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Oh, I definitely think about my boys, 2 Havanese when I purchase furnishings. I seriously considered a new sofa, wanted luscious leather, lusted after the leather but decided why spend that kind of $ on a dog bed. I now have a custom washable linen slipcover which is more doggy paw friendly.

Love the table. almost makes me wish I lived in Chicago.

Almost.... ~:o)

We have a house full of animals and definitely think about claw-proof upholstery when buying (& barf proof rugs, for that matter.) I got in to a little trouble recently when I purchased a gently used chair. It is my dream chair and is covered in a large weave wool - I wake up in the middle of the night when I hear the cats scratching on ANYTHING.

There have definitely been a lot more "puddy pedi's" around here lately!

I have a leather chesterfield and chair because of my cats, and no rugs. My cats are pukers.

Yeah, damn. I want that table too. ;-(

Our beautiful Louis XV sofa is almost always covered up to protect it from our wonderful Scotties, Punch & Judy. We throw an old flokati over the sofa, which keeps everybody happy, everybody but Louis. http://stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/08/house-of-flokati/

we bought a leather couch that would hold up to pug 1 and pug 2's claws... pug 1 has the same habit of sitting on the back of the couch. the couch now has a distressed, lived in look... just what we were going for.

also, all of my throw pillows have removable, washable covers. when i sew new ones i always put in a zipper.

the boys (oscar and henry) are a part of the family. how could i not take them into consideration?

those two dogs look like they are about to do something really BAD!!!

Does anyone know where to get a table like that?

indeed! square cushions next time, my dog does the same. I've been considdering tufting them.

I do try not to spend money on something the evil beasties will ruin immediately, but sometimes (new duvet cover, for instance...) I fail...

Pets are probably in the top three items of consideration when buying any furniture, style, quality, pet!
but I don't understand the no leather for pets thought, my leather sofa is the best, easiest to clean after hair or a mud escape, nail marks moisturize or fade out, and there's never even been anything close to a puncture with cat climbing and dog leaping it is the best.

Yay for bostons. We keep our couch covered with a blanket for our boston. In most cases, we just plan to share every soft piece of furniture with him. I just made a daybed in our office so he'll have a place to recline while we work.