I have a black lab and border collie mix,lets just put it simple...3 couches we've gone throw any hints?

Question

I have put "good for the earth and people too" spray down,but
my daughter says it tasted bad!(dont ask how she knows) but we've been through 3 couches and these arent very nice(thrift store) but still its nice to come home without "snow" inside the house.any ideas welcome,maybe keep him in her room when we leave???:}

Answer 1

Presuming it is still a puppy right? Best way to solve this is put him in the bathroom when ever you leave the house. Don't forget to put plenty of water and food. And definitely do not forget the paper on the floor.

Answer 2

Try crate training the dog. That way he has somewhere safe and comfortable to hang out when you are not there. I had this problem too. I thought I was being nice to my dog by letting him sleep on the couch. I wasn't. I was just confusing him. He is no longer allowed on the couch, ever. He likes to be where I am, so he has a selection of beds around the house. He sometimes gives the bedding a tear, but it seems to be to make his nest more comfortable. Touch wood, since I changed the rules there have been no major furniture incidents for about 3 years.

Answer 3

Both of these breeds are high energy dogs. Part of the problem may be that they need more exercise than they're getting. Try adding extra walks, take them with you jogging, or hire a high school student to take them. Increase their yard time with lots of play toys. When they're indoors, you need to set very strict and very clear rules and stick to them. NO chewing, NO getting on the furniture. This is the hardest part because you have to watch them continuously. If you can't watch them they need to either be outside or crated. Putting them in another room will (probably) just transfer the problem to something else. We had terrible problems with my dogs (2 Collies) when they were little - they destroyed my carpet and chewed off the outside of my house. If I left them in the laundry room when we went out they ate the walls. Time and consistent training made a world of difference. Just as a side note, I've had dogs for almost 15 years and these are the first ones to give us problems. I don't know if it was because we had 2 pups at once, if it was because we didn't have an older dog to teach them the rules, or if it is just a breed issue (our others were a Golden/Chow mix, a Catahoula and a Redbone Coon Hound). Best of luck to you!!

Answer 4

Step 1: Buy a cheap ugly sofa (look for a $5 one at ur local reject shop)
Step 2: Go to a Galaxy World near you and play. Yes play.
Step 3: You should have enough token ticket things and ask around for handblasters. (this is where u chooser ur prizes)
Step 4: Get a handblaster.
Step 5: buy balloons.
Step 6: Hire some random clown from ur nearest circus.
Step 7: Pay the clown to sit on the sofa everytime you go out.
Step 8: Tell him if ever doggie comes within 5 metres of the sofa tell him to either blast a hand blaster or pop a balloon.
Step 9: Get a whistle and tell the clown to blow it as well.
Step 10: Pray to God this works because I don't think it will.

Answer 5

Oh my god, tell me about it. Maya(black lab), when she was a pup we tried that bitter apple spray. I had to try puttin it on me because Maya wanted to chew on me and she hung on my pantleg all the time. My arms looked like I tried to escape a prison wall with razor wire. My husband and I both had that taste in our mouths for a week and she was carrying the bottle around and licking it. The sprays are not a guarantee.

So the question is...how big of a deal do you make of leaving the house? If you make a big deal of leaving then your dog is going to respond excitedly. Don't say...okay, we are leaving, okay, we'll be back baby blah blah. It just gets them all wound up and then there's all that energy with no outlet.

Also, walk your dog before you go if that is possible. Maya still is not very good on a leash. I have to walk her straight down a big hill to get her settled into a walk mode and then do a 30-45 minute walk.

Answer 6

I had the same problem years ago and we used foil. Just get a roll of kitchen foil and lay it on the sofa and the dogs HATE the feel of the foil on their paws, plus it makes an annoying noise as they touch their paws to it.

Answer 7

what you need to do is catch him in the act chewing on it say no and trade it for something it cqan chew on keep doing that till it learns you have to catch it in the act tho never yell at a dog if you dont they wont understand cause it will think your yelling at whgat its doing you have to let it know your the pack leader and it cant do stuff like that but try the catching it in the act

Answer 8

I just put in what I was told. Her fault, not mine. See? ..... Our Border Collie is about 9 years old (that's a guesstimate, since she was a rescue dog), ...

Answer 9

put balloons all over the couch. take one balloon and pop it with his paw. he will be scared of the noise and eventually leave the couch alone. then you can remove the balloons.

Answer 10

you could put her in a crate when you are not there to supervise.