I think if they're your friends, you need to tell them that dogs that jump on you etc. makes you nervous and uncomfortable. As for taking shoes off...we've done that at friend's homes. My husband has been known (me too) to bring along slippers! That might be the thing you'd have to do next time.
I'm with you....I've never "required" anyone to remove their shoes, even when we lived up north with snow etc. I've made a point to tell folks we want them to be comfortable in our home. People should "use things and not people" is my motto.
I'm also with the one poster who said that dogs are animals and NOT people!! Sometimes owners get that a bit mixed up in my opinion (and I'm a former pet owner---both dogs and cats).
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