How do I stop my dog from sitting on the couch?

Question

My dog keeps sitting on my blue couch, he's a white dog, and my mom has forced me to ask this question, please help me!
Oh, and we tried tin foil, it doesn't work.

I forgot, he does this when we're gone...

Answer 1

If nothing is working, try spraying the couch with dog "repellant." Petsmart and Petco sell sprays that aren't irritating to humans and don't smell bad, but taste and smell bad to dogs: usually it's "Bitter Apple" spray. It should work and keep him away from it.

Answer 2

When you find him on the couch, or in the process of getting onto the couch, tell him 'off' in a firm, assertive voice. Make sure he will be able to recognize the word when you say it again. Then push him off the couch so he knows that 'off' means get back on the floor. Don't shove him, don't hurt him, don't be overly aggressive, but make it very clear.
It is very similar to when you were teaching him to not jump up on people. The idea to the dog will be the same; paws on the floor.
For when you are not around to watch, make the couch unavailable. You can make it so that he can't even be in that room, or you can put something on it to divert him. I have known people to have wicker baskets, clothes baskets, tin foil, pie tins and many other things to either block or booby trap their furniture. I suggest not leaving him alone until he at least gets the idea, but that is up to you. You can even put him in his kennel or outside for when he would be unsupervised.

Answer 3

Try teaching him a solid sit, stay first. After he's got those commands down, you can work on stopping him from getting up on the couch. Put a leash on him and have some treats handy. When he gets on the couch, give a firm no. Tell him off, and gently pull on the leash to guide him off the couch. Do not yank, hit, or yell at him. When he's on the floor, tell him to sit and stay. When he stays on the floor, praise him and give him a treat. Keep working on it until you can take off the leash and just give him the off command. He'll soon learn that when you tell him to get off, he has to. Good luck and I hope this helps.

I don't recommend hitting your dog, even gently, as I don't think it teaches anything. I also don't think you should scold your dog then punish him because he probably won't know what he did wrong. You need to teach him to get off willingly. Don't drag him off it. If you yell or punish him, he won't learn anything, and he may fear you in the future because you yelled and scared him.

Answer 4

I understand your problem. It takes patience and training. When you see the dog on the couch, firmly tap it on the nose and say "No." If the dog stares at you blankly, do it again, and maybe push it off the couch.

Alright, now you sit on that couch. If the dog tries to jump up again, block it and say "Off." If the dog doesn't jump, give it a treat. If it does, tap it on the nose.

Or, if your dog hates mouse traps, put mouse traps on the couch. They can be set or unset. It depends on whether the dog can figure out if they're set or not.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Make him his own bed next to the couch or some where he can still be part of the family. Every time you catch him on the couch take him of and put him on his bed. Give him lots of praise and tell him his bed. He will get the message the couch is not his.

Answer 6

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/eNoWU

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Somewhere he learned it was okay to sit on the couch so you have to reteach him. Be sure to never let him sit on the couch as that will confuse him. There are scat mats but that would be a last resort. Just be firm and consistant about not letting him on the couch.

Good luck

Answer 9

You teach the dog a command that when obeyed the dog will get off the couch and will stay off. You don't know how to do that? You and your dog have never been to obedience classes? Do you expect your dog to automatically know good behavior? You have to teach it good behavior and correct bad behavior. You have to learn about dog behavior and how to teach your dog. You need to enroll yourself and the dog in obedience classes. You will then have a better pet and a safer one.

Answer 10

Be Firm!!

Every time he/she is on the couch pull him off and gently hit him/her on the nose. I have a very disobedient Jack Russell who didn't listen at all. And now doesn't go on any furniture at all.

Make sure you are using a stern voice so he/she knows you mean business. And make sure you reward him/her when he/she is not on the couch.

Good Luck