I was skeptical after reading some of the reviews. I have an old, extremely LONG antique couch and five dogs. Occasionally one of the dogs will want to get on the couch with me and I hate to saw "no" (they don't live as long as we do and it is so little to ask)....I've gotten other throws from other companies to protect the furniture but though just as expensive, they didn't look very nice. So when these went on sale I decided to try one for both couches in my reading room. They don't shed (at least I haven't noticed any shedding) and they look wonderful, AND they are warm! I really do recommend them. I only wish they came in a larger size because these alone do not cover the very large, long, couch I want to cover but it covers some of it and looks so much better than the throw I got from a pet supply that WAS big enough......No animal had to suffer a trap for me to protect my furniture and I swear it looks nice enough not to look "fakey"....I wouldn'lt have real fur even if I could afford it. THis goes with any décor too.......Please ask them to make some in an 85"X110 and I will snap it up gratefully for my old family couch. I highly recommend the seller and the product. It was for me, a wonderful gift to myself and I also feel great that I didn't have to kill any animals to satisfy my own vanity.........