I don't let Jasper share the sofa with me - he used to have a habit of sprawling all over me, getting nicely settled, and then getting snarky if I so much as shuffled when the circulation in my legs was getting cut off But he is allowed on when I'm not on it.
Sometimes he's a bit reluctant to get off it, as is understandable if he's having a comfy nap, and if I think he might not get off when asked I cheat - I go into the kitchen and call 'sausage'. That method has never failed yet! I know perfectly well what would happen if I tried to pull/push him off, and it wouldn't be pretty...
This morning, when I finally got up and came downstairs, he got off the sofa and moved to his bed without me even asking It just shows, if you show good manners to your dog, you will be rewarded with good manners. And I think it's also the result of not treating the sofa as a 'resource'. I'm pretty sure that if I'd stood over him commanding 'OFF!!!!' every time I wanted him to move, he'd have responded with equal determination and bad manners.
Sofas
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Sofas
Jasper, lurcher, born December 2009
Re: Sofas
Hmm... He might be up to something... I would stay alert on that sofa if I were you!JudyN wrote:... got off the sofa and moved to his bed without me even asking ...