#Mud

This is South Florida's Rainy Season.  

I love it - there is rain nearly every afternoon (woohoo, less time for me to spend watering the garden since Nature takes over for a while!). 

However -

Rain + BackYard = MUD

Mud + TWO DOGS = A Mess!

Our new couch was delivered this past week. I put the dogs out back so the delivery guys didn't have to worry about the Doberman eating them. 

After they left I just stood there a few minutes admiring the new piece of furniture and thinking about what a great choice we made with the style and fabric. As I was patting myself on the back I opened the back door and in rushed two very excited, wound-up canines who promptly jumped on that beautiful couch with all four feet. 

4 x 2 = 8 Very Muddy Pawprints

🐾🐾🐾🐾

Yes, I yelled. The dogs ran for cover in their kennels and I cleaned that fabric within the first 10 minutes of the couch's life with the Strine's. 

Note: LazyBoy was right- this fabric is amazing and cleans right up!

So then I covered the couch with blankets and that made me feel sad. OK, angry. We could have picked up an old couch at the thrift store and thrown blankets on it for the same effect. Why can't we teach these guys to stay off the couch? 

"Yes, let's do that," agreed with no Doberman Dad ever.

But something magical happened. Hubs showed me a Facebook video that involved teaching a cat to stay off the counter by laying down a long section of aluminum foil. 

💡

All I can tell you is that it works! 

Now no one - 

not human or canine -

sits on that brand new couch.

Foiled Again!

Update: 

Fast track a couple weeks and we are all enjoying this couch. 

Together ☮️

What's the use of having something if you can't use it?