There's something unreal about furniture stores, and I think it's the lack of animals. The stores always group the furniture in conversational clusters with coordinating rugs, coffee tables, throws and so on (which is of course what all our houses look like, all of the time). But you never see a cat lying on the $900 chair. Or a Greyhound roaching on the Italian leather upholstery. It'd be fun to see the furniture chains try this tactic of including pets in their displays, to bring a bit of gritty, furry realism.

Because pets love chairs, and they love couches. It's the bit of softness, the extra bit of height, the handy way in which the upholstery holds on to unwanted hairs, the fulfilling sense of preventing some human from sitting where they want. The feeling of being at home and in charge.

Audrey is at home in the cosy upholstery of this armchair.

Annie has an expanse of leather to stretch out on. Some pets find this surface too ... slidey.

The classic roaching pose, by Wilson the Whippet. Looks as though Wilson fell asleep while reading.

Sleepy faces: Barney has a chair, Alfie's taking up two parking spaces on the couch.

Stella, Alfa Romeo and Bentley have colonised this couch.

Reader Rachael sent this photo of her pets in serious rest mode. This photo also fulfils a pattern in Furry Friday posts, in that at least one photo has at least one remote controller in it.

The inseparable Watson and Teabag are caught mid-spoon.

Lucy and Coco like to spoon too. Reader Morena sent this picture, saying that she'd never been much of an animal person till she got a puppy with her partner. "It has truly changed my life and our dogs are awesome."

Here's Otis (at the back) and his son Arnie.

Mouse has been on the blog before, and everything he does seems to have attitude - even occupying a chair.

Louie has stamped his personality on this seat too.

Vala sleeps cute.

Cats at ease: on the left is Paddy, then just a 900g kitten on his first day in a new home. On the right is the handsome Oscar.

This is Roxy, the next-door dog who loves to visit reader Brent for conversation and a little shut-eye.

So... dogs on beds. Opinions differ on the rights and wrongs. Me, I don't mind, given that my dogs are very small and generally there's space left in the bed for two humans. But when your dog's a Husky like Kris, it's a bigger commitment.

That hint of tortoiseshell between the pillows is named Poppy. The dramatic eyes belong to Dumpie. (This picture is dedicated to the folk who follow this blog through The Daily Kitten, because I know they'll love it!)

Just what an Italian Greyhound needs in winter - a couch and plenty of blankets. This is Babette.

Meet a girl named Mister. After last year's February earthquake in Christchurch, her owners left her behind, so she was taken in by their neighbour Lou. "It took ages for her to trust me, and allow herself to be patted and picked up," says Lou. "She'll still let you know when she has had enough, and is a bit of a grump, but I think we are slowly winning her over."

Finally, Moglet loves a well-padded chair, especially as she prefers to sleep on her head.

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