. For those with severe allergies, it might be a problem? I think I'm pretty clear that animals are allowed in the vacation rental adjoining the B&B.[/h4]
[h4]
I'm just so surprised at His Furriness's popularity!"[/h4]
The animal - this is painful to read. I am glad you are seeing the love that -the animal- can bring to so many, more love than most persons could ever fester up on a good day..

Half Moon: there are many who object to animals living in human spaces. When I was very young I once knew someone who was a dog owner and to put it mildly, not good in the housekeeping department. To this day I get the shivers thinking about the dog hair.....everywhere....I mean everywhere. No doubt this is where my aversion comes from.
My use of the term 'animal' is meant to include the amazing variety of pets human share their homes with.
Make no mistake, His Furriness is rich in companionship, strokes, laps and comestibles. I apologize to you if my words indicated otherwise.

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Anon - I grew up on a farm. Animals belonged OUTSIDE, not IN the house. Each animal had a purpose (including us 2-legged animals). Cows were milk and were bred to have heifers to be sold for cash money with one to increase the herd and bull calves to raise for a year to go in the freezer. The horse was to pull the cultivator and stayed at a neighboring farm to be half of the horsepower for his plow etc. The last pig was dispatched when we came permanently to the farm for fear the baby would fall in the pig pen. Cats were in the barn as mousers and dogs were hunters and watchmen. Only 2-legged animals were in the house - and were expected to work in the garden, the hayfields, and the kitchen in addition to doing the milking.
I did get an inside dog for the kids and we briefly had a cat (a couple years at most before he escaped to the wild) but we are back to the no animals due to age and allergies as well as guest considerations.

 

[Morticia]

And today, both cats played Escape Artist and flipped open the gate because DH forgot to latch it. ( My little Cole listens for the latch to lock and if he doesn't hear the locking sound, knows he can open it!)
All my guests were either lounging in our common room or eating in the dining room and wanted the cats to stay in the guest area! I apologized for the show and explained they weren't supposed to be there. So they were all satisfied to scratch just scratch their little chins and pet their heads. My two are so sociable it's hard to not let them roam but I would be able to keep up with all the cleaning involved..

And today, both cats played Escape Artist and flipped open the gate because DH forgot to latch it. ( My little Cole listens for the latch to lock and if he doesn't hear the locking sound, knows he can open it!)
All my guests were either lounging in our common room or eating in the dining room and wanted the cats to stay in the guest area! I apologized for the show and explained they weren't supposed to be there. So they were all satisfied to scratch just scratch their little chins and pet their heads. My two are so sociable it's hard to not let them roam but I would be able to keep up with all the cleaning involved.

Happy to hear you keep them separate. I cannot tell you how many places we have stayed with little to no mention of 'wildlife' that is allowed to roam freely. One place had birds in the dining room. IN THE DINING ROOM. Flying free. Pooping freely. Another had dogs that jumped on the sofa to bark (in my ear) out the window. Another place had a dog begging for scraps at the table.
Every one of those innkeepers expressed it this way - my pets, my home, deal with it. We did. We never went back even tho one of the places was near where my daughter lived for several years. Another one is one of the only places open in the winter. Sorry. I'm going to pay $100 more/night next month to stay somewhere with no pets roaming free.
Asking to visit with the inn pets is fine. Being expected to have breakfast with them or share the couch with them is so many kinds of wrong.
.

This is why I appreciate it when websites are clear about the presence of animals on the property or in the inn. Sorry I don't want to sleep in the hair, have breakfast with the flying birds or monkeys or have to look before I step.
It is the end the season. I'm a bit cranky. I'm really looking forward to our break.
.

This is why I appreciate it when websites are clear about the presence of animals on the property or in the inn. Sorry I don't want to sleep in the hair, have breakfast with the flying birds or monkeys or have to look before I step.
It is the end the season. I'm a bit cranky. I'm really looking forward to our break.

Flying monkeys would have been a whole different experience.
(I know what you mean about needing a break.)