Hi all. We adopted our one year old lurcher x collie rescue in January. He's a lovely dog, incredibly gentle and eager to please and has settled in brilliantly. But the one thing we can't get on top of is him getting on the sofas! The rescue centre told us his previous owner/s had allowed him on furniture so we expected this.
We started off with a firm 'no' and telling him to get down which worked within a few weeks with our two other rescues. But eight months on we're still finding this little tinker on the furniture - sometimes within minutes of going out of the room! We're now telling him firmly 'no' and giving him a time out in his crate for 15 minutes. He also gets lots of praise for going on his beds in the dining room and living room.
When we're out or at night he's confined to the kitchen and dining room with the dining chairs upside down on the sofa so this is only a problem when we're home - but with three muddy walks a day plus swimming in the river it's one I'm really keen to get on top of! Any suggestions of how you've dealt with it extremely welcome. TIA x