Originally Posted by
Troul
You're assumption is not accurate.
I've not have any confrontations with another person. I find that being respectful to a point tends to not foster such confrontation.
Would you let others that visit you, bring in there cycle bicycle? If yes, do those that ride one clearly know they are allowed to do such?
Then your original post is too long, too complicated, and involves too many qualifiers for anyone to answer easily and definitively.
The answer depends on the friend/relative/acquaintance, on the bike/dog in question, on the situation.