Yeah, sometimes the smell can get ya. That said, most pets leave the stink around.
I had a spaniel as a kid, two other dogs as an adult until I reached my late forties. Despite really liking dogs, I don’t like the sanitary aspects and the restrictions on travel and have stayed dog free for the past 26 years.
Yard mess, hair, stink, drool, pee, marking, fleas, waking me a six to go out, etc. etc.