Naughty Puppy
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So, we have this puppy.
Okay, so he'll be two in February and therefore technically not a puppy anymore but he's a LABRADOR and some of them, like some people I know, NEVER GROW UP. Plus, I defy you to be in our house and not call him a puppy. It's just...well, what we call him to differentiate from our other dog,The Idiot Scout.
At any rate, we have this dog named Austin, who is technically not a puppy but who is very, very naughty. But smart, you know.
And he really wants to sleep on the couch, which is not allowed.
I have fought this battle before --this coming up against the wiles of the four-footed friends. My old dog Sydney was the champion of this kind of naughtiness--I used to come down and she would be ON HER BACK on the couch and not moving. The puppy, at least, hears me coming and gets down and then lies on the carpet and acts all innocent. Last week, I took some stuff to my car on my way to get Jane from school and came back in for my sunglasses. The dog was ALREADY ON THE COUCH.
He KNOWS he's not supposed to get on the couch. He forgets himself on occasion and I catch him starting to hoist himself up until he recalls that this is Officially Against the Rules or I bop him on the head, whichever comes first. Because Austin leaves a lot of black hair on the couch, which is the chief reason he's officially not allowed on the couch in the first place. I say "officially" because if I wander down in the middle of the night, I will find the dog on the carpet and a decidedly warm couch cushion.
My cleaners came on Saturday and we had an open house on Sunday and then my parents arrived and I was determined to NOT do my daily couch vacuuming.
So, because I am all tricky like this, I loaded the couch with stuff aimed at dissuading an adorable but naughty puppy from getting on the couch. It looked like this:
Yes, there is huge irony at work:
So, what did the puppy do?
He slept here:
The response has been overwhelmingly positive so I will continue to do the short feeds and ask you all to click on the title to take you to the full blog. I apologize to those of you who said it was too much trouble and I understand I may lose you as readers. You're always welcome to come back, though!)
So, we have this puppy.
Oh look, a puppy. (Or, maybe not.)
Okay, so he'll be two in February and therefore technically not a puppy anymore but he's a LABRADOR and some of them, like some people I know, NEVER GROW UP. Plus, I defy you to be in our house and not call him a puppy. It's just...well, what we call him to differentiate from our other dog,
At any rate, we have this dog named Austin, who is technically not a puppy but who is very, very naughty. But smart, you know.
And he really wants to sleep on the couch, which is not allowed.
I have fought this battle before --this coming up against the wiles of the four-footed friends. My old dog Sydney was the champion of this kind of naughtiness--I used to come down and she would be ON HER BACK on the couch and not moving. The puppy, at least, hears me coming and gets down and then lies on the carpet and acts all innocent. Last week, I took some stuff to my car on my way to get Jane from school and came back in for my sunglasses. The dog was ALREADY ON THE COUCH.
I don't know what you mean about "couch." Here I am on the floor. What is this couch of which you speak?
He KNOWS he's not supposed to get on the couch. He forgets himself on occasion and I catch him starting to hoist himself up until he recalls that this is Officially Against the Rules or I bop him on the head, whichever comes first. Because Austin leaves a lot of black hair on the couch, which is the chief reason he's officially not allowed on the couch in the first place. I say "officially" because if I wander down in the middle of the night, I will find the dog on the carpet and a decidedly warm couch cushion.
My cleaners came on Saturday and we had an open house on Sunday and then my parents arrived and I was determined to NOT do my daily couch vacuuming.
So, because I am all tricky like this, I loaded the couch with stuff aimed at dissuading an adorable but naughty puppy from getting on the couch. It looked like this:
Yes, there is huge irony at work:
So, what did the puppy do?
He slept here:
Comments
OK - I've got to get back to work. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving my friend!!
And although I KNOW this is unacceptable puppy behavior, I would let him on the couch anytime for just one more day with him..It's all relative I guess?
So what the book suggested and we did was set a few mouse traps under a lot of newspaper. When Digger jumped onto the couch he tripped the traps which slapped against the paper and made lots of noise. Still took a couple of tries, but after that, the couch stayed cool all night long.
I load the furniture with items also to discourage her because I don't want hair & doggy smells all over the furniture. I finally gave up and gave her ONE chair to lay in when we go away. I don't give her permission to get in it, I just don't put stuff it when I leave. Some day it will be a fond & humorous memory.
I hope it works for you. The alternative is too keep a roller to de-hair your sofa and your guests. Good luck!
I use leather couches and blankets. (Sheets don't work for me - the critters come in from a run in the wet/muddy woods and need something heavier to plop down upon. I do layer the blankets - as soon as the wet animal removes him/herself, I swipe off the top layer for something dry -er. Drier.)
No matter how naughty, maybe no matter how destructive it will be to one or two areas of this noble home, a pet Lab would be lovely. Real but lovely. Dirty and smelly. But lovely.
I dunno. Will talk to the boys about it. Yet, again. I will let them read this as well. So thanks for the post, Barb. Maybe soon we could reach that decision.Finally.