A leather sofa will be determined by how you live now and how your life is going to change over the next few years.
Leather vs fabric sofa dogs.
While regular care is very important it s relatively easy to perform.
Capped claws nail friendly covers and even scratching posts can keep your couch in pristine.
While your best bet is to train your animals to not jump on furniture or claw it sometimes you are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Even the toughest leather couches can t take the daily scratching and clawing of dog and cat nails without showing a little wear eventually.
Your comfort on the leather may vary if your house is kept at above or below average temperatures as the leather may reflect that temperature on you.
Leather sofas are ideal for homeowners who suffer from allergies as they will not harbor allergens such as pet dander or dust mites as easily as fabric sofas will.
While we re on the subject of shedding microfiber performance fabrics and leather are the best fabrics to counter the endless fur battles.
Fabric hides the damage better but is a pain to clean even with washable covers.
However your pooch and kitty don t spell doom for your leather sofa.
Considerations include your lifestyle your budget and the time invested into this couch.
Denise eddy is the home and gift buyer and jon comeau is the pets product development specialist at orvis they tag team their knowledge in coming up with products like this bed made with materials that can withstand life with pets the two main things to consider they say are how well.
Fabric picking a sofa material is a bit like choosing a breed of dog.
Leather sofas tend to come at a higher price than fabric in addition to the cost of maintaining the leather to prevent aging and maintain durability.
To find out i talked to some people who would know the makers of both dog beds and people furniture.
With the exception of leather cox says that synthetic materials are always preferred over natural materials when it comes to picking a fabric for your pet friendly furniture think fabrics with.
Leather is much easier to clean but depending on the dog it could get extremely scratched up and look really worn fast.
Leather and microfiber fabric are both very durable but they can still be vulnerable to your pet s sharp claws and teeth.
Finding a pet friendly leather sofa doesn t have to be difficult.