Lately I’ve been wondering how much longer our leather couches will look good. We’ve been letting our puppy get up on the couch so that she can sit with us, but occasionally she’ll try to bit the couch or tries to dig in the seats. I wonder what the couches will look like 6 months from now?
I’d love it if our basement was finished already. I’d move our couch, loveseat and lazyboy chair downstairs and use it like leather home theater seating set since we plan to set up a home theater in the basement if we go the rec room route.
I really don’t mind having the dog on the couch … well as long as our furniture can stand up to it.
Do you let your dog or cat on the couch? How do you keep them from ruining your furniture? Just keep telling them no when they are doing something that might damage the couch?
Hi Tricia:
I let Bailey on my chairs. I don’t have a couch any longer but when I did he was up there also. The only problem I had with that was when he would scratch around trying to get the perfect spot. If I noticed it I would “ask” him to stop. You notice I say “ask” him. ha ha But it worked….he always stopped. Now he just gets up on the recliner and finds him the perfect spot. He also sleeps on my bed on a blanket that I wash often. But he hasn’t ruined anything yet. At this point, he probably won’t because he is an adult dog and he knows better. I’ve pretty much got him trained but it’s taken a loooooooong time to get here. Another thing I do ALL THE TIME is to praise him when he does good. And he gets a milk bone snack. I always tell him how wonderful he is and how cute he is and he wags his tail like crazy. Then he goes to the kitchen, stares up a the milk bone box and barks as if to say “Okay….I get another snack because I’m so cute and so lovable and so good!”
Our dog gets to be on the sofa upstairs in the t.v. room, but she’s not allowed on the leather couches in our family room. That probably explains why she gets so overly excited when we do go upstairs to watch t.v. or do anything else. She jumps up on that sofa and looks so completely proud of herself!
I used sour apple spray on the side of the couch where my dog would chew. It’s available at most pet store. It did the job. Now my dog is old enough to know better!
Hi Tricia! Yes they are very comfortable the dorks. LOL. They just love that darn couch.
I always let my Labrador inside at night and specially when it’s rainy. But i don’t see the reason of letting him on the couch?!
I guess it’s about the way you teach him at first. Of course if you already aloud it at the first place it’s a bit difficult to scold him. You don’t have the hart. An easy way that i used and work every time, is to give him something to heat (like a reward) every time you hold him with your hand outside the couch. In a few days he will be waiting for that little reward until it become a habit!