Room limitations for a dog inside the home

[357-RevolverGuy]

Once you give a dog full access to an area there is no taking it back. Yes they are a member of your family but in a dog's mind they see the family as a "pack" and you are their pack leader. If you are a weak pack leader then prepare for your dog to take that role from you and become master (look at how many people have yippie dogs that they cannot control).

Every dog I have ever had has never step foot on furniture, our bed, or our bathrooms. Dogs love discipline. It challenges them and keeps them alert. Also it's nice to have a good behaved dog when you invite people over. Just make sure that when training you reward them for when they show good behavior so that they know what pleases you and what doesn't. Oh and don't ever start feeding dogs table food. When you do that they'll start that behavior of whining and looking at you when you eat. My dog knows that when I eat she needs to go into the corner and sit until I'm done. Dry food from the start and she knows her food is not my food and vice-versa.

Whatever you do just please don't do this ...

 

[Bill Bates]

Both of my dogs have crates that are their space and that is where they are sent to when guest come to the house. They will stay in those crates with the doors open until released. It took some time working on the command "kennel" which was backed up with the door bell. The bell rings and they head for their crates.

They do have run of the house except the basement. The stairs leading to the basement are off limits and have been since day one. It was easy. Just a "no" and correction as pups when they hit the first step. It wasn't long before they just stop at the top of the stairs now. Once a ball rolled down the stairs and one of the pups walked his front legs down the stairs and stretched as far has he could keeping on hind paw at the top. It was cute and I ignored the infraction.

I remember my much better half voicing the same thing, "No dogs on the bed or furniture".

This photo was taken on day one of one of my setters coming home. All the rules about bed and furniture went out the window.

I don't think she made it through one night without that pup snuggled in bed.

And here is the leather covered dog bed in my office.

 

[Watchdog]

Any personal experience from you fellow dog owners would be appreciated.

I wish I could help you, but Beau and Annie won't even look at me if I so much as mention limitations or restrictions. It's as if I've suddenly become invisible.

 

[Watchdog]

This photo was taken on day one of one of my setters coming home. All the rules about bed and furniture went out the window.

Beautiful subjects and beautiful photography!

 

[Model 19 6"]

We are on our 2nd Jack Russel Terrorist and to be honest they tell us what and when they are going to do.

 

[leswad]

Ma Deuce gets bored when left alone and can get into a little mischief (note the holes in the chair), however she does know not to get into the bed:



Like Big Cholla's Doberman, she hunts too

 

[Fishslayer]

NO DOGS ON THE FURNITURE! Well... just this once...

 

[rolomac]

What a great discussion! Wonderful pictures of your best friends, great advice and good humor. Have you noticed how many of us who come here because of our interest in guns also share in our love of our dogs and we enjoy a good chuckle. No wonder I enjoy this site so much.

rolomac

 

[chief38]

ROOM RESTRICTIONS?

 

[G-Mac]

I won't be much help here. Our Pit mix Maya is sleeping under the covers with my wife as I type this. She loves to snuggle.

 

[S&W Fan]

My dogs have always slept in the hallway between the bedrooms at night. Their beds fit snugly between the walls (older home fairly narrow) and they have free range of the house. Current pup is a 4 yr old Rott/Lab mix female I've had for 3 years.

Ziva just loves being in whatever room we are. She does like to lay on the living room couch so I put those baby gates on it when no one's home. I grew up with dogs having free run of the home, I feel it gives them a greater sense of what's "their" area of protection. She's currently laying right next to me now as I'm online.

 

[CO_Kid]

I have two dogs. And I dont treat them the same.

My lab/shepard mix can do what he wants, when he wants. He's 10 years old, my first dog as an adult. And well behaved. He can be out in the fenced yard as long as he wants, can get on the furniture when he wants, I don't care. He doesn't chew stuff up and won't leave the yard. He's earned it by being an awesome pet and guard dog for a decade. He's got some arthritis and a knee surgery, so if he's more comfortable laying on my bed for a nap, fine by me.

My husky, or rather my wife's husky, heck no. Don't get me wrong, incredibly sweet, great with our kids. Very nice dog. But she will steal any food she can get, off the table, out of the garbage, whatever. Sheds like the dickens so I don't want her near the furniture let alone on it. Even with an acre and a half back yard, she escapes every chance she gets so if she's outside, she's on a lead. She knows how to open the gate. I've literally gone out looking for them when they weren't waiting by the door and found my dog sitting on the inside of the opened gate while the husky was gone. She also doesn't listen for nothing and is worthless as a guard dog.

My wife thinks I'm not being "fair", but unless I can shave the Husky, that's how it is.

 

[DGT]

Give and take... The dog must adjust to your rules but your wife must also adjust to the dog. The dog will bond with you and naturally want to be where you are. These two live inside with my wife and me. We all share the house. Some might think that two 160+ pound dogs inside would be a problem but we are used to it.

 

[S&W Fan]

Gee, no comments about the book leaning up against the desk??!!

 

[Fishslayer]

Classic pose.


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