# Dog Owners - Do you let your dog on the furniture? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553 "2011-01-14T02:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/1 "2011-01-14T02:50:55Z")
I do. My dog is allowed to sit where he likes. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/2 "2011-01-14T03:05:51Z")
I do, too. If I didn’t live alone or if I had more visitors, I might insist that he stay off the furniture, though, because then I’d have to pick the dog hair off it more often. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/3 "2011-01-14T03:05:54Z")
I must be #2. We had a really old, free couch and except for our little jackass heeler, who would get all the wrong ideas if he was allowed on the couch, we let the dogs up there. Then we got a new-ish coach and made a no dog rule. The dog that loved the couch and took it the hardest was our 9 year old Doberman, Grendel. He would give us the sad-fugee face all the time. Then, six months later, he died suddenly. Now, dogs are allowed on the couch again. Just don’t have the heart to push them off it. If it was a new, new couch…maybe then. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/4 "2011-01-14T03:11:21Z")
I do. But my dogs (mini schnauzers) are small and shed very little. In fact, until I got white sheets on my bed, I was unaware that they were shedding to begin with. As long as they don’t sit/lay completely on top of me, I don’t mind it at all. Even if I had big dogs it wouldn’t both me and since I have no intention of ever having any shedding animals in the house, that’s not much of a concern. The dogs are the _only_ reason I like having a leather couch. They can track rain/snow/mud/food/slobber/etc all over that couch and it comes right off with a wet paper towel. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/5 "2011-01-14T03:19:40Z")
Yep. Leather furniture + sad puppy-dog eyes = why bother fighting it? ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/6 "2011-01-14T04:47:21Z")
Yup. my home is their home. But they know their boundaries and when I tell them to move, they move. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/7 "2011-01-14T06:11:08Z")
Blackjack has his own dog couch. He’s not allowed on the other furniture. It’s bad for his hips. If we had more room we would get some dog stairs for him to get up and down on the people couch. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/8 "2011-01-14T07:11:11Z")
No way. We have carpet and she has a doggy bed too. When she figures out how to do wash the sheets and lint-roller the furniture, then … nah, not even then. -Jellyblue, Cat Person\*. \*Yes, the cat sheds a bit. But she neither slobbers nor stinks. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/9 "2011-01-14T09:20:46Z")
I _don’t_ let my dog on the furniture for quite a few reasons. She’s a forever-shedding Dalmatian. I have enough of a job keeping her hair off me, the floor, and the back seat of the car. It’s easier if rules are consistent. I like to be able to take her everywhere, which means that she never thinks she’s allowed on _other_ people’s furniture. If their dogs are allowed to be furniture hounds, she gives me the “WTF?!” look and thinks it weird. (While living in hope, I’m sure.) I don’t want to cause her stress if, for instance, she’s not well, or wet or muddy, and I want to keep her off the couch then, though not at other times. I don’t want my guests negotiating with a 30kg dog for a comfy place to sit. I am the alpha dog. Woof. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/10 "2011-01-14T10:11:06Z")
My dog has one chair in the den she is allowed on, She was trained to stay off of everything else. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/11 "2011-01-14T11:36:53Z")
Yes. Four Standard Poodles. They don’t shed but it’s common to find biscuit crumbs and dog toys between the cushions. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/12 "2011-01-14T12:50:28Z")
No. He’s getting too big for it. But the main issue is mud. It’s impossible to teach him “don’t get on the furniture if you’re muddy”; so it has to be “don’t get on the furniture”. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/13 "2011-01-14T12:58:20Z")
I’m not letting my dog see this poll. (Which she _would_ be able to do if she was allowed on the furniture…) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/14 "2011-01-14T13:52:10Z")
Yep. It’s her house she can do what she pleases. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/15 "2011-01-14T14:38:52Z")
If we didn’t let them on the furniture, how could they snuggle with us to sleep? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/16 "2011-01-14T14:53:37Z")
Absolutely. 2 Yorkies, 2 Shih-tzus, and a French bulldog all live here. I don’t think I could monitor their furniture use if I wanted too. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/17 "2011-01-14T15:26:20Z")
Did we just do this? I think there’s two kinds of people in the world: People who let their pets on the furniture and people who tell themselves the pets never get on the furniture when they aren’t looking. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/18 "2011-01-14T15:52:09Z")
Yup, but only when invited. Well on my couch anyway. His couch, on the other hand is his. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/19 "2011-01-14T16:03:45Z")
Not on _our_ furniture. The dogs do, however, have a twin bed downstairs that is theirs. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553/20 "2011-01-14T16:24:02Z")
Nope, dog bed in the living room and dog bed in the bedroom. I go for large dogs, not lap rats and there would be no room on the furniture if they got on it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553.md?page=2)