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Puppies on the sofa, yes or no? (Original Post) irisblue Jun 2020 OP
Uhhh...YES! If anyone comes over and worries about fur, etc... ret5hd Jun 2020 #1
Totally agree. If fur is a concern Polly Hennessey Jun 2020 #2
Are recliner exboyfil Jun 2020 #3
Of course they are family! redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #4
I like the doormat that says, Bayard Jun 2020 #5
I have a pillow somewhere that says Old Terp Jun 2020 #6
My cats Freddie Jun 2020 #10
EEEEEKK! Bayard Jun 2020 #11
He gently removes them from the table at mealtime Freddie Jun 2020 #12
My giant old girl won't get on any furniture. procon Jun 2020 #7
Absolutely! Puppies everywhere! 😍❤😍 littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #8
We sit in the floor. The dogs and cats sit on the furniture. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #9
Yes! North Shore Chicago Jun 2020 #13
I bought a large couch so we would all fit... Phentex Jun 2020 #14

ret5hd

(20,435 posts)
1. Uhhh...YES! If anyone comes over and worries about fur, etc...
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 10:46 AM
Jun 2020

we can continue whatever we are doing at their house.

Polly Hennessey

(6,747 posts)
2. Totally agree. If fur is a concern
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 10:57 AM
Jun 2020

do not visit us. Our door mat says: “We hope you like dogs”. Also included are our three cats.

exboyfil

(17,857 posts)
3. Are recliner
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 11:12 AM
Jun 2020

Mom
Splash (are Aussie)
and then me

Our glider
My daughter
Ariel (are cat)
and then me

The couch used to be Arlo's (our Border Collie/Collie mix) but his joints don't allow him to get up on it anymore

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
5. I like the doormat that says,
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 11:13 AM
Jun 2020

"If my dog doesn't like you, I probably won't either".

Our big guys are not supposed to be on the furniture, but they sneak up there in the winter. The wiener boy finally ended up in the bed--against the rules--and now sleeps under the covers.

The only thing that is still strictly forbidden, is cats on the counter tops.

Freddie

(9,232 posts)
10. My cats
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:45 AM
Jun 2020

Jump on the counter to give me head butts. How can I say no? DH has a problem with cats on the table while we eat though. Neither of them care about people food, they just want our company.

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
11. EEEEEKK!
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 11:50 AM
Jun 2020

I really can't handle that. I love my cats to pieces, but they still have dirty little cat feet.

Freddie

(9,232 posts)
12. He gently removes them from the table at mealtime
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:03 PM
Jun 2020

Years ago we had a big orange tabby who lived to 18. When we ate at the dining room table (kids were little then) we sometimes let the elder statesman be the centerpiece. DH not happy but he got outvoted.

procon

(15,805 posts)
7. My giant old girl won't get on any furniture.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 11:26 AM
Jun 2020

Never has. It was her choice, she prefers her big, comfy memory foam doggie bed.

Now, my two kitty divas, are an altogether different matter. They own an assortment of deluxe cat condos, various pillow lined baskets, soft furry beds, heated caves and window shelves and even an old cardboard box they love, but they still dominate my furniture.

They want whatever seat I'm in, telling me to move aside with assorted physical assaults. We fight over the recliner. I get the floofy tail beating across my face, or they will stand in one place on my legs until the painful weight of their delicate little pile driver feetzies forces me to wave the white flag and quit the field in shame. Paws for the cause - smack! - right in the nose, or snag my glasses off with the flick of a single claw.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
9. We sit in the floor. The dogs and cats sit on the furniture.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 12:19 PM
Jun 2020

They allow us to maneuver around them to find a spot on the bed.

We make a pallet on the floor with lots of blankets and pillows and then we all roll about and get settled together.
That's naptime at my house.

It's their world. They share sometimes. We're OK with that.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
14. I bought a large couch so we would all fit...
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 09:33 AM
Jun 2020

one of the best things I ever did! They do steal the pillows though.

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