SNAKEPITKENNELS,
This is a problem that is usually
started by the owner, who thinks
it is so cute to teach the cute
little puppy how to jump on the
couch, not even thinking of the
day when that cute little puppy
becomes a 70 pound dog!
At that point, since he has been
taught that it is alright to jump
up, it is really difficult to
teach him not to.
I cant tell you how many times I
have been dressed up to go
somewhere and stopped at a friends
house only to sit in a chair
covered with dog hair, at least it
was covered with dog hair when I
got there!
There is also the situation of
company coming over and the dog
wont get off the couch so they can
sit down without a battle. Even
small dogs can be a problem when
they claim a particular piece of
furniture as their own, ever try
to remove a Chihuahua from a chair
that he thinks is his?
It can be a very frightening
experience!
My Labrador retriever knew she
wasnt supposed to be on the couch,
and would wait until I was away
from home or in bed at night, talk
about sneaky!
I prefer to use what I call the
rattle to train dogs to stay off
the furniture, a rattle is simply
a can with 15 or 20 pennies in it,
tape the top and it is a great
noise maker.
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(I dont remember where I learned
this, but it works great). Dogs
dont like to be startled, and the
rattle works perfectly. If you
are fortunate enough to have a dog
that jumps up on the furniture in
front of you, use the rattle and a
firm no, use the no sometimes with
the rattle and sometimes without
it.
When they learn the no command,
the problem of getting on the
furniture will end. If your dog
waits until you arent around, just
put a couple of them along the
edge of the furniture, when they
jump up they knock off the rattle
and it startles them.
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As with any training for your dog,
patience is one of the keys, it
takes time, but is well worth the
effort.
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Thank you,
Chris
FullDogTraining.com
P.O. Box 266143
Houston, TX 77207-6143, USA