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Big dogs and leather counches here! I think it's the best combo. There's one tear we've had to patch but they hold up really well in my experience. my old dog (100 lbs) lived on the couches when you let him. I will say, they're hand me downs from my parents and think they were probably pretty expensive. The leather is thick and high quality, I can't vouch for bonded leather. Small scratches don't seem to happen.
@caitlanc: ah thanks! im prepared to spend a good chunk of money on them as long as theyll hold up! thats just what i wanted to hear :)
I have a black leather sectional and chairs with three dogs (15, 80, and 135 pounds) who are on them all the time. They've held up really well over the past five years, just a few scratches that you can only see if you look closely. FI and I always say it was the best purchase we ever made since we probably would have gone through a couple of fabric couches by now with these beasts :)
Not sure if the warranty would cover damage from pets, it probably depends on where you get your couch and/or the manufacturer, but you likely won't have any issues if you buy good quality leather and keep your dogs' nails trimmed.
My mom had a set of leather furniture and one of our dogs made a huge rip on the footstool that it never recovered from. There were also some scratches on the sofa, too. Personally, I'm not sure it's the best combo if your dogs are excitable or if they're on the furniture a lot.
@zooles: yea i know i will have to buy top quality to avoid the cheapy fabric that will rip or scratch :) lol @ beasts!!
@jo.lee: ah.... yea our girls never get on the couches except when invited up :)
I have leather couches and I think it also depends on the syle of couch you get: modern with tighter lines, or traditional over-stuffed look. In my experience, traditional over-stuffed is more forgiving.
@SugerPlum: ahhh i guess i didnt even think about that but youre right.... hrmmmm
@SugerPlum: Oh, good thought! Ours are definitely on the soft, traditional side of things.
We have a leather sectional and our Lab mix is on it all the time. She is also very excitable and runs all the way across it, jumps down from the back, etc. She hasn't done damage to it though and not a single pucture despite the fact that we aren't always on top of keeping her nails trimmed.
We have a bonded leather couch (and I hesitate to even use that term since I learned AFTER the fact that there's barely any leather in it at all), and it totally shows scratches, stains etc... WATER even soaks right into it just like fabric. I"m a little bitter.
Anywho, unless you're getting very thick, tough leather, I'd recommend having a big blanket over the couch all the time, and just whip it off quickly if company comes over.
Leather couch and loveseat with a 95 pound dog who will at times take a running leap onto the furniture and 2 cats with claws. Not one mark on them and we can wipe them down and when guests come sit, no fur! Love them:)
Ours is more the overstuffed comfy kind not the tight pulled doctor's office type.
Not sure if it makes a difference but ours are cream/light brown type color so any cracks etc wouldn't show as much as a black might.... please also keep in mind these were FI's couches for many years before we got together.. so they were couches of a bachelor pad of a smoker:) I plan to have them cleaned professionally but honesty they don't need it that much:)
I'm surprised your microfiber has not held up with your dog. Ours is a 65lb that sheds A LOT as well and we have a microfiber suede couch. It does not attract the hair at all and cleans up SO well. We've had the couch for 5+ years and our dog for 5 years as well.
That being said in our new house we have thought briefly of getting a leather couch for the living room set. The microfiber will go in the family room.
For those with large dogs and leather are your dogs on them ALL the time? Ours is, she's allowed on all the furniture. Andddd she does this carzy running around the house thing where she jumps on the couch and off again in a split second! She already put a tear in a "leather ottoman" on the chest we have on the foot of the bed.
OP my friend got a leather couch I think 1-2 years ago and I don't it was anything fancy leather wise and he said it's held up pretty well with their chocolate lab. Like your dog he's only allowed on the furniture occasionally.
@MissNoodles: eeek yea thats what im afraid of! guess ill have to go with real leather :(
@regberadaisy: yea we have cheap microfiber furniture.... it was a .... 'we need couches cheap and fast' lol! this time around ill be buying quality furniture :)
I have a large black leather sofa and a 70 lb, long-haired dog ( a real shedder)! We chose leather because the fabric of our old couch attracted the fur like CRAZY! I haven't noticed any scratches or tears on our sofa (we've had it a year), and I don't do anything to take care of it besides wipe it down with a slightly damp cloth every once in a while. Ours is the poufy, overstuffed kind. I don't regularly cut my dog's nails myself (it's hard to get her to sit still as she is 70 lbs and I am very small), but I do take her to the groomer to get them trimmed/filed every few months. If you're really worried I would recommend taking your pups to the groomer (I take mine to PetsMart) for just a clipping/filing. It's pretty inexpensive :)
Good luck!
@stephanie63087: I always have leather. I let my dogs on my last leather couch, and their favorite seat did get worn down, but I didn't really care. For the next couch I get, I am going to try to train them to stay off. I prefer leather (or bicast leather) because I can just wipe it down to clean it up!
@SugerPlum: I agree about the over-stuffed couches holding up better.
DH and I have four dogs and a leather couch. We'll never buy a couch made out of anything else. One of our dogs has some obsession with trying to dig on one of the cushions. The couch is old, and is showing the wear from the digging, but she hasn't managed to punch a hole in it yet! I don't think there's any way a fabric couch would've made it this long.
@regberadaisy: "For those with large dogs and leather are your dogs on them ALL the time? Ours is, she's allowed on all the furniture. Andddd she does this carzy running around the house thing where she jumps on the couch and off again in a split second!"
Yep - That's exactly how our lab is and she hasn't hurt our leather sectional at all. Maybe it varies based on the quality of the couch? Like some have thicker, more durable leather or something?
We have a leather sectional (not overstuffed....very squared and firm) and a 70lb Golden Retriever. Would never not have leather again. He is up on it daily to cuddle with his, not a high energy dog though and doesn't do too much beside up/down and finding a spot to nestle in to. Cleans up so well and I can easily get every bit of hair off if I have non-dog people over which would be impossible with any other material!
My parents have the tight upholstered style of leather chairs, and they've gotten fairly well scratched. I think a leather conditioner would probably make the scratches much less obvious though, because they're just superficial. I agree that high quality leather and a puffier style of upholstery would be a good combo. I will note along with regerberadaisy though, that when I worked at Pottery Barn, we always recommended (high quality) microfiber for kids and pets since it was supposedly the easiest to clean and most resistant to stains.
We must have the same type as @MissNoodles: because our big dog has literally ruined one of our leather couches. They were given to us by my parents, and both are "leather" however one of them scratches very easily (must be the bonded one?) and the other doesn't show scratches. I will say the one that doesn't show scratches has a worn patch on the seat from my parents' dog because she would circle/scratch it before she layed down..
It seems like most other ladies don't have a problem with it though so maybe it's just because the couches aren't real leather?
We also have a bonded leather sectional couch, pretty cushy. Our 95 pound lab with giant claws jumps om it and it's fine. Cleans up like a dream too. I would suggest maybe putting a blanket down for the dog on a part of it so he knows where "his spot" is and doesn't climb all over it.
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soooo its about time for some new livingroom furniture.... and im thinking about going the leather route this time.... we currently have microfiber couches and the hair attracts to them like crazy!
we have two dogs that both shed like crazy despite getting brushed everyone day.... so heres my dilemma.... im worried about them ruining the leather.... like punturing holes in it with their nails.... they usually dont get on the couches unless im feeling lonely and i want to cuddle with them :) and sometimes they take naps with my husband on the couch too.
i guess im just concerned because they are big dogs! (one is almost 70 lbs and the other is 60 lbs)
so does anyone have large dogs and leather furniture... or faux leather :) and how does it hold up??? would a warranty cover holes??