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Is your dog(s) permitted on the couch?

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No.
He has a custom-made kennel with a huge dog bed in it. He's not allowed on the furniture, and he's not allowed upstairs.
 
We didn't let Lola on it for the first few months then she went in heat so we'd let her snuggle inwhen she wanted attention and we've just let her keep doing it.

We put a throw down, hoover it every week and it's all good - her previous owner didnt even take her walks so I don't feel guilty about spoiling her.

She's actually sitting quietly just now waiting on me to go out the back so she can get up next to Mrs JBJ.
 
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That's my cue to hit the hot tub

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He is allowed on the couch. He sleeps our bed too. He heads to the couch when he smells love in the air. It's a neat trick that we didn't have to teach him.
 
We're debating if its going to be a thing for this new one.

Personally I don't mind as long as the dog is otherwise obedient & will get down when told.
 
Lerxst said:
We're debating if its going to be a thing for this new one.

Personally I don't mind as long as the dog is otherwise obedient & will get down when told.
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FWIW, the couch has always been fair game, but in our last place there were a few armchairs that were off limits and he learned and respected what was ok and what wasn't very quickly. Dogs are pretty smart (that said, they do tend to be generalists, so he's definitely tried to hop up on other people's couches and was initially confused that he was told to get back down, but he learned the nuances pretty quick).

If you're describing a situation where the dog is allowed on the couch sometimes, but not all times, that will take a bit more work to get him/her to understand
 
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yabba said:
FWIW, the couch has always been fair game, but in our last place there were a few air chairs that were off limits and he learned and respected what was ok and what wasn't very quickly. Dogs are pretty smart (that said, they do tend to be generalists, so he's definitely tried to hop up on other people's couches and was initially confused that he was told to get back down, but he learned the nuances pretty quick).

If you're describing a situation where the dog is allowed on the couch sometimes, but not all times, that will take a bit more work to get him/her to understand
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No it'd only be getting down when we would have company who'd need a place to sit....which is kinda rare even with out covid.
 
yabba said:
If you're describing a situation where the dog is allowed on the couch sometimes, but not all times, that will take a bit more work to get him/her to understand
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That's why we just let her keep coming up after her heat - she can't understand that last week was OK because you were upset and needed comforting but this week you're not allowed.
 
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No it'd only be getting down when we would have company who'd need a place to sit....which is kinda rare even with out covid.
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for my current dog at least, this wouldn't be an issue; he hops down when asked, and if there's no spot on the couch, he'll go sit somewhere else. He's not much for personal space though, so if there's room, he'll totally plop down next to/on a guest (on the rare occasions when we had a guest who was mildy dog-phobic and didn't want a dog sitting on her, we just had her sit in an armchair)
 
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