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Just wanted to weigh in here, since Oscar is my dog and this photo would make it appear that we are a "Yay" to pets on furniture household... in fact, we are not. Up until just a year ago Oscar had never, in his 7 years, been allowed on any of the furniture in our house - for reasons of training/manners, and cleanliness (the change in recent circumstances does not warrant going into here). He has multiple lovely beds around the house, since he likes to by laying down in whatever room I'm in, but the photo above was taken during the one and only day he ever set feet on that chair (and he hated it, btw - the rocking really spooked him).

For anyone interested - the rug is indeed from IKEA, as is the dining room table; the table chairs with felt covers are from BLU DOT; the rocker from Modernica; and the lamp above the table is actually designed by my brother, Karl Zahn, for Artecnica - it's called the Phrena: http://www.artecnicainc.com/Products#Lighting/Phrena_Collection

*And for anyone who's been to Oscar's blog and critiqued his "poor training", I'll start by saying: www.oscaratemymuffin.com is a platform for "colorful" character development and story showing+telling, and posts are embellished to that effect. As to the muse himself - Oscar is one of the most well-mannered and well-behaved canine's I know (he is treated as a DOG, not a furry 4-legged child) - and as hounds go, he's hands down the best-trained (routinely allowing me to pose him on things like rocking chairs, or make him sit rock-steady with donuts on his head, until being released). He is a hound, he is of a traditionally independent and stubborn breed, and he does have a very distinct personality, but he's an honest gem, and he goes almost everywhere with me because of it.