You have to weigh those factors against all the good advice you've gotten here, and make your decision based on bottom line, not emotions. 

Not just some dog that they supposedly need for emotional support, and have never discussed it with a doctor.

Many tenants tend to tug at the emotions of owners.

They have no other properties and had a strong emotional attachment to the house.

Business mind-set to ensure you can handle problems without getting emotionally involved.Those are just a few starters.

He started off in real estate doing apartment deals part time at home while he had a W-2 job he hated, and not even seeing some of his deals before buying and reselling them as a wholesale (about 75 % of them but because of their profit amount he only had to do that about once a month).Do not let emotion make any of your decisions. 

Let the numbers and your analysis take the emotion out of your decision making process. 

I'm obviously going to have my own emotions attached to the decision, so I'd like to ask what others would do if you're in a similar situation.

Good owners, you won't have any damage, but bad owners.. well if you ignore a dogs emotional or physical needs, your property will suffer, so just make sure you're aware of it.   

The federal government doesnt have emotions .