I have two leather recliners. Actually the part that touches your body is leather and everything else is vinyl but I think they did a really good job blending the two so that it's really hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. Anyway, the dogs have not harmed the leather at all. Unfortunately there are "kitty holes" from my little boys. It looks like they are "spring marks" from where they spring off to jump higher, digging in their back claws as they go. I also have these "spring marks" on my legs at times but fortunately my legs heal and the recliners don't. I have put small blankets where I noticed the "kitty holes" to avoid getting more of them. Bella and Ripley want me to tell you that dogs do just fine on leather. Of course they love to bash their feline friends.