No pets - harder to find tenant?

[Jeremy H.]

Hi, anyone here with a no-pet policy?  In my last property my tenant who had the sweetest dog but left puddles in a few areas.  I had to replace all the carpet and sell the house.   Tenant claims they don't know, initially a pro cleaned the carpet which actually spread the urine smell everywhere.  After they removed the carpet I found the puddle marks and cleaned and primed over.  This may be due to my cat long ago left their marks.  There is no judging a pet by looks, when they go they go.   

Deposit and replacing carpet every turn over is a bad deal.  Once the urine is in there it seems to cause future pets to also "go"

I am interested in the Reno area, I have been there many times, in public but did not notice a lot of dog owners , at least compared to Bay Area or central Oregon where dog ownership seems high.  If anyone know the actual stats let me know -- will I be likely to find an ideal tenant that doesn't have pets or sneak them in?  I will be patient and wait months, still cheaper than replacing all carpets.  Thanks.