Among Friends

[Boehm Collector]

We have a rescue that is 2- 2 1/2 years old.  He is not destructive at all so he has never ruined any of our furniture.  He does sit on our couch and love seat in the living room when we are home.  But I have covers which were purchased from Amazon.  My DH and I are retired so we are home quite a bit.  The only thing I worry about is if he should have an "accident" (which is very rare) on  our hardwood floors.  We  purchased a baby gate from Amazon.  So while we are out we close the gate so he confined to the kitchen (tile floor - easier to clean) where we have his bed.  He stays there quite comfortably until we get home.  

[vermint]

---

@monicakm wrote:
@vermint

130 lb!? I love it. What kind of dog do you have? We are big dog people but ours only weigh half that. So we have 130 lb of dog only it's two dogs🧡🐾🐕🐾🧡

---

@monicakm Big dogs are all we've ever had, but he's in the top two for size! Coach is a Lab/Great Pyrenese mix. He's completely black except for a white patch on his chest, and on the bottoms of his feet, so "first impression" is that he's a giant Black Lab. But his fur is more like the GP, in that it's longer (but not as long as the GP), and softer than the typical Lab--plus he has a feathery tail & backside! He's also incredibly strong-willed and stubborn, which are also GP traits, according to friends who have purebred GP's. He's a sweetheart, though, in spite of that!

[goldensrbest]

---

@KKJ wrote:

---

@sandy53 wrote:

Do not take me to the cleaners for this idea.  I did not do this myself, but it worked for a family member in her house.  She put two mouse traps on the couch and the traps would snap when the dog tried to jump onto it. The dog did not actually get a foot or nose caught in the trap; the startle was enough.  After just a few days she only had to put the mouse traps on the couch without even setting them.  

My dogs had full access to all the furniture and beds in my house.  

Yikes, that sounds worse than the shock mat. I'd NEVER do that to a dog!

---

---

OH MY WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF!!!!!!!!!!!

[qvc chick]

Well I asked a simple question.  I won't do that again.  My dog is completely spoiled, sleeps on king bed with me every night, has the life.

Only thing is I did not want him to ruin my sofa,  Why is that so hard to undertand??

And people come into my house, they go to sit on the sofa and they are covered with dog hair.

I do not want that - why do I get a hard time ???

[smb3]

You can move the dog bed to a room that doesn't have a sofa and gate the dog off from going in another room, or put something on the sofa to block the dog from going on it like laundry baskets, etc.,  something easy that fits on the sofa, but also deters the dog.

[GingerHead]

---

@qvc chick wrote:

Well I asked a simple question.  I won't do that again.  My dog is completely spoiled, sleeps on king bed with me every night, has the life.

Only thing is I did not want him to ruin my sofa,  Why is that so hard to undertand??

And people come into my house, they go to sit on the sofa and they are covered with dog hair.

I do not want that - why do I get a hard time ???

---

@qvc chick 

That's just the nature of a forum. A question or a comment is stated and then people discuss and it goes off into all sorts of directions.

I think that's the fun of it...the different discussions that ensue and sometimes the not so fun of it (if it gets ugly).

For the most part, I think people were trying to be helpful while also pipping in about their opinions on the topic

and to be fair your initial post wasn't completely clear so I don't think you can get mad at most people who were trying....

[Mom2Dogs]

@qvc chick   In the original post you did not mention dog hair....I replied saying my dog lays on the back of the sofa and is smushing the pillows...I guess I thought that was the issue.

If dog hair is the problem and you can't retrain the dog you will have to cover the sofa with a sheet everytime you go out and take off when you get home and constantly keep an eye on the dog so she does not jump on the sofa.

I have no problem with a TRAINING collar....we used them with our dogs and rarely had to use the controls..once the dog had the collar on the behavior stopped...same thing a friend is doing with their tiny dog that is just a awful dog...barks constantly and growls at everyone...the collar is put on her when they have company and the dog is always well behaved when we are there.

[GingerHead]

Also, I think, if nothing else, you received some very valuable information from @Marp (and maybe some others, sorry if I missed it) about something that most of us missed or didn't mention.

What's most important is the why? As @Marp posted about.

Maybe that's what you should focus on first. Afterall, I'm sure you want your dog to feel safe in their home.

[hkrgrl]

OP:  totally understand what u are saying.  for best results:  do not shout (ALL CAPS)....

1.  keep dog out of that room

2.  crate him when not at home

3.  re-train not to go on sofa, lots of time and patience is needed. 

shock collars do work, although we have never used.  great for when off lead etc..

4.  why this just happened, he probably just discovered its more comfy on top of the cushions and gets a better view

5.  i have heard of the foil trick but mostly for cats.  if u use a 'scary' tactic, makes sure the dog does not associate it with you personally, or they lose trust in you.  

other than those suggestions:  if the dog came first, then you picked the wrong sofa.  vice versa, good luck!

leather furniture does show scratch marks.  we love microfiber for sofas.  ours have lived through 2 dogs 1 cat and now 3 granddogs and our 55 lb dog.   no rips, tears or scratches.  and hair comes right off. 

Bring nature home, plant native species to your area

[occasionalrain]

If you wouldn't use a shock bracelet to train a child than using a shock collar on a dog is just as cruel. The dog knows that you put the collar on him so how can he ever trust you.