Bill,
We currently have three dogs, from 85 to 100 pounds... We have had more at
times - my wife's hobby is breeding Rhodesian Ridgebacks... In our
experience, the leather seats stand up to "dog use" better than the cloth. I
find the cloth seats are more difficult to clean and are very good at
trapping hair. After a while, they get a "dog smell" too, which is not too
easy to get rid of.
We have leather seats at home too- works even better than in the cars, as
the color in the seats at home is all through the leather, so scratches
won't show. They will show in the car as the color is only surface deep... I
am sure you can touch them up... My wife keeps getting catalogs with special
seat covers for dogs- I am sure they work well. If you want to make sure the
seats don't get damaged, especially as you said this dog of yours will get
in the car wet and muddy, that might be THE solution... A lot cheaper than
leather seats too, I am sure. Email me off list if you want more info.
Jacques le Clainche
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bill Gilroy
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:54 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Dogs and leather seats (NO LBC)
The subject line says it all. My wife is looking for a new car and it
WILL be a 4 door sedan. The question of the day is should we get the
car with a cloth interior or a leather interior. We have a dog (30
lb. Irish Terrier) who will be getting in the car while wet and muddy.
We will wipe him down with a towel but he will be dirty. We are also
worried about his nails on the car seat. Any ideas what will hold up
better to the wear and tear of a dog in the back seat?
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Best regards,
Bill mailto:w.gilroy@verizon.net
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