New Sofa

[KAHLUA]

Need some feedback, please.  We currently have a couch that has a red microfiber material on it.  We bought it before the dogs.  Since the dogs sit on the couch and lick themselves, bring their bones up there, drool when they sleep extra, it leave spots on the material.  I have the couch professionally cleaned every 4 months or so, but it still shows the spots.   We are thinking about replacing the couch with a leather sofa.  My husband thinks their nails will tear up the leather.  My opinion is that other than the wet spots on the couch, the material of the current couch isn't torn or scratched or marred up in any way (could it be the material?)  I love looking at the PHOTO section of DK and there are a lot of pictures of Doodles on couches so I know most people will not comment and say to keep the dogs off the couch.  So any ideas on a replacement couch?  Leather?  Different material?  Color?  THANKS!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

We have a brown leather sofa - it is only 5 months old.  It is 100% leather, the good kind.  Peri and Taquito are allowed on it ONLY when I am on it and when they leave their chew toys on the floor.  When we are not home, they do not have access to that room anyway.  Their nails do leave little scrapes, but it is nothing leather conditioner won't remove.  Ask me again in a few years and I may say something different. But my parents have had a yellow/brown leather couch for 10+ years and although you can see some nail marks (because all of the dogs get on it!), it is in great shape.

[Michael Gurley]

The only furniture I have is leather. No scratches yet, but I only have one doodle, and she's a little one.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Lets see-my brother has cheaper leather couches 2 boy toddlers and a dog and they have no issues with theirs, we just bought a microfiber loveseat for our office room our vet visit for the nails is coming up and I cringe everytime they go up there.

We have the same type in the basement rec room which the dogs have been on more than me a handful of times and we usually put a throw down before they go up because we are scared. Our regular set in the living room is trashed from our doodles but they love the picture window so I would never make them stay down. That is like a chenille type of fabric-bad for dogs.