it would bother me... just walking in a home with a cat sets me to wheezing and hunting my inhaler. Dogs I am ok with, but I agree with most here, Cats, Dogs and smoke, DO NOT belong in a fabric store. I am so allergic that if I walk into a place where people smoke, and turn around and leave, I smell it on my hair and clothes. We have my son's dog living here now, and although I love her dearly (she is part Rottie, part Husky, part Rat Terrior) she has short, smooth hair, but every day I find a small dog in the vacuum...