How to Dog Proof a Corner Lounge?

Happy new year everybody!

I'm going to be dog-sitting my parents dog for two weeks soon. She's an inside & outside dog. She sheds like nothing else no matter what we do! It's ridiculous.

I've got a reasonably long ridged fabric couch (corner/L piece) which is really difficult to get her hair out of. Any suggestions on how to cheaply cover up the lounge? I don't care what it looks like. No matter what I do, she will make her way onto the couch. And even if she doesn't the hair flies around everywhere and will end up on it.

Was thinking bed sheets, but they're not as cheap as I thought they'd be, especially for flat sheets on their own. (I don't have any old ones).

Can't find any pre-made solutions for a couch this size.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

  • +3

    We use the $12 kmart throw blankets. They work a treat and wash like a rag.

    • Me too. They stick a bit to the lounge and you can tuck them in behind cushions or between the lounge and the wall

    • Thanks for the reply. It's a big couch. I'd probably need a few sheets to cover it all. Ends up a little pricey. But it looks good, might just have to cough up the cash

      • +3

        You'll find with pets, a lot of cash needs to be coughed up. Though, this one looks like it won't go into triple digits.

    • You can also buy simple cotton throws for lounges.
      Even better!
      Alternatively, a single or double bed flat sheet out of the linen cupboard should do the trick

  • +3

    Flat sheets at big W, Kmart etc are around $15. That's pretty cheap and will work.

    • Thanks for the reply. It's a big couch. I'd probably need 3-4 king sheets to cover it all. Ends up a little pricey

  • +6

    Have you tried looking for sheets at an op shop?

    • +2

      I second op shop

      I got a handmade quilt at one

    • I didn't realise op shops did bedding. Thanks for the tip!

  • -4

    Go to an opshop and get some clean 2nd hand sheets or the like. Get a spray bottle. Melt a teaspoon of Vicks( or similar) in 1L boiling water. When it cools, add to the bottle and spray it on the sheet/s (hung on a clothes line?) surface and allow to dry. Throw over the areas/furniture you want to protect. Also have another spray bottle with tap water in it. So when you are in the same room and notice(if dog is brave enough) to approach the couch, hit it on the snout with a squirt of water and growl at the same time. Bottom line>Be the boss. Be there to prevent. Sensible consequences for stupid behaviour

    • +1

      Thanks for the reply. I don't mind her on the couch. That's what she does at my parents place (their couch is leather and much easier to clean) I just don't want to have to clean it up!

      • Except you do mind her on the couch because of the cleaning.

    • +5

      Vicks has eucalyptus oil in it, which is highly toxic to dogs whether used in diffusers or topically.
      I would highly advise against it.

      • Noted, but they rarely go anywhere near it, (it's offensive to their senses) and it's a very low mixture diluted even more in this context.. If the dog starts chewing on a sheet treated that way, it's more likely a koala.
        Our dogs chew dried eucalyptus leaves on a regular basis. No dramas at all.

        • It's offensive to their senses because it is highly toxic.
          I would suggest trying to stop the dogs chewing on eucalytpus leaves, it can cause major kidney or liver damage. You may say "No dramas" but I would not be surprised if you eliminated all sources of eucalyptus and noticed a significant difference in your dogs demeanour or behaviour.

          • @taradavey: They don't eat them like cows eating grass. I appreciate the input but I have no intention of napalming the area or muzzling them around the clock. It's a minor issue.Most of the material is spat out and not ingested.And it's dry as.
            For me>
            The chemicals used to raise livestock, backline,antibiotics,wormers etc, are doing more harm to more dogs than a few dry leaves every now and then. Just my opinion. Google lasolocid sodium. It's in almost all commercial raised animal feeds. (which means our and our pets food chain)
            Even backyard poultry food has it in some of the mixes.

  • 2 weeks - just get a roll of pallet wrap and cover anything you are worried about.

    • That sounds like a really good idea!

  • +2

    I'd get the dog washed first. Might help with the smell.

    • Thanks for the reply. She gets washed pretty regularly so smell isn't a big issue. It's more the hair that sheds everywhere

      • Do they have an adequate brush? I brush my cat every few days and a lot comes out, or else it'll fall out all over the carpets and people's clothing.

        • Yeah, Ive brushed her myself. You could sit there all day and huge amounts of hair would come out. She's a beagle, apparently they're notorious for it

          • @Pineapples: Get a pair of the gloves with a layer of wrinkly green rubber on the palm section and pat the dog with them.They grip and remover the shedding hair ,no pain, all gain. Don't need to buy the ones in pet shops (too $$) Bunnings should have them

  • -1

    get rid of the dog….voila

    • buy a new couch
      buy a new house
      train dog not to jump on couch
      shave dog
      buy a lion to sit on the couch

  • +1

    Head down to the local laundry (not laundrymat) they usually have bags of used sheets for cheap.

    • What's the difference between a laundry and laundry mat?

      • +1

        A laundry is the place you take your shirts and pants to get dry cleaned, they usually also do commercial work like hotels and hospitals etc. The Laundromat is where you take your basket of clothes to wash and dry yourself with the coin operated washing machines.

        • +2

          Matt no longer works at either

          • @altomic: I heard his uncle, Travelling Matt took over the laundry business.

  • +3

    Painter’s canvas drop sheets might be an option. They’re pretty large.

  • +2

    Going to learn to be a outside dog?

  • -1

    Easy peasy. Convert the dog from an indoor and outdoor dog to an outdoor only dog.

  • Tarp/painters drop sheets, as heavy enough not to move, and useful later. Plus cardboard boxes to fill in the gaps.

  • -2

    Keep the dog outside. Simples

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