Leather interior w/ pets, how does it hold up?

[kappaknight]

I'm interested in getting the charcoal leather interior and was wondering if any of you have already transported dogs and if it holds up well w/ pets. Do they get scratched/damaged over time? My cars now don't have leather so I can't compare.

 

[blwnsmoke]

I don't allow my animals on the leather.. too worried about a nail puncturing it.. my $0.02.

 

[Lucille]

I don't allow my animals on the leather.. too worried about a nail puncturing it.. my $0.02.

Ditto (puncturing or scratching the leather)

I have two medium size dogs, and always make them stay in the back. So far, they've not tried to climb over the seat. But if they do, I'll get a cargo gate like I had in my last vehicle.

 

[kappaknight]

Do you guys put a WeatherTech cargo holder or something similar in the back for the dogs? My other vehicle is a Honda Fit and when I had my two small dogs in the back, they slid around a lot. It was funny, but I don't think they liked it.

 

[StryctNy9e]

yes the dogs nails will scatch or puncture your leather. Had a friends dog in the back and he climbed over into the back seat and left a nice 6 inch scratch on the seat. I wasnt mad though, Its a 1993 so interior isnt the best/newest anyways. But I definetly wouldnt let any pets up front if it was in better condition.

 

[tmilicia]

Dog claws will definitely scratch the leather. My wife had a boxer that always went with us places in our 09 Edge Lmtd and he scratched the leather like crazy because he wouldn't stay in the cargo area. After I finally got rid of the dog, I had to get rid of the Edge too because the marks drove me nuts on a brand new vehicle.

 

[bcbid]

We have a black lab/boxer mix take him all the time, black leather no problems just muddy sometimes. we keep his nail cut short. Going to be a Service Dog.

 

[SherryO]

You can't beat leather for dogs. Durable and super easy clean-up.

We have two beagles and have never had any problems w/ scratched leather. If you keep their nails at the proper length it shouldn't be an issue unless your dogs are super hyper. And even then, I would be more worried about the non-leather surfaces, such as the vinyl sides & backs of the seats.

We even purchased leather furniture for the house because it holds up the best w/ the dogs.

 

[FLOffroad]

We always kept our dog's nails short and never had scratching problems, and having leather is a lot better than cloth in case the dog has an "accident," and their hair won't get into the leather like it would cloth.

 

[Lucille]

Do you guys put a WeatherTech cargo holder or something similar in the back for the dogs? My other vehicle is a Honda Fit and when I had my two small dogs in the back, they slid around a lot. It was funny, but I don't think they liked it.

My dogs don't seem to slide around. Temporarily I have a piece of indoor/outdoor carpet that I got at Lowe's back there. Hopefully I'll be purchasing a hard liner that I can take out and hose off.

 

[Mishtar]

My dogs don't seem to slide around. Temporarily I have a piece of indoor/outdoor carpet that I got at Lowe's back there. Hopefully I'll be purchasing a hard liner that I can take out and hose off.

You know now that I think of it a peice of carpet would have been perfect and cheaper then a cargo mat, just don't get astro turf or the dog may think it is grass and go when ever he wants to lol.

 

[saxyl]

I'm interested in getting the charcoal leather interior and was wondering if any of you have already transported dogs and if it holds up well w/ pets. Do they get scratched/damaged over time? My cars now don't have leather so I can't compare.

I just picked up my XLT with charcoal leather on Friday. I had the same debate and spoke to several friends who have leather and dogs and they never had a problem. They all said it was easy to clean - just took a damp cloth versus fabric which can start to smell doggy.

Our dog isn't liking the leather much because she slides, but had since put down a blanket on the seat tucked it in and now everyone is happy. Looking for a seat cover for the back in the meantime.

On another note I'm also keeping the dogs nails short and a great tip I was given one time is if their nails are long including the quiks (the vein in the nail) if you use hemmroid cream on the nails every day for a week or two, it will shrink the quiks so the nails can be shorter.