How To Keep Pets Off Furniture For Less Than 60 Cents

09/21/2011

I love having my dogs hang out next to me on the couch or bed as much as the next person. My dogs Zazou, Lulu and Kiki basically have free run of the house and free reign of our bed, the family room couch, our vintage lounge chairs, our living room chairs and all of our outdoor furniture (...which used to be white). They have successfully deposited their paw prints, dog hair and 'essence' all over just about everything we own and I accept that this is simply how life goes when you share your life with three dogs.

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However, I have one particular couch in the living room that is off limits. I do not wish for them to establish permanent residency upon  this couch. However, our newest rescue doggie, Kiki, has decided that the 14 other snoozing locations in my house are subpar and she's taken it upon herself to regularly roost on the off-limit couch when I'm not home. She kindly deposits all kinds of debris, sticks, twigs and other "gifts" on the couch.

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What to do, what to do? 

So I emptied a few soda cans, filled them with pennies and taped them shut. While my dogs were casually hanging out in another part of the room, I noisily threw the cans on to my "special off-limits" couch a few times to make a noise that would make them think twice about couch surfing on that couch and voila! They haven't stepped a paw on those particular couches since. 

Ok all you experts - am I totally lame for doing it this way? It seems to be working, but if you have any other creative training tips to keep pets off furniture I'd love to hear them!

 

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This would have been a good idea for me, but my dog would not fall for this trick. She loves weird noises and is naturally more curious than our cat.

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simply how life goes when you share your life with three dogs.

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[Angelic]

Ok all you experts - am I totally lame for doing it this way? It seems to be working, but if you have any other creative training tips to keep pets off furniture I'd love to hear them!

[Alex333]

This may not be a training tip, but it works. www.couchdefender.com is coming out with Couch Defenders and Chair Defenders. They have a Twitter page, too. They keep your pets off of your furniture completely. Hope this helps!

[Lawrence]

Dog training is very important for your dog as it will not only solve your dog’s behaviour problems, but sometime save the life of your dog too. The “lure and reward” method to teach your dog to sit works well. You’ll lure your dog into a sitting position, then immediately reward her. It’s a popular method because it’s effective, easy for you to do, and easy for your dog to learn.

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[SarahM]

I bought products from a company called Couch Defender, Inc. www.couchdefender.com is their site and their products work really well! I'm happy and so are my couches!

[Alex]

That's a tricky situtation. Once a dog is let on one couch, he/she thinks all of the couches are open : ) That is where a Couch Defender comes in handy. It gives you control. www.couchdefender.com is the site where you can purchase them. Just put them on whatever piece of furniture is off limits and your dog will not be able to get up. Basically, it just takes up the space on the couch, so the dog has no room to get up. Simple. Hope this helps! It isn't 60 cents, but it is very reasonable.

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[nancy]

I went to the Couchdefender.com web site it is looks like it would really work. I like the fact that there are no chemicals etc.. I plan to try it out.

[deb]

I simply put newspaper out on the couch or whatever sitting area I do not want the pets on and they tend to stay off. It's sometimes a pain to do that, but it works.

[Blondie]

Great ideas. I'm still searching, tho I also heard putting clothes hangers on the furniture works too. Or bubble wrap!

[Mary]

I bought a couch defender (actually, I bought 2) after reading this article. They work great! It is the only thing I have tried that works, is easy to do, and is 100% effective. Best part: I am not putting chemicals on my furniture or harming or scaring my dog : ) And I will tell you it is nice always having what you need right there.. there is no need to look for something everyday or make sure I have newspaper laying around. My problem has been solved.

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[Vanessa]

Thanks for this! Interesting idea, I will give this a try with our outdoor lounge.