Get Dog Proof Furniture by Using Easy to Clean Fabrics
Using easy to clean fabrics on your furniture cover is the very first step towards dog proofing your furniture. No matter how well-groomed or how well-mannered your dog is, he will bring dirt or debris and leave those inside your house.
And finally, when he gets back to sit on your sofa, we all know what happens next! Washing your furniture cushion and covers is the only way to remove the dirt and odor.
Thus, you have to choose fabrics that are easy to clean and dry. Above all, get something which can last long even after a number of washes.
Keep your pet’s nails trimmed
Another easy way to protect your sofa is just keeping the claws of your pets short and polished. This easy tip is also great for your pet’s health. Nails that are too long can chip and break, creating painful situations for your cat or dog.
They can also make standing and moving painful or awkward for your pet and in extreme situations, the nails can continue to grow until they curl around and become embedded in the paws of your pet’s feet. Just a few more reasons to keep your pet nails trimmed!
There’s also a very interesting product to avoid pets from scratching your sofa. It’s called Soft Paws and they’re tiny rubber nail caps that go on your cat’s claws with a sticky nail-polish-like glue.
These Soft Paws caps are small enough to allow your pet nails to retract normally, so they don’t feel any pain or discomfort. They also fall off naturally and you just need to reattach them as you go.
Buy a good and comfy pet bed or a pet couch cover
A great way to keep your pet from damaging the sofa is buying them a pet sofa or pet bed and teaching them to use it instead of the couch. Pet beds are also a great way to control fur dispersal, because it’ll be mainly all in the same place.
If your pets don’t like the bed you bought, you can try a pet couch cover that’s widely available online. Your pet will be able to use your sofa, without leaving hair or dirt on it.
HOW I DOG PROOF MY COUCH
Pets, pets, pets… We love them and they love us. But why don’t they love our sofas?
Well, I’m sure they love couches. Just not in the same way that we do since they like to bite or scratch the most important piece of our living room furniture.
To make life simpler, we have decided to share with you 12 ways to protect your sofa from pets. Hopefully these tips and ideas would be easy to apply with immediate results.