Smithy Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Personally, I do not let my dogs on the furniture. There are a few reasons for this firstly hygiene, dogs walk around outside picking up who knows what on their paws and transfer it onto the furniture where humans sit/lie on. Secondly you have the hairs when people visit you don't want them to get covered in dog hair, and lastly I think it takes away the human alpha role, dogs are dogs and should be on the floor kept at the humans feet. Darn it, they did get up when I wasn't looking ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 My couch belongs to my boy...has since day one! I would rather have a hairy couch than a visitor who is worried about fur on their clothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 we have a black leather sofa no really easy to get rid of the hairs, kimba doens't go on it all the time to be honest, he quite likes it on the rug in front of the fire but like having him snuggled up to me if i'm watching a film - friends and family now know, not to come to my house wearing anything black unless they want to go home looking like a husky lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 ours are allowed on the furniture, our 2 sleep in the lounge at night , mishka in a armchair & kavik has the whole sofa to himself until sisko comes then when shes older & allowed out of crate & night she will probably sleep in lounge with other 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well, around here it's first come - first serve. So Mom and Dad are usually sitting on the floor covered with Huskies who weren't fast enough to grab a recliner. Even if Dad gets to the chair first there is usually a couple of us in his lap. As far as guests, well, the dogs live here, the guests don't. So we don't have many guests. Queen even sleeps in bed with Mom and Dad. Or is it the other way around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gra Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Treat my dogs like a member of the family and where as Blue the GSD has his own chair and occasionally gets on the sofa the other one never does, not sure why but she's happy on her blanket. Not sure what to expect when the new pup arrives but i'm sure she will find her spot before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules dief taz tor Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 the only place ours arnt allowed are the beds, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 We feel like Gra about it. The dogs are part of our family and we want as much interaction with them as possible. Besides, there's nothing quite like curling up on the sofa on a cold night with a coal fire and 10 huskies. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Our Sibe - no. He's too big to be on furniture. Occasionally I have let him jump up, it is only by invitation and he gets off immediately if I say so. My beagle can come on furniture when she is invited on furniture. If I say off, she gets off. Her crate is her place to come and go but the furniture is mine. I am completely "size-ist". I don't like big dogs on furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 we will probably let her on the sofa, especially when mikey is out on police duty at night i will have her curled up with me watching Gilmore Girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yes our boys are allowed on the furniture, we tried to keep them off our furnitire by buying a cheapy sofa for them but it didn't last long (It became more of a chew toy after a while)! It wasn't the same when they wasn't jumping all over your head and then standing on you and then going to sleep with a cuddle Like Sarah, our sofa is leather so it's easy to clean when we are having visitors or when they jump on the sofas with muddy paws. Considering some people say a Husky is no lap dog, which in a way is true, they sure love to coddle up to you on the sofa with half their body led on you and the other half stopping someone else sitting there. Gizmo loves sleeping on the sofa : heres a pic of him when he was a puppy [ATTACH]553.IPB[/ATTACH] and he is still there now [ATTACH]554.IPB[/ATTACH] and here is marley and bandit on the sofa we bought for them (before it was chewed to bits) [ATTACH]555.IPB[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 oh cutie pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 thanks, we don't have the one which Marley and Bandit are on now as they chewed the cusioning to bits so we threw it out (was only a cheapy anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 good job it was only a cheapy one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I would have gone mad if they chewed our main sofas. Thats was mainly why we bought the other one as Gizmo was coming into his teething stage so we got that hoping he would chew that one not our sofa but he never chewed any funiture until I got Marley and Bandit home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 i think i will cry if Eika chews our leather sofa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 your not alone there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 My to have one of these each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 awww, lol! Looks nice a comfy there. Who is that? I would guess Saskia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 It is Saskia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 i want one of them, they look really comfy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesley Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 kendra has the settee we had the 3 seater in front of window but she lay on top and broke zip with weight so i swopped to the 2 seater by window she now lies on that whilst lookin through window also broke that zip but she still sleeps on 3 seater x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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