The house next door to me used to be rented out, but the owners have since decided (after the previous tenants left), to just put the house up for sale. Well the market around here is crap right now, and it's already a hard time to sell, but I think I'm making things worse.
Every time there is an open house, about half an hour before hand, the agent comes over and asks if I can keep PJ and Tysa in the house for the duration of the showing. Which is fine, I can understand that an happily oblige, provided it's not a 6 hour long open house. Usually they are only 3-4 hours. But the open houses usually just result in nosey neighbours checking it out.
On a few occasions now, people have pulled into the driveway of this house (which I share a driveway with), when I was out with the dogs. And naturally they *woof woof woof* for a minute or two. On once occasion, the people didn't notice the dogs till they got out of their car, but when they heard and saw them, they got right back into their car, and sped off. Another couple of families have come, and I've said, oh they're just being dogs, they're friendly, really. And I usually get a few "Yeah right's". But the most recent family came while I was out with the dogs. A couple with 3 kids. They were about a half hour early for the agent showing up, so they all came into the yard to play with PJ and Tysa. They loved it, especially the kids (the wife wasn't so thrilled about PJ's droolies though.....haha). We chatted for a bit too, and they said they had a Doberman and a Pug. I WANT them to get the house!
Anyway, is it me and my dogs that are part of the reason the house isn't selling? I mean the market sucks, but the house has been re-done and from what I hear, looks incredible, and they aren't asking much for in really. I'd hate to think I might be deferring people, but I can't predict when the house is going to be shown (besides the open houses), and if the dogs are out I'm almost always with them and try and let people know the dogs are friendly, and once they get used to you being a familiar face, they won't do the *woof woof* upon you coming and going like they do with strangers.
Ack, I hate feeling guilty about something I don't have much control over.