Not to mention burdening your in-laws with some feckless poop-everywhere dimwit of a canine, which we've been dealing with in this house for the past two weeks

Not to mention burdening your in-laws with some feckless poop-everywhere dimwit of a canine, which we've been dealing with in this house for the past two weeks while said in-laws are in the Caribbean. "But, but Nellie would hate the kennels, the noise of other dogs distracts her...". Banned is right!