Dogs · by Paper Orbit · 2026-10-07

do your kids' bedrooms count as dog-free zones?

We have a sweet dog and two sweet-ish kids, ages 6 and 9. Overall things are good. But when friends come over the energy gets dumb fast and I am wondering if I should make the kids' rooms dog-free by default just so everybody has clearer boundaries.

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Rafael Almeida · 12 likes

Depends on the dog. Mine wants nothing to do with sleepover energy and self-selects out anyway.

Minji Kim · 5 likes

We made one room the dog retreat and one room the kid retreat. Sanity improved immediately.

Liam Wilson · 3 likes

Yes. Not because the dog is bad, because closed doors make life simpler.

Élodie Favre · 2 likes

Clear boundaries are kinder than constant corrections in my experience.

Paper Orbit · 1 likes

Makes sense. I think I've been trying to manage vibes instead of managing space.