Man tells friend he can't bring service dog to his home because he isn't a 'dog guy.'

Dogs can be trained to do incredible things. Herd sheep guide people, and even alert people when their blood sugar gets low. If people do have a service dog, they probably have to be with that dog 24/7.

On a popular Reddit thread in the Am I the A**hole Subreddit, one man asks if he was wrong to tell his friend that he can't bring his service dog to his place.

He writes:

My (M39) friend (M38) recently got a service dog, a diabetic-alert dog. The issue arises because he wants to bring it to my house when I host hangouts/parties. I'm not much of a dog person and don't want it at my house. It is a breed that sheds, and I don't want to deal with dog hair in my house. Also, my kids regularly play in our yard, and I don't want them to encounter dog poop and pee.

I've spent the last ten years in this house, turning it into a place my friends, family, and I could hang out. I have a pool. I built a bar in my basement, those types of upgrades. I offered to meet out at a restaurant or someone else's place and host less, but my house is the preferred destination among everyone else. I have amenities that others don't, and my place has no expensive food and bar tabs. I host a lot during football season and other major sporting events, with some general hangouts in between.

I told my friend that his dog wasn't welcome. I offered to pay for a monitoring device he could use at my house, but he didn't take that offer well. He told me he wasn't happy and recently missed our Super Bowl get-together. AITA?

The internet is here to educate.

idreaminwords says:

YTA (You're the A**hole). You need to stop equating your friend's service dog to pets. This is a medical assistance device. Would you tell someone they couldn't bring their wheelchair because you didn't want the wheels tracking dirt on your floor?

Chickadee12345 says:

I can tell that a lot of you are not familiar with diabetes and ways to monitor it. There is no magic glucose monitor. The most common way is a test kit, where you have to prick your finger to get a drop of blood to test. These are the most accurate.

The second most common method is a device you stick on your arm. You wave your phone or a small sensor over it, and it gives you a reading. However, this is not as accurate as the first method. My docs prefer the first. But the second method can track your glucose levels over a period of time (because it stays in your arm).

So your guest would be sitting there waving this sensor over their arm every fifteen minutes. It only takes a second, and it's easy. But would anyone want to be worrying about their disease all night? If the guest has a dog, it sounds like they probably have more of a problem regulating their glucose, which happens with some people. With the dog, your guest can relax because the dog will alert them if there is an issue.

Help24-7 says:

NAH (No A**holes Here). It's your home. You can invite whoever you want. You have a no-dog rule. You actually made an effort to accommodate him. He hadn't always had this dog. So what was he doing before? He can ask, and you can say No. Don't be surprised if your friendship changes or goes away completely. People fail to realize you can't force your dog on private homes. That is your space to do as you, please.

Well, OP, the internte thinks you're kind of a jerk but maybe a bit entitled to it. Needless to say I think you're down one friend.