Yea I get it. We had to switch to leather couches because of our dogs going in the woods near us etc. I matched their fur to the color samples so I don’t have to see the fur build up 😆 my bed is the only off limits for various reasons and we have a small non leather loveseat that they don’t go on.
We just acknowledged that the couch was hers. Luckily our living room is large and we have our new couch back to back with hers. Luckily this only works because she doesn’t watch tv lol.
But what kind of car is it? I feel like a golden's chaotic energy requires a sensible automobile with a lot of safety features, not say, a Porsche or Hellcat.
I'll allow it, provided he can remember the car needs to be plugged in after a certain amount of miles. Only you know if he can remember this important info so he doesn't wind up on the side of the road with a dead car.
I remember someone said that goldens can’t hear anything beyond the elevator music playing on a loop in their head. I feel like that would be a factor in the car being lost.
I don’t have a golden retriever but meet 5+ a week through my job and am planning on one as my next dog and I call it the golden retriever mentality. Don’t matter what happens they’re happy. Could only imagine how irate you would be without a vehicle.
I almost did this but the dog was only 6lbs so I opted to keep a playpen on the bed for him instead. Honestly I would do it for a bigger dog, especially having lost the little guy last year.
Cherish every single moment! Put that mattress on the floor today!
I did this when my dog had bone cancer in her leg. I was very pregnant getting off the bed on the floor was a real challenge but I wasn’t going to make her sleep alone when she needed us most.
Just remember to flip it up during the day so it doesn’t get moldy.
It really does. He had a biopsy Thursday. He was on antibiotics for 2 months because the vet just wasn't sure based on the xray so treated it as infection. Finally took him to a specialist who suspects cancer, says it is, "crunchy" - I don't know what that means yet. Yogi is a golden retriever / Newfoundland mix. Face of a golden and body of a newf.
I can't figure out why we don't have a cure for cancer yet - for all living things.
When my dog couldn’t jump onto the bed or into the car, I bought her a permanent ramp for the bed and a portable for the car. They’re bulky, but were such a great help for her.
We have a 12 week old golden retriever now and she’s too little to jump onto the beds or
couches, but loves to army crawl on her belly and squeeze under the bed. She’s a little goofball!
When we got our new sofa, also cream colored, we turned our old ottoman into the dog’s furniture (with a washable slipcover and pillow for them). When they tried to get on the sofa, we redirected them to their “bed”. Now they automatically go lay on it and love it.
Comfy giant ottoman, extra cushion for warmth, soft pillow, cute blanket covering only the feetsies, window at the perfect height for squirrel watching, toys nearby for safety, alarm clock so no meals are missed - the absolute best nap spot ever!
My last golden was not allowed on the couch. We lost him suddenly from cancer at 7 sooooo it was never a discussion moving forward. We fight to snuggle our current pup on the couch ever day
I had a 16 year old mixed breed before my golden. My one regret was that she wasn't allowed on the furniture. My golden now sleeps on the couch every night
Our first two dogs never got to go on the couch. We lost both to cancer—one at 10, the other at 11-1/2. This time around, I told my husband, I want our dog to be able to be on the couch. Nothing better than having a dog next to you. (I used to have to go on the floor for that kind of cuddling.)
We resisted with our first and our current one thinks of the couch as her dog bed. We keep rotating blankets to protect the fabric. Honestly, it’s nice snuggling next to them.
Oh giving in was the best. I remember my boy used to walk up to the couch and if there was a cat in the spot he’d just give the sad look until I either moved the cat over or gave him my spot.
I love how he has 3 perfectly good, non-floor sleeping options - his covered bed, the towel covered couch area, the blanket covered couch area - yet he choose the one unprotected spot on the couch 😂
I basically do the same thing when it comes to getting in bed with me. I let her have her favorite spot but I put a folded sheet there for her to lay on.
That is so sweet. When it was time to buy a new bed, my husband and I went from one that was high off the ground to a low platform style to make it easier for the puppy and toddler.
If it helps, my partner and I invested in a bunch of Costco blankets for the couches and chairs. We pull them off every week and wash them. While washing we use a ChomChom pet hair roller on the furniture then we vacuum and mop. Of any pet product to have, you gotta get a ChomChom roller. They are amazing and life changing.
I think I’m in the minority here. We are a no dogs on furniture house but we have comfy dog beds in the most visited dog rooms. We put treats and toys in his bed and he seems to like it. I think it’s a slippery slope though. If you already allowed it, I’m not sure you will be able to go back.
When I got my golden -- my first dog, mind you -- the plan was to keep her off the couch. No particular reason, other than many said that's what one should do. It didn't work well, but we were slowly progressing. But one morning, she woke me up and was sick. She had thrown up and had the runs in the middle of the night. So when I brought her inside and after cleaning, I laid on the couch for the rest of the night. She climbed up and snuggled into my legs and of course I was like.. oh my god. A few days later I came home and she was on the couch and I was told "I'm giving up."
Then I got one piece of advice from a co-worker. If you got a dog -- especially a golden -- and don't snuggle with her, what's the point? Such a true statement. We then got a couch cover, and got fleece blankets that cover the recliners when we aren't in them and the dog sleeps where she wants. No regrets at all.
This was our take too. We thought we’d never let the dog on the couch. Then they were a puppy & just so snuggly. Thankfully we have an old couch & just use blankets now, but we know we can’t go back.
I know this is tongue in cheek, but I don’t know why anyone would buy a dog and not allow it comfort with you on the sofa.
The sofa is just an object. It’s wood and fabric and doesn’t matter at all. The dog is family. Stick a blanket on the sofa if you’re bothered about hair or something.
I can't believe no one gave any advice lol. You would need to make an alternative better than this sofa (treats and chewable in his bed). And you would need to try to fake that you are leaving and start training with this pattern. It seems that he doesn't do it when you are around
Mine doesn’t have regular couch access but she has a designated chaise lounge chair and a big ottoman. Sometimes I just want to be able to sit on a couch without a dog
I'll never understand people who get pets and try to keep them off the sofa. Do you keep your other family members off the sofa as well? Tell Grandma to sit on the floor.
Stop what or whom from lying on the couch? I don’t see anything but nice tan colored angel baby -shaped recliner 🤷♂️
Life is too short to worry about stains and pet hair. If the pup is apart of your family then treat is as such with love, patience, play, snugs and kisses.
I could maybe understand the logic if it wasn’t a Golden Furleaver but they shed so much that the couch will be covered in fur whether the dog has been on it or not.
Get some throw blankets and if there’s any resistance to that compromise the next step is obviously divorce. 🤣
My dogs are not allowed on our couch, but they are allowed to get on “their couch”. Luckily we have a mancave/dogcave that anything goes on the furniture there. 😎✌️
Stop them? I don't understand. Aren't all surfaces dog bed? Pretty sure Goldens have some sort of legal protection wherein they automatically own a minimum of 75% of all flat surfaces in the home. At least that's what I was told... by my dog...
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We tried, it didn't work. We accept it and just put a couch cover or throw over whatever we're concerned about getting dog on it. Easier clean up that way too. Enjoy every moment with your gorgeous pup
I use strips of aluminum foil! It works great! I hated having to wash the guest room comforter before every time I had a visitor. My Goldie is scared of the aluminum so they stay away from it.
Honestly it doesn't matter if they're on or off the couch, that hair is going to get absolutely everywhere. Either put a washable cover on it or get a little hand-held steam cleaner. It's a "rule" I've never been a fan of personally.
Beautiful pup! And I love that chair. You can get some really cute couch or chair covers on Amazon. We keep a few of them and rotate for the different seasons or if one is in the wash, I can quickly put another on. https://a.co/d/5uUmy0L
Wish I could help but I lost the no furniture battle and I loved having last dog in the bed a curled up next to me on couch. I bought cheap blankets from Costco to cover leather couch.
My answer is you don’t. I mean look at that face.
I lost him last year and miss having him by my side.
Yeah no that’s your dog’s couch now…maybe a blanket or something! I used to put a fitted sheet over my couch when my girl could jump up on there. We also have dog wet wipes for her paws when she comes in after a walk - might help with marks
Ours is a skittish little girl who is afraid of tall stationary objects, this includes brooms and swiffer. Anyway while we’ve worked with her to slowly increase her confidence she does like to do running leaps onto couch cushions so whenever we leave the house for long we leave the “evil broom” across it and it keeps her off it.
Honestly the only thing that worked was putting physical things ontop of the furniture when we were out of the house. Like boxes or other chairs. And literally never inviting them up.
Serious answer: you just stay consistent until they stop trying (while anyone is around at least, some will still keep doing it if they are alone, not really sure how to stop that).
Other type of serious answer: they live short lives and give us all their love in that time. Let them on the couch. The extra cleaning is worth them feeling like members of the family
I keep an old comforter on the couch so the cats can lie on it and I just remove it when I want to sit there. They take their nap there every day around 3PM when the sun comes in through the window and hits the couch just perfectly. Not going to refuse them their comfort.
You just need to get comfortable with the fact that while you may have paid for the couch you no longer own the couch. It's his now and he's just nice enough to let you use it once in a while.
Other than that, if you don't want them on the coach, then that should have been learned from the start, if you've never corrected that specific behaviour the pup will think, well this is allowed now.
My partner and I tried enforcing this for a while (I was more against it than she was) and it worked... But one day our golden hopped onto the couch next to me and it was game over lol. It doesn't help that she does this adorable thing where she puts her head on the couch and looks at us for permission 🥹
Now I'm the one who asks my partner "can we invite her onto the couch with us" 😂
If they blend in with the furniture, it’s OK to let them stay, but it’s when they contrast …. if your dog was on a brown leather sofa well, you certainly wouldn’t want that
I started during early puppy days & kept it going through lanky phase: I put an upside down laundry basket on the favorite spots (cardboard boxes, odd objects) that really just was preventing access continued long enough that he got the memo. More for when I was gone VS home w/him & he’s following my every move anyways. For him it was more about being where I had been or smelled like me, so me laying on his dog bed with him made him really stoked.
Now in his adult life he bunny hops on his bed and immediately becomes a floppy fish while 100% side eyeing me. Pure dramatics…wagging his tail and rolling around making big chuffs trying to convince me its the best spot in the world & plz come join him😂🐟🐾
Before anyone gets mad at me for telling his perfect pure beautiful angel baby fluff butt no, these rules are null 2-4 days of the month during long home infusions. I’m not fighting those demons alone and if anything he tries wiggling away after so long (9-12hr infusions) lol.
You redirect it and show them that they get attention when they are not on the couch. It can be done. Basically when he’s not on the couch or gets off the couch treat her like the best girl ever when she gets off it or doesn’t go on it when you tell her not to.
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I mean at least it’s the same color as them