Peter,
I often say that when people with declawed cats look in horror at my tattered furniture. There are three rules when visiting my home: 1. The cats can do no wrong. (People smile indulgently at this until a cat pees in their bed or vomits in their shoes. They squawk. And I repeat firmly: "The cats can do no wrong." 2. Do not under any circumstances use MY towels. Clean towels are provided. Leave MINE alone - the result of childhood trauma. And 3. I do not snore.
Funny how so many guests have trouble with all three rules - and these are the only rules in my home.