Then she told me something that changed everything.
"My mom found this solution for her cats," she said. "When I saw her furniture still looked brand new after three years, I figured I had to try something different."
I was skeptical. "What, like those plastic covers?"
"No, nothing like that. Look at these photos."
She showed me her phone: The 'before' looked like a war zone—visible claw marks, pulled threads, that sad, beaten-up look that screams 'dog owners live here.'
The 'after'? It looked custom-fitted and expensive, even with two 80-pound dogs using it as their personal playground.
"It's called Couch Skins." she said.