So Louise just came rushing into the office, nosed my leg, and ran away. She had been sleeping in the den on the couch with my daughter most of the evening. There are only a few places that she is allowed on furniture: the den couch, ‘her’ chair in my office (though she likes to be in mine), my daughter’s bed, or she can be on the ottoman next to my bed (which I put there for her so she could be off the ground, nearer to me, but not actually on the bed). I used to allow my dogs to sleep on the bed but when I remarried those rules changed (I married a cat person, not a dog person). So, I had to retrain the dog not to be on furniture. It actually worked fine since Nikki, my Cocker Spaniel, was already old when we moved here and could not get on things anyway. Then when Squash came, he never even tried to get up on any furniture. When I got Louise I trained her that the floor was her domain but my daughter allowed her on her bed, unbeknownst to me at first, and then it became a habit. Then, to keep her from stealing my office chair, I gave her a chair in my office. Then she started to snuggle on the couch with me in MY den (only my daughter and I use it) but not in the family living room (that we all use). Are you getting the picture? Well the other day I came out of my office and V was fast asleep on the living room couch and Louise was asleep on the other living room couch: what V doesn’t know won’t hurt anyone, right? So the question of the days is…. can you teach dogs that it is OK to go on some furniture pieces put not on others? and the other question I have is…. can you have different rules for one dog then you have for another in the same house? Like can Louise go on a certain chair but Sofie can’t? (Not that I would do that but I am just asking the question.). Well Louise is back and I am sensing she wants to go outside so I better listen. Just another DogDaz evening at my house. ❤
Louise on my office chair
Louise on her office chair
Louise is too big for her chair
