My dad was always like that. mom and I thought "whats the difference? She up on the furniture when we're not around anyway!" My dad didn't understand that if you let a dog up on the bed, they see that as an ok to get up on everything. So after she was used to sitting on anything, he ran around shoooing her off everything,. Stupid and a fight he won't win.

My dad came up to visit me after I got married (my Nicki moved with me, after a short custody battle with my mom. LOL) Dad sat down on the couch and Nicki followed suit to sit next to him. He started shooing her off and I said, "This is my house and she's allowed up." I knew my husband was THE ONE when I first met his dog and she jumped up next to me on the chair.

What I want to know is: Who has he been talking to to bring him to this grand decision? Somebody probably told him what a heinous thing it is to have pets on the furniture!

Sometime men get these things in their heads and refuse to give in - my husband does too. Well, if I'm honest, I do the same thing so its not just men!