Training Older Dogs To Stay Off Furniture

This will encourage her to go to her bed rather than your sofa.

Training older dogs to stay off furniture.

If you ve recently moved or gotten new furniture teaching them to stay off the new furniture will be easier than keeping them off a couch in a room they ve spent time on in the past. If your dog is older or has been allowed on the couch in the past you ll need to be more proactive with your training to teach them to stay off the couch now. This video is sponsored by molekule. If your dog does hop on your furniture uninvited you can teach him a reliable off cue.

Make sure your dog s bed is. It s hard to trade a good thing for a boring or bad thing. If you choose not to let your puppy on the couch or other furniture it s best to train him to stay off the furniture while he is still a puppy before he gets too used to getting comfortable on the couch. The act of staying off and the reward received afterward.

Training your dog to stay off of the furniture consists of two parts. The floor or your dog s bed should be comfortable and enticing. Zakgeorge when you check o. You also can train your dog to settle on his bed using the training described in how to train your dog to settle on the mat 3.

Take a small treat and throw it on the ground a few feet away from the couch where your dog is resting. It s time to teach him the off cue a dog friendly way to get your dog to move from the furniture. Dogs usually jump up to get to something they want like a scrap of food or a comfy place to sleep. The off command is used to tell a dog to get its paws off of something.

Teach your dog a reliable off cue. Say off and make a sweeping hand gesture as your dog moves from the couch. It may be the kitchen counter your bed the living room couch or anything else you don t want your dog on. The following article will provide you with tips on training your puppy so he understands the off command.