my dogs are allowed on ALL the furnitur, this includes the kitchen table, wellnot the table itself they are allowed on the chairs, and on all the beds, we bought all our couches to match the dogs.....ect.... misty sleeps in her crate until she is trustworthy, and happy and Ripley sleep on my bed, perky sleeps on my moms bed, and shadow sleeps under it, they all have choice though and becuz they have so much freedom they dont have the temptation of somthing forbidden know what I mean? they always want what they dont have, well they have everything(furniture wise) so they are perfectly happy on the floor rather then the couch and its their choice