my last dog never went on furniture by his own decision .. guess he felt he was too big (shepherd/wolf X) but my rottie does .. so why deny him a comfy place to sleep .. he doesn't sleep in my bed and he knows the off command when i want the couch so all i do is cover the furniture with blankets which are easy enough to wash .. for some strange reason since using the blanket approach he doesn't get up on the furniture unless there is a blanket there ..
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