Besides Beating my dog?

Question

Besides beating my dog till he can't walk, how can I keep him off the couch?

Answer 1

That's an easy one! Though it won't look so good for a bit, put sheets of tin foil on the couch cushions. The dog will HATE HATE HATE the sound of it when he jumps onto it. It will keep him off of it. Then after a while he'll stop trying and will know it's not for him. If you're home, use a squirt gun. I used it to train my dog when I was there. If he jumps on the couch, spray him in the face with water. He'll be so pissed and quickly dissuaded. but the tin foil really works.

Answer 2

Well, beating your dog isn't exactly advisable, but you are going to have to be repeatedly consistent with him. I dont beleive that just because you have a dog he has to be allowed on anything he wants (like furniture!) There is NOTHING wrong with setting boundries and keeping your furniture nice (there is also NOTHING wrong with allowing your dog on furniture!!!). The main thing is CONSISTENCY!!! When your dog jumps up on the couch tell him no firmly and spank him and send him off. When he does it again, you repeat that! If he happens to sit by the couch for a snuggle instead of jumping on it make sure to praise him! If you cant watch him dont let him in a room where the couch is. That way he doesnt learn to only do it when your gone. If you cant keep him from the room I might suggest a sheet pan that will fall when he jumps on it, or if that doesnt work you could try a mousetrap, but ONLY if you are talking a larger breed. It would be rather unkind on a small dog, but I have used mousetraps before, they will go off and scare the dog to death but wont actually stick on him (at least I have never seen that happen and I know a LOT of people who do this). Good luck and remember, stay consistent!!

Answer 3

Next time he gets on the couch gently pull him off. The way I broke our dogs from this habbit is 1) I never ever let them on the couch. If you had him on your lap sitting on the couch when he was a pup. The end result is a dog that has the right to be on the couch. Take owner ship of your couch. When he jumps on it pull him off and say no. Its all you can do. Hopefully he will get the idea that you don't want him on the couch. You can try the other methods and hopefully one will work. But the point of the matter is you must think well beyond a dogs puppy days to get a well trained dog.

Answer 4

We didn't let our dogs on the couch from the start, but one thing we did let them do is when we are sitting on the couch we let them put two paws up so they can be petted. They like the attention enough, and when they would try to get all the way up we would firmly tell them OFF. If they did not get off right away, we would correct them. Since they were trained with a choker or pinch they know when we say no if they don't obey right away they get a count of three and when we say nnnnnn, when we get to the "o" we correct. That's it they are off the couch. When we let them on the couch with two paws we call it the "two paw uppy".
My daughter named it this, so when we want them we say "two paw uppy" and they come up. When we want them down, we say "off". I liked the advice someone else gave also about using a bottle filled with rocks. That would probably work if you say off and they don't listen. You can also use a crate if you want them not to get on the couch when you aren't home.
One other thing someone I know did. They have a little dog.
They put a pinch collar on her, and when she got up on the couch they gave her a correction and got her off of the couch. Once she got the idea that she would get corrected if she got on the couch, all they had to do was leave the pinch collar laying on the couch and the dog wouldn't go near it. Be sure not to leave the pinch collar on except during training it can become inbedded in a dogs neck. Also don't use it unless you learn from a reputable source or training that doesn't seem cruel. If you use a pinch or choker to correct you do need to let the dog wear it during some play time to so it doesn't associate it only with correction and then it will run when you try to put it on.

Answer 5

Give the dog his own soft spot in the living room, doggie bed, blanket or something. Oh and for those that didn't seem to mind the dog on the couch, that would never fly in my house, it's a domanance thing, dogs do not belong on my furniture!!

Tell the dog "Off" or your choice of commands and take the dog to his new bed and tell him good dog when he lays down on it. I have used mouse traps before myself with cats and dogs, I set them and either turned them upside down when they were set so the animal can't get caught.... or set them up normal and tossed a single sheet of newspaper over them. This will totally freak out the animal if it happens a few times. After my critters knew what a mouse trap did, I didn't even have to set it to keep them away from things, just put the trap in plain view and they walked 2 foot around it. :)

Good luck :)

Answer 6

Well you have two options1) you can piss on the couch which might make him think it's someone else's territory [ though I do not recommend because I herd a trainer say that as a joke. I hope] or 2)you can go to toy's r us and buy a medium pressure super soker and keep it near the couch. Whenever he comes close just squirt him a little and within a week he'll stop.

Answer 7

I have experience of this problem and sheets may work for some people but some dogs are just determined and will shove the sheet aside or get on it and wriggle till it comes off. What I did was I bought a big comfy dogbed and got him to try it out and made a note of sayng "your bed" and praised him when he got in it.
I did pile stuff on the sofa for a couple of days to make it difficult and kept telling him he was good when he went to his own bed and now he hardly even looks at the sofa but goes straight to his own bed which he knows he will never be told off for using.

Answer 8

Why beat him for a habit you allowed him to develop? Obviously, from a puppy you never disciplined him about being on furniture - so of course he will continue to jump on it - just like a child. At this point, you are going to have to be firm but patient with him. Give him some incentive for staying on the floor (a new bed, soft mat in the corner just for him). Treat him when gets down and stays down - be consistent but don't BEAT him, ever. If it comes to that you don't need a dog.

Answer 9

when you go out put a lundry basket or some other obstuction in the way of the couch. i put my coffee table on my couch cause my dog wont stay off of it when i am gone. she does this because she misses me when i am gone to long. after a while stop putting the obstruction on and if you do catch him up there tell him no and remove him immediately. if all else fails buy him one of those kiddy couches and let him have his own.

Answer 10

I have never done this but have a friend who swears by mousetraps. I said well its not very nice to the dog is it? They said they have used them for years and have never had any of their dogs get snapped by one.She said that the movement of the couch when they try to get on it makes them snap and that scares the dog off.