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Don't forget the ones that like to tear up couches. We have a husky that has demolished 3 in the last 2 years. My children never tore a couch to shreds...
Your dog might not smell to you, but other people might be bothered by it. >

Well, you're comparing an adult dog to an infant human. Not exactly fair.
Puppies are the fucking worst. In the span of 3 weeks, peed all over the place - sometimes just out of happiness to see us, she ate two sofas despite lots of exercise and chew toys, got herself a $1200 vet bill from eating all sorts of garbage, and her little teeth were razor blades.