Are your pets allowed on the furniture?

[ski stef]

Always said I wouldn't let the dog on the couch or bed but now he seems to find his home there more than ever. The first year we were diligent about not letting him on the couches and such but he listens really well and eventually that whole no couch rule slid to the side....sometimes I wish we kept to the no furniture policy but I really like a cuddle companion when im watching a movie or something. We also have a short haired dog so he doesn't shed much. I'm assuming that must play a role in some peoples decision.

 

[Nick]

My short haired dog sheds completely out of control. So I don't know if the hair length matters all that much.

Yes, my dogs are on the couch with me and on the bed at night. And I hate it when I roll over and get dog hair in my mouth :lol:

 

[deadheadskier]

I have cats. They pretty much do whatever the heck they want. Come to think of it, when I had a yellow lab for years, he did whatever the heck he wanted to. :lol:

 

[hammer]

My short haired dog sheds completely out of control. So I don't know if the hair length matters all that much.

Yes, my dogs are on the couch with me and on the bed at night. And I hate it when I roll over and get dog hair in my mouth :lol:

Short hair doesn't matter...our dachshund sheds quite a bit as well.

Our dog is allowed on the couch and the bed, but we have to be careful on the bed because it's a bit high for her and we get nervous about her jumping off of it. Actually, we don't like her jumping off the couch either but that's been hard to stop.

 

[riverc0il]

Couch and bed are fair game in our house though we do kick her off when she annoying. Snuggling into me while I am sleeping and waking me up at 2am is NOT acceptable.

 

[Grassi21]

We have 2 55 lb weimarners that are one the couch and sleep under the covers with us in bed. The older one is starting to lose some strength and coordination now that she is 8. She now spends 1/2 the nights on the dog bed in our room. Having just 1 dog on the bed makes a big difference in the quality of our sleep. The best/funniest part is waking and rolling over and seeing one of their heads gently laid on the pillow next to you.

 

[drjeff]

Nope. Never have been, never will

 

[thetrailboss]

He pretty much does what he wants. We don't have much control over him.....

 

[Hado226]

Couch no, pretty much everywhere else though.

 

[Geoff]

My cats don't mind if I sit on their sofa.

The kitchen counters are off limits. They know not to jump on a table that has food on it.

 

[ALLSKIING]

I can't let my lab on either....He sheds so much if I did I would have to change the sheets and vacuum the couch everyday.

 

[ski stef]

We have 2 55 lb weimarners that are one the couch and sleep under the covers with us in bed. The older one is starting to lose some strength and coordination now that she is 8. She now spends 1/2 the nights on the dog bed in our room. Having just 1 dog on the bed makes a big difference in the quality of our sleep. The best/funniest part is waking and rolling over and seeing one of their heads gently laid on the pillow next to you.

Our vizsla sleeps under the covers as well...so funny/strange.

A big reason I asked this as well is because we still let our dog sleep on the bed but have to kick him off 3x a night for disturbing us. Also I think we have a tiff once a week about the dog being on the furniture lol

I hate when our cat would jump on counters but other than that he has run of the house as well.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I have cats. They pretty much do whatever the heck they want. Come to think of it, when I had a yellow lab for years, he did whatever the heck he wanted to. :lol:

THIS !!!!

Teefster our black siberian forest cat has SERVANTS , whereas Thor and our other our Black Labs, when alive had owners.

 

[gmcunni]

90 pound choc lab - allowed on beds but not couches. sadly she's getting old and can't get up on my bed anymore but she still gets up on my son's bed when he's not home.

 

[hammer]

THIS !!!!

Teefster our black siberian forest cat has SERVANTS , whereas Thor and our other our Black Labs, when alive had owners.

Difference between dog and cat...seen in many places:

A dog thinks: Hey, those people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.....They must be gods!

A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...I must be a god.

 

[ctenidae]

Our 120 pound Dogo used to sleep with us, but no longer. We also keep him off the couch because he sheds a lot, and he takes up most of the couch. We do have to put a couple of baskets on teh couch whenwe're not home, because he'll sneak up there. He knows full well he's not supposed to be there, and acts all guilty when he does, but I guess he figures it's worth it. He does occasionally sneak into bed with us, but he's having a harader time getting down the stairs now, so doesn't come up all that often. It's getting chilly, though, so I think we'll be seeing him making more attempts.

 

[ski stef]

Difference between dog and cat...seen in many places:

A dog thinks: Hey, those people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.....They must be gods!

A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...I must be a god.

Well said lol

 

[Geoff]

Well said lol

The abridged version:
Dogs have owners, cats have staff.

 

[noski]

We have a 15 year old cat at the office, Yoda, and when visitors ask if she is our cat, we correct them and say, "We are her people." She has 27 toes- sort of like snowshoes all year around. When the door opens she runs to see who it is and begs for attention. I haven't the heart to tell her she isn't a dog.

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[billski]

remember the older women who would encase their chairs and sofa in heavy duty plastic? I guess they didn't want humans sitting on them. Must have had a big accident.