Dear Abby: My in-laws’ untrained dogs are driving me nuts

Dear Abby: How can I tell my spouse’s family their jumping, slobbering dogs disgust me?

DEAR ABBY: I am an animal person. I love all kinds, but when it comes to dogs, I don’t like the smell, the mess, the fur, the jumping, the slobbering and the general mayhem of an untrained dog. My spouse’s family has many dogs, big and small. They’re not trained -- the family prefers them that way. They think it’s “cute” when they jump or climb on a visitor’s lap. They believe it’s a way to “win people over.” Their dogs are allowed on the furnit…

Dear Abby: Should I tell my in-laws why I don’t want to visit?

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Dear Abby: Between cigarette smoke and dogs everywhere, I can’t bear to visit my in-laws’ smelly home

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Dear Abby: Is there a polite way to tell in-laws I’m not comfortable in their slobbery, stinky, dog-filled home?

DEAR ABBY: I am an animal person. I love all kinds, but when it comes to dogs, I don’t like the smell, the mess, the fur, the jumping, the slobbering and the general mayhem of an untrained dog.

Dear Abby: My in-laws’ untrained dogs are driving me nuts

DEAR ABBY: I am an animal person. I love all kinds, but when it comes to dogs, I don’t like the smell, the mess, the fur, the jumping, the slobbering and the general mayhem of an untrained dog. My spouse’s family has many dogs, big and small. They’re not trained -- the family prefers them that way. They think it’s “cute” when they jump or climb on a visitor’s lap. They believe it’s a way to “win people over.” Their dogs are allowed on the furnit…