For sofa cover I highly recommend Orvis. We have an Orvis sofa cover, throw and several dogs beds in the same material. They wear well and wash well, with no shrinking or fading. I'll link the exact ones we got. We have the Brown Tweed fabric. They aren't cheap, but worth the price. I take them to the laundromat to wash in the larger machines. Dry on low/med because of the non-slip backing.

https://www.orvis.com/grip-tight-furniture-protector/20M8.html

https://www.orvis.com/grip-tight-quilted-throw/20PA.html

Can we please see the other side of the room? Thanks.

Seems like you need a rug that is washable or a durable rug that can withstand dogs and cats.

This is a family room specifically for the dogs and cats?

I recommend either ruggable.com (washable rugs) or flor.com (carpet squares that can be customizably cut to fit. They can each be removed for washing, should an accident occur.

Depends on cat behavior, but likely flor is a better fit with cats, as most of there rugs a more of a berber (tight weave).

Place the rugs a little under the sofas.

Other's have caught onto the washable rugs as well. Look into hook and loom and rugs usa.

IMO Ruggables for the rug and I have no idea about soafa covers I use a shhet on our media room sofa for our dogs and just wash it often. The funny thing is they never get on our LR sofas (who knows) of course those covers will also need to be washable and please make sure before the animals come they all have their nails clipped well .Make sure to start that cat can find the litter easily please.

This is for 6-12 months, not a lifetime of keeping pets. The dogs look like they are on the older side, not puppies, shouldn't be destructive. Is the cat older as well, is the cat a furniture or carpet scratcher or again, just a well adjusted, adult cat.

If they are just going to be shedding you can cover the sofa with a large blanket that can be washed every few weeks. Some breeds tend to get smelly and leave a dog smell on furniture more than other breeds. Corgi - never smells, Goldens - usually smell. (I worked in the humane industry for 25 years - this is my experience. Not every Golden smell, but they are prone to dog smell).

I found these coverlets by j queen to be durable and easily washed, and inexpensive.

https://www.touchofclass.com/camdyn-quilted-coverlet/p/T055-005/

For a 6-12 month stay I would buy an inexpensive rug that you won't cry when you need to replace it.

I just bought an 8x10 area rug - did a google image search to find the best price.

Suggested Retail $849

Most prevalent prices $600- $650

low price - $450

lowest price - $267

I would not get a solid colored rug with the pets. I would get something with a pattern that hides dirt.

Do the dogs have any signs of incontinence? If so I would also invest in a pet proof rug pad like this one

https://www.amazon.com/Mohawk-Home-Reversible-Spill-Proof/dp/B097NNR3MM?th=1 

Pet urine will ruin hard wood floors and many times people don't realize that a pet has urinated on the carpet until they step on a wet spot, have enough urine that they smell it or they lift their carpet and find the damage. A pet urine black light is also a good way to identify where they may have had an accident.

My rule with cats is always have one more litter box than you have cats, so if you have one cat get two litter boxes, if you have 10 get 11 litter boxes. I cleaned twice daily when I had cats (lots of fosters in addition to the ones I owned). Some cats don't like to use a box after anyone else has used it or if it has been soiled. Some cats don't like covered boxes, some dogs like to eat cat poop and you need to have a covered box or a space where the dogs can't get to the box.

I don’t know about ruggable…I know two people that have them, 1 with pets so she has to wash hers a lot. It is such a pain to get it laid out again, and imo, they are very expensive but don’t look great in person, they are just so thin and always wrinkle.

Skip the rug altogether.. I  ran through so many because of pet puke.

Placement/size options

Type: although washable rugs are great, larger sizes don’t fit into many washers. Below may help.

Design: if you are open to a subtle design, many more choices become available and will be more interesting.

I’d look for a color that will be forgiving and works well with your colors.

Couch slipcover: You may be surprised at the cost of a good slipcover and also how it fits. Since the need is only 6-12 months, consider looking for performance washable fabric (only pick after rug is purchased). You can have one piece draped/tucked across seating/arms and other across the back.

Hold off on the rug and painting the walls. Animal family is here for an extended vacation.

Cover the sofas to protect them, but when vacay is over, then consider your options.

Try overstock for inexpensive options.

https://www.overstock.com/furniture-protectors,/k,/results.html?SearchType=Header

I join the request for rug suggestion for my dog please!