you mean those little gray furry things under the couch are'n pets? Thank goodness my DH doesn't mind a house that isn't as clean as it used to be - have discovered that we don't have enough company to worry about being extra clean and the ones that count usually give enough heads up that I can at least make the front rooms ready for inspection as long as they don't inspect too closely. As long as the LR is straight and the bath clean I can pretty well face most people.