I am a huge clean freak and am adamit about keeping my dog bathed and dirty paws wiped off. The less dirt that makes it into the house the easier it is to keep clean. I allow my dogs onto the furniture and onto the bed if the choose even though they have great dogs beds so keeping them clean is essential. I am a big dog lover and big breed lover with having owned 2 Rottweilers who unfortunately get a bad breed rap most times.