re: Dad evacuated Ga coast because of Hurricane Matthew. Family member invited...

I agree with family member. I don't have inside animals and will not bend that just for someone. Animals can stay outside in fenced yard.

Did he ask if it was oK to bring the dogs to someone else's house?

Having re-read the OP, I now realize how off target 99% of the posts have been...

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Having a hard time not texting this family member to tell them what I think of that attitude.

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Why don't you let your Dad handle his own stuff? I assume he is an adult. Your texting ANYONE about this can not help.

Address it down the road if it really eats at you.

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In our family it wouldn't be a bold assumption, its kind of known that when people come over, the dogs are coming with them (all of the family dogs stay outside for the most part though, until at night they sleep inside). So I agree its usually necessary to ask - but with family sometimes this things are sort of a given and don't require asking.

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Right, but as you said.. it's already an accepted and known thing. Everyone seems comfortable with this.

Most of the time, it's really a good idea to give a heads up and at least ask IMO.

As I said, there are also really affordable pet boarding places.. not sure exactly about the city this is in though.. they also have people who offer this service, but I don't blame people if they are unwilling to trust a stranger. I'd probably trust an established service though IF needed.. if there was no other way.. or ask if they can be placed outside, even on a leash if needed. Just do what you have to do.

My half sibling has a pitbull an another extremely large aggressive dog she refuses to get neutered.. and the thought of them coming over to my house makes me extremely uncomfortable because they are absolutely nuts, stressful, and would try to eat my pets.. if not me.. She's brought one over before to my parents house and kept it in a room and it just barked and scratched the entire time.. she refused to put it outside because she was afraid it would get past the fence.

That's a different type of animal though, but it's really nice to consider everyone involved before showing up like that, unless you already know everyone is cool with it.