it will definitely be welcomed before renovations begin. i figure realistically they'll probably either move their mattresses to the basement when the renovations start or possibly ask their friends if they can crash on their couches but it will only be for about 2 weeks; it's mostly painting and repairing some walls and fixing the plumbing of course. what kind of pup? there's two husky pups at the moment, elliot has a tarantula and i think zelda has a sphinx cat