— every rental listing, forever
Dashy is a two-year-old mini dachshund. He does not chew furniture. He does not bark all night. He is, by any reasonable measure, an excellent housemate. But to a landlord reading a rental application — he is a liability. A reason to say no. A reason to pick the next application instead.
If you have a pet in Australia you already know this feeling. The scrolling through listings. The ones that say no pets considered. The applications you send knowing the pet section might end it. The relief when someone says yes. The dread when they say no.
69% of Australian households own a pet. And yet the rental market treats them like a dealbreaker. The answer is not to give up your pet. The answer is to stop renting.
When you own your home, nobody tells you Dashy cannot live there. Nobody sends you a lease renewal with a no-pets clause. You set the rules. You decide who belongs there. And Dashy gets his backyard.
