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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Nice couch, is this dog hair?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As a little girl, I never understood my mother’s incessant shooing of our two kitties off her upholstery. “So what if it sheds?” my adolescent mind thought. “It’s just a couch!”
Nor was I bothered when Squeak, my childhood feline friend, dug her nails into my mother’s Oriental rugs, or slept in my bed or even stretched upside my mother’s chairs. (OK, OK, I understand why she shouldn’t sharpen her claws there.)
But now as an adult buying my own furniture, things have changed. I shudder when my roommate’s cat digs his little paws into my new Persian, I detest finding cat hair atop my dining table (why was he there?), and I absolutely do not let the cat sleep on or in my bed. (The hair, the dander, the bugs!)
Some people would call me shallow for keeping little fluffy on the floor, but I’m simply trying to strike a balance between two of my loves: furniture and felines.
I was reminded of why I keep animals off my upholstery when visiting a friend the other week. He lets his two giant dogs romp around his sectional, a fact I quickly realized when I sat down and was instantly covered in hair.
Anyone have good tips for keeping pets off your favorite furniture? And if not, what cleaning advice can you share?
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