| Here are a couple tricks you can try if you choose to not have a couch potato. Take tin foil and unroll it across the couch. Tuck it in on either side between the cushions so it doesn't fall off. Some dogs don't like the sound or the feel when they try to lay on it. You can also mousetrap the couch. Take a couple mousetraps, set them on the couch and cover them carefully with a layer of newspaper. The paper covering will protect the dog from getting hit with the trap, plus when he tries to jump up on the couch the traps will go off hitting the newspaper making a terrible noise. The intent is not to hurt the dog (If you cover the traps properly, they will never touch the dog), but to make the dog think the couch "attacked him." Faced with the decision of a comfy dog bed vs. a noisy couch. He will pick the doggy bed. |