[WHO GIVES A SHIT?] Decorating With Your Pet In Mind

Ok, so I know there is a shitload of stuff out of there about decorating with kids in mind, but I have a dog and don't want any kids, so all that crap bores me.

HOWEVER, I had a srsly rude awakening after we got our dog Oliver, and I wish that someone had given us the real deal scoop before he came trotting through the front door. Now that we've had him for 7+ years, I'm happy to give YOU the real deal scoop, and the real deal scoop is this: IF YOU HAVE ANY FURNITURE, DECOR OR ACCESSORIES THAT DO NOT WORK WITH YOUR PET, GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY.

That's really the best and most useful directive I've got. Cause if you have something fabulous and expensive, and you have even a tiny inkling that your pet is going to ruin the shit out of it, I can pretty much guarantee you that you're right.

Because all pets are different, all our circumstances are different, and my rules may not work very well with your little fur bucket, but here's what's worked for me (on the off chance that you have a drooley, dirty-assed Basset Hound that sheds off 9 billion pounds of hair a day):

• Leather - for me, leather has been my BFF. Basically I walk over to our leather couches every day and just write out LYLAS with my fingers on the couch cushions. We used to have an upholstered couch and it was impossible to keep Oliver's hair off that thing. It really was the most amazing thing I've ever seen...his short, sharp little hairs would litearally weave themselves into the fabric of this couch and there really was just no getting them out without a friggin tweezer. Now we have 2 fab leather couches, and all is right with the world.
• White bed linens don't work - do they look nice, yes? Do I *wish* I could have a nice, crisp, white bed? Hells yes. But I also wish that I could wear skinny jeans and that there was a Pretty Little Liars TV channel...but that ain't reality. For us, super dark doesn't work either (like navy or black, cause then you see all the little white hairs all over the damn place. My fault for letting the dog on the bed? Uhm, duh.
• Rugs - Though rugs don't work for us at all (Oliver can't help himself...if he sees a rug, he MUST pee on it), if we *were* going to give one a try, I'd probably try to opt for an outdoor one. Or at least one that could easily be spot cleaned. 

What the hell do you guys do??