Anyone here have any experience/advice regarding having a leather interior and dogs?

I've got 2 labs, both around 80lbs. I currently have a 2001 SE with cloth interior and never had any problems with them in the car. Yesterday I bought a 2005 SL with leather, which will be delivered early this week.

I plan on buying a fitted seat cover for the back seat, probably for DrsFosterSmith.com It'll only be on when they are in the car, about once week. Anyone have any suggestions on any alternatives I should look into?

 

the new maxes have like a rug interior on the doors and the front, good luck removing dog hair from all that...(never mind the leather)

 

I will never let my, or any other dog in my Max. Maybe fold down the rear seats? they could lay down in the back and open trunk, i guess.

you also have to worry about them on the back of front seats, "suede" trim as Niq mentioned, and the usual window slobber...

i would only let them in a second car, never the Max. guess u traded the '01?

 

try this...i've never tried these things for myself, my dogs are toy sized...both under 8 lbs, so i don't really need them..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...358133454&rd=1

 

riding with dogs in a car is nasty. especially in a 30,000 dollar car. you have violated rule # 46.

 

like you, I also had an 01 SE then traded it to for an 04 SL...Leather can better handle the hair, dust and dirt that your dogs bring in...currently have a golden retriever and a yellow lab (had to put her to sleep)...the cloth seats just sucked up everything they brought in...and was a PIA to clean...for leather, you just wipe them off with a damp rag...for the door panels, just use a rolling lint brush...a little spray of Febreeze on the door panels and the floor mats and you should be fine...for the window slobber, thats just a mark of a dog lover...

 

My dad's dog hopped up in my car the 3rd day I had it. I about freaked out. I love dogs but wouldn't ride them around in anything more than the back of a pickup.

If you have to tote them around in your car, something like this might help. http://www.leatherworldtech.com/prod...roductid=lm311

 

As I said in my first post, I will be buying a fitted seat cover for the back seat.

I am not worried about dog hair, its a fact of life when you have dogs, whether you allow them in your car or not.

The only thing I'm really concerned about is the leather scratching or ripping.

 

You could always try one of these...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...358624959&rd=1

 

This is the seat cover I'm planning on buying:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...Np=1&N=0&Nty=1