Pet Couches Help Keep Your Own Sofa Clean

While there have been several new products like pet feeders and interactive dog toys to have more fun with your dog, perhaps pet furniture is the most popular. See if the following paragraphs describes you and your pet.

If you have a loving pet you have probably realized that your dog wants to do all that you do. While there are many new products like pet feeders and interactive dog toys to have more fun with your dog, perhaps pet furniture is the most popular. When you walk from room to room, he likely tags along with his little claws skipping on the tile behind you. When you go to sleep in the evening, he probably follows you into the bedroom, to snuggle beside your bed. And when you lay down on your sofa to watch your favorite TV show at the end of the day, your faithful pet is likely by your side.

But, what if you cant stand your dog on your furniture? While you may adore your dog, you may not want your furniture to smell like dog all the time. But at the same time, you don't want to break his heart by pushing him away. Is there a common ground you can meet on?

The family room. One solution is to put a towel or other item down on the sofa for your dog to sit on, but that still is sending the wrong message. While you may be able to control your dog when you are home, when you are not watching he will still think the entire sofa area is on limits and end up undoing what you had attempted to accomplish with your towel.

Instead, the solution to consider is to give your pet his own dog furniture to use when he is in the living room. You can either choose a bed that you put in the living room or even select living room furniture for your dog. In today's animal-friendly consumer market there are a number of pieces of dog furniture that can be selected for your pet to rest on. Some of them may well fit in with your existing decor that is already in your living room, so it doesn't clash.

In the Kitchen and Dining Room. When it comes to your dog and the areas where the meals are fixed and served, you have to be careful. There are a few pieces of dog furniture in these rooms, but you don't want your dog to be too comfortable in these spaces. In the kitchen your dog should have his own mat and have an area for food and water. Don't put them too close to your breakfast table or you may have a dog constantly begging thinking he should have some of what is on your dishes. In the dining room, you really should try to avoid encouraging your pet to be around. Generally no good will come of this and you will just end up angry that your dog is begging.

In the sleeping quarters. While you may not want your pet on your bed, he will think if you are on the furniture he should be too. This is where giving him his own dog bed can come into play. You should consider a bed, or at least a mat or rug that is near your bed so your dog can be close by and feel secure. If you have been letting your dog on places where you sit or sleep, teaching them to be on dog furniture instead can be quite an undertaking. While it's easy to be frustrated, the better option is to encourage your dog to do the right thing and to give him love when he does.