I adopted Buddy about 3 weeks ago. He's approx. 2 years (according to vet). He's very obedient and I haven't had any problems with him until now....
Buddy is free to all areas of my home. However, I don't want him on the furniture. I got him his own dog bed which he does use but when he thinks I'm not around, I find him sleeping on the couch. The few times I've caught him, I say a firm no! and then "down" but he won't budge. He just rolls over and acts really loveable like "but I'm so cute, don't be mad!" He won't get down unless I give him a gentle prodding by collar to get down. Now this is occuring more often and no matter how firmly I am, it continues. I put him in a "down" "stay" in the corner of another room immediately after removing him from the couch (drastic measures
. Getting him into the corner is difficult as well. He acts like dead weight, rolls over on his back, gets really nervous and starts peeing and I have to pull him to the corner. So how do I correct this behavior? Making him go in the corner is the most progressive discipline I've done and yet he continues to do this and now it's occuring even more often. It seems the more I discipline the behavior, the more often it's occuring.
BTW, it's definately not for lack of attention. I spend loads of time with Buddy and he is also very active (lots of walks, running, etc.)
Please help! ANY comments are appreciated. (I'm new at this).