RobbinMann wrote 04/26/2007 11:02 PM Dogs jumping on couch?? #139636 - 04/26/2007 11:02 PM
RobbinMann Webboard User Reg: 12-19-2006 Posts: 842 Loc: Arizona Offline	We don't allow our animals up on beds or on couches...however, when we are gone, my lab will jump up on my living room couch to see out the window. Especially, if someone rings the doorbell. This makes for a mess in my living room. Pillows all over the floor and sometimes when it's muddy outside due to sprinklers or something he will get mud all over my pillows and couch. Anyone have any ideas on how to keep him off the thing even when I'm not home??? Jay Belcher and Levi Levi/Bella/Drogo
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Carol Boche wrote 04/26/2007 11:10 PM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: RobbinMann ] #139638 - 04/26/2007 11:10 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	If it is only when the dog wants to see out the window, then I would change furniture around..... Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Mitch Kuta wrote 04/26/2007 11:10 PM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: RobbinMann ] #139639 - 04/26/2007 11:10 PM
Mitch Kuta Webboard User Reg: 01-31-2005 Posts: 464 Loc: Ovilla, TX Offline	easiest way is use a crate when you are gone MJK
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Carol Boche wrote 04/26/2007 11:12 PM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Mitch Kuta ] #139640 - 04/26/2007 11:12 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Quote: Mitch Kuta easiest way is use a crate when you are gone Yeah that too.....best thing for a dog with no supervision is the inside of a crate..... Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 04/26/2007 11:27 PM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Carol Boche ] #139644 - 04/26/2007 11:27 PM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	One thing my parents have sone in the past is putting a or 2 kitchen chair(s) laying side ways on the couch. Leaves no room for a pooch to get on it..
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Alison Mayo wrote 04/26/2007 11:39 PM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Angelique Cadogan ] #139645 - 04/26/2007 11:39 PM
Alison Mayo Webboard User Reg: 03-14-2005 Posts: 471 Loc: Canyon Lake, tx Offline	Some dogs do not like the feeling or noise of paws on a blue tarp material. You could cover the seating cushions with it until he learns to stay off, but once it comes off, he might get back up there too. Booby-trap it so it sets off some mousetraps (safely) for noise or put rattler cats (soda filled with coins) or some other starttling noise maker the dog won't want to experience more than once. The jump up sets it off and he won't want to keep getting up there. Just some ideas... Top Paw Training: serving Canyon Lake & New Braunfels, San Antonio to Austin.
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Alex Corral wrote 04/27/2007 12:00 AM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Alison Mayo ] #139647 - 04/27/2007 12:00 AM
Alex Corral Webboard User Reg: 02-23-2007 Posts: 1102 Loc: Denver, CO Offline	How old is your lab? I can't see trusting my dog loose in the house until she's at least 5-6 yrs old, and we'd still have to see. I say dog crate.
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Melissa Hoyer wrote 04/27/2007 06:46 AM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Alex Corral ] #139653 - 04/27/2007 06:46 AM
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005 Posts: 1340 Loc: SE Michigan Offline	Is there some way you can cover the window to lessen the temptation, like shades or something? I've found that lots of pillows on the couch keeps my GSD off, but then again, she's just trying to curl up for a nap, not look out a window.
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Terry Devine wrote 04/27/2007 07:16 AM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: RobbinMann ] #139656 - 04/27/2007 07:16 AM
Terry Devine Webboard User Reg: 03-30-2005 Posts: 240 Loc: Florida Offline	Try buying a section of clear plastic carpet runner, the kind with the nubs on the bottom to keep it from sliding on the carpet. Turn the runner upside down so the nubs are up and place it on the couch. It should make it uncomfortable for him without any injury, and that should keep him from getting up on the couch. Terry Treat them like they are animals. Train them like they are animals. Love them like they are people.
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Diane Joslin wrote 04/27/2007 07:24 AM Re: Dogs jumping on couch?? [Re: Terry Devine ] #139657 - 04/27/2007 07:24 AM
Diane Joslin Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007 Posts: 368 Loc: Las Vegas, NV Offline	Robbin, We had that same problem several years with our pitbull Buster. He was jumping up on a wooden coffee table to took out the front window, leaving scratches all over it. My husband made him a "window seat" with two steps to go up to the height of the window and covered it with carpet so it was not slippery. He really loved it and would spend hours sitting or lying on it. You can see a picture of Buster on his window seat on my link below (the picture is toward the bottom of the first page).
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