I bought Bruno a awesome dog bed...even my girls love it . but I find myself wanting to have my buddy on the couch to pet and snuggle...so wondering....
I started off being tough with her and not letting her on the couch but I gave in and invited her up. I love sitting watching TV and stroking her head. She settles down and lies perfectly still, every once in a while she gives a contented sigh, doesn't get better than that.
At my dad's house, he's allowed. At my mom's, he's not. Golden hair on a dark microfiber couch? Stepdad hated the idea. He's fine on the floor here, but I do like him being able to choose at Dad's. It didn't take him long to differentiate either, which really surprised me. He's allowed in my bed as well, but I make him wait until he's invited.
Both my dogs use to be allowed up on the couch. Movie night always involved my lab curled up next to me snooring and the golden curled up on the wife.
We now have a new born baby and sadly just the Golden now but do not allow her up on the couch. She is listening very well and maybe once the boy is older we will reconsider this.
I do know the couches are a lot cleaner now though lol
No... We've only had our Chance for three days though, so I'm sure it'll change but we're about to get a new sofa and the hubby doesn't want him to sit on it, so for the moment we're training him no sofa allowed!
Not allowed on the couch since we got a new one. They do always have their own chair(sig pic). Also, they have a bed from an old couch.most of the time she lays on the floor ..she likes being cool. I have let her secretly up a few rimes when my hubby wasnt home or sleeping. Shes an awesome cuddler. I sometimes let her up on the bed too but again only when my hubby isnt home or when he falls asleep on the couch . Lol
I used to be in the 'no, never' camp, but when Tess got ill, she got more clingy, and you could see how much happier she was lying at my feet or on my lap on the couch. We always have a cover on it when the dogs are invited up. No cover, no couch. They know that and never go up when the cover is not on it.
Both Billy and Max are on the couch and on the bed with me.
I'd told my yummy Englishman when he came over the first time....love me, love my dogs, they're everywhere I am in the house, if you can't handle that save the plane ticket.....
Anyway, yes, they're allowed on the couch.
They also have doggy beds. Sometimes they go to the doggy bed, sometimes they curl up with me.
They're great while watching 30 Days of Night or Paranormal Activity.....
Sure - though he's not up there all the time. A lot of times he likes to lay in his bed. Occasionally he'll come over and look at us like he wants to be on the couch with us, so we tell him okay. Then there are the times I'm working at the kitchen counter and I turn around to see him just help himself to the couch for a nap.
Zane is allowed on the leather couches in our family room but not on the fabric couches in our living room. He knows get down so if we don't want him up on the leather he'll get down. We bought a huge doggie bed (it' more like a mini couch) for him and he doesn't like it..but my 10 month old son LOVES it, go figure.
Old Woody has the run of the cabin...he's got plenty of beds, couches and dog beds to choose from but he does spend the majority of his time on the couch. He's even got a couch outside on our deck. Now if we're at friends or family homes he always waits to be invited up, which he usually is...
Of course I let Sheldon up on the couch.
He is such a cuddler that there is nothing more comforting
to me than to have him next to me petting his little head.
I enjoy every minute of it .
Yes. Bear normally has no limitations, he is always everywhere we go. Right now, I am discouraging the couch and the bed is forbidden because Bear isn't supposed to be jumping/climbing cause of his ACL injury. I will still lift him up and cuddle the dickens outta him. He is the best cuddler.
When Cookie was a puppy, we didn't allow it - our couch was still kind of new and we thought it would be best. After a few months of sitting on the floor and petting her, my back started hurting really bad! I finally got sick of it and we've been hanging out on the couch together ever since, and much more comfortable too. In winter, she lays on my lap until bed, and in summer she snuggles for 20 minutes or so, and then she goes to her cool spot on the floor.
Jess is allowed on the bed and couch. He does spend a lot of time on the floor though, his choice, and in his own bed .
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