One day I was looking for a place to tie my 70 pound mix up outside the Office Depot. The cashier motioned to me to bring him inside. So for about 18 months we both went in the store instead of just me. He never let out a peep, just slowly wagged his tail, usually got petted by the dog friendly customers and employees. One time as we waited in line to check out, the person ahead let out a shriek that everyone in the store heard. The dog did not react at all. The next time we went in the store manager said dogs were not allowed unless they were special needs dogs. I did not get upset with the store, maybe they changed their animal policy (and maybe they didn't have one). But I noticed with some amusement that while the dog was calm outside the store before; after his inside visits he barked at most people who went into the store while he had to wait outside. Seems like most folks who want to pet dogs don't know how to safely pet one (IMHO). I try to get the neighborhood kids to learn properly how to pet older dogs, but the folks at the nearby Petco just bend over and pet dogs like the average person does.

I have microfiber in one room and leather in another with a very shedd-y dog. By far, the microfiber is much harder to clean because the hairs "stick" to it. The material was great when my kids were younger because stains can wipe right out. My daughter once used a black ink pen and drew smiley faces on all the pillows and we were able to remove it all with Purell. Who knew Purell was the magic eraser of microfiber?! Anyhow, the microfiber sofa is now almost 10 years old and while still stain fee, the material has worn down giving it a cheesy, shiny effect. I hate it. And likelukkiirish, the feel of it is like bad polyester. I have Sunbrella fabric on a window seat in my kitchen that basically doubles as a dog perch all day, and three years later, it hasn't shown any wear and tear and I just give it a good wipe each week with a damp rag to pull hairs off. My only issue with this is that he sheds white onto a blue cushion. I'll be replacing my microfiber couches with off white canvas slip covered sofas - probably Ikea Ektorp.

Pottery Barn has sofas with indoor-outdoor Sunbrella fabric, https://www.potterybarn.com/shop/new/sunbrella-feature I second those who've suggested starting good habits while kids are young -- teach them from the start how to treat furniture and the family belongings properly. And this is the time to start with rules like "no food or drinks in the living/family room"; and yes, it's perfectly fair to have one rule for the adults and another for the kids. Or you can limit what kind of food and drinks to allow kids -- when mine were young, it was water or apple juice only for them in the living room, no milk or grape/orange juice. Also, they grow fast : ) , so you don't really have to decorate around them too much (round ottomans vs. wood rectangular coffee table). I'd decorate for the room and with what you like. Buy quality the first time around. The arched fronts might be fairly easily removable. And I'd almost be tempted to have the builder drywall over the shelving above the arches.

I think crypton, sunbrella and microfiber are supposed to be easy to clean, anything with a W cleaning code. Leather is always good too, as it won't stain, collect hair or odor.