What is the Dogs Rules for Furniture?

the house rule in my home is No Dogs on the couches or the beds! especially during the summer months when we are constantly fighting fleas and ticks coming with them from the backyard. and shedding, one of ours has long white hair and he sheds something fierce! you'd end up with a face full of hair cause he is a notorious pillow thief lol! one of my family members is ok with the dogs, until she gets a face full of hair, then she starts having runny nose and itchy eyes. and since the dogs cant be on her bed..we just found it easier to rule out all the beds or couches, that way there is no confusion for them..cause when she is on the couch, they cant be on there and get shooed off..and they dont understand why the rules changed from one minute to the next. so its just better all around to keep them off of everything. besides, they both have comfy well padded beds! spoiled little goobers lol!

I am a total dog person, if I had my say, my dog would be allowed everywhere. My husband was raised in a house where the dog lived in the back yard and didn't come in the house unless it was snowing or sleeting. When we got our current dog (as I can not live in a house without a dog) she wasn't allowed on the bed or sofa. She has her own pillows on the floor, and when it's bedtime at night, hubby covers her up with a blanket and tucks her in. (This, coming from the man who used to say "She's just a dog.") We've had her three years, and now hubby will even call her in the bed every once in a while to snuggle, but she doesn't sleep there every night. In fact, being a lab, she snuggles for a while, then I get hot and tell her to go sleep in her own bed. Although when hubby is deployed, she DOES sleep in the bed, usually in his spot. No matter who saved her, she is definitely *HIS* dog. She is *STILL* not allowed on the sofas......and she knows it.......and only does it when we're not home. How do we know this? When we pull up in front of our house, we can see her stand up and stretch before jumping off and greeting us at the front door.

our dogs are allowed on the Sofas, as they're wonderful to cuddle up with.