Jingle

My two little dogs sleep in oversized kennels. My 11 month old is too short to get on furniture. My avatar dog has long legs and jump anywhere she wants.

lynnie

get a cat to yell at him. if the cat is there, she won't let a dog sleep in her place.

RugosaB

I have found that my dogs HATE the smell of VicksVapor rub.

When I had trouble with a stray cat sitting on my cushions outsude, I stuck a couple of pieces of paper towel that had a glob of Vicks on it, on them, and it worked.

When I had puppies, I'd rub Vicks on the cords of lamps and they'd leave them alone. No chewing!

Of course, there is an odor of Vicks until you remove them

madamekelly

This will be a little labor intensive but it works most of the time. Go to your local "buy it cheap" store and get a roll or two of contact paper. Before you go out the next time, cut off a strip full width, and peel the backing a little at a time. Put the first edge face down at the inner corner of the couch on the cushion. As you peel it more, pull it across the couch sticky side up, making sure it comes to the front edge, and when you get to the other end, fold it back and stick it to the other end cushion. Do the same for any chairs etc. this works best when you will only be gone a short time. When you leave, the dog will jump up, become tangled in all that sticky, and avoid the couch from then on! For insurance when I did this, as I left the house after that, I would put strips of clear tape on the cushions so he would smell it and walk away. Worked like a charm. He never gets on the livingroom furniture now, but when we are gone ,if we forget to shut the bedroom door, I will have to vacuum all that hair off the bed before I can get in it. It is easier than contact papering the whole bed. Did I mention that he is Husky, Malamute, German Shephard, and wolf? He really is a walking hair dispenser.

janedee

As he is a senior I would chuck a cover over them, Im pretty sure my old lab used to sneak up on the sofa when I went out, but to be honest it didn't really bother me.

Why on earth would anyone want to use a mousetrap so so cruel if the dogs gets caught

Tropical

My dog, a very large Saint Bernard, was not allowed on the furniture. I just had to tell her no whenever I saw her trying to get up on something or take her down when she did manage to get up on something. I got her as a puppy. My two young sons (grown with dogs of their own) would let her set in between their legs with her butt on the sofa or chair and her feet on the floor. I laughed the first time I saw this and let it continue. Also, after much begging by my younger son, Mike, Moose, the Saint Bernard, was allowed to sleep in his bed. It didn't last long because she grew fast and took up the whole bed. I checked on my sons one night at bedtime and Mike was on the floor and Moose was in the bed. I asked him why and he told me she took up too much room. I then told him she belonged on the floor, not him. lol He as a soft hearted child and didn't want to put her out because she was used to sleeping in his bed. Moose has been gone for many years and we still miss her very much. I would never use a mouse trap or anything else that would hurt my pet.

earthwalker

Couch quilts....and leather is easier to clean than fabric....Yes...my dogs rule the couch....

bljackson58

Flip the cushions up when you're gone. We've also put a baby gate across the cushions. They hate the baby gate as it has fallen against them a few times. They avoid it now, so it works on the sofa. I think the folding chair across the cushions would work well too!

Pywacket

We learned this suggestion from a professional dog trainer and it has worked for us (through 8 Rottweilers); aluminum foil. Spread it out on the furniture you don't want them on (bed/couch/chair/ottoman) -- they don't like it (kind of like fingernails on a chalkboard to them). Your house will look like you're expecting aliens to visit but it has worked for us. Just fold it up when you're done and you keep re-using for the same purpose.

Suz

Thank you all so much. We have tried the chair on the sofa and a footstool on the chair he is interested in. So far it has worked. Will keep several other ideas in mind. Thank you all for your suggestions.