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When I arrive for an in-home consultation with clients, I always want to know where dogs spend their time, where they are allowed or non, and what the household rules are. People who allow their dogs on the furniture are often sheepish about admitting information technology. I often hear things like "I know we shouldn't, but we practise allow our dog to snuggle on the couch with u.s.a.."

People will assume that I will tell them they should non do this. They volition presume that I will effort to change that. I rarely exercise. Every bit with many other things that dogs do, many people have been led to believe that this beliefs volition cause a domestic dog to remember he is dominant or alpha in the household. That is simply non true. The aforementioned goes for dogs going through the door first, dogs walking in front on you on a walk, dogs eating dinner before you eat your dinner, and and then many other things. If you've been told that, strike it from your retentivity correct now! It is simply not true.

My dogs are allowed to snuggle with me on the couch. My dogs quite frequently walk alee of me on walks. My dogs are usually fed dinner before I sit downward to relax and eat my own dinner. Are my dogs dominant? Are they trying to take over the household? Am I subservient to them? Absolutely not!

Years ago, I didn't allow my dogs on the furniture. I was agape of getting my couch dirty with muddied anxiety. I at present put a blanket on the couch that I tin can pull off and hands wash whenever I need. I have always loved to snuggle with my dogs, but I used to sit on the floor to snuggle with them. It was very uncomfortable, but it was a sacrifice I made to snuggle with them. And so one day I decided this was absurd. If I loved snuggling merely it was more than comfortable on the couch, why non allow the dogs up in that location with me? And then I did. And I have never in one case regretted it. My dogs all love to snuggle with me and I with them.

Romeo, my Vizsla, has been a master snuggler since day 1. He will snuggle with me no affair how small the space and no matter how warm information technology is. His favorite place in the entire globe is in his momma's lap! Zuzu, our Greyhound puppy, was not much of a snuggler at kickoff. I think she gets besides warm much easier than Romeo does. She is condign more and more of a snuggler with me, but she will oftentimes cease upwards moving to the floor where it's cooler later on a fleck.

Now, I practise have rules in place. If my dogs were being possessive of the couch and non allowing united states to bring together them if they are already there, and so they would lose their privileges. My rules for couch-sharing are these:

  1. If I say, "Off!" dogs must immediately become off the couch.
  2. If I say, "Movement!" dogs must immediately get up and movement over so I can sit in my usual spot. Once I am settled in, they are welcome to come dorsum and snuggle with me.
  3. Couches/chairs are for napping only. Dogs are not allowed to play on the burrow. Dogs are not allowed to chew bully sticks on the couch. Dogs are non allowed to chew on the couch.

I do not permit my dogs on the bed. As much as I similar to snuggle, I also similar to sleep. And I know I would not get a good nighttime'south sleep if they were snuggled with me at bedtime.

These are my rules when it comes to furniture. I'thousand non saying you should permit your dogs on the piece of furniture. That's entirely up to you. What are your rules?


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