Well, I probably shouldn't be complaining about my parents b/c I am living with them at the moment and they were kind enough to let me bring all 4 plus my tiel to stay. Since they already had one dog and two cats in the house, I can't say they aren't animal lovers. They just don't necessarily like MY animals.
They love Keiko, my first dog. She's well trained and very well behaved. Being 8 yrs old, I would hope so. Although lately she hasn't been on their good side, either after she was discovered stealing food off the counter (which she would NEVER try at home). They think Gunther is too big for inside the house, and didn't even notice when he broke his tail! (I was out of town and noticed w/i an hour of getting home). Since he has now broken a very nice lamp and glass dish, he's not exactly on their nice list right now.
My mom finds Nigel and Posey just plain annoying and is not a little dog person, to say the least. However, Nigel is in love with my mom and won't leave her alone and jumps on her every chance he gets. I've told her to be firm with him, but she refuses so he continues to jump even though he knows he's not supposed to. She thinks they are intellectually slow (they've been a pain to potty train)and pests.
My brother is definitely not the animal lover either. He lives in the area and every time he visits, he comments that now he knows why he's never had pets. He is very annoyed that Nigel and Posey are allowed on the furniture. Hey, I figure if the cats can do it, why can't they? They're actually smaller than the cats.
Ah well, I can't wait to move out of here so things can get back to normal (and I can add to the pack).