It s time to teach him the off cue a dog friendly way to get your dog to move from the furniture.
Train old dog to stay off furniture.
The moment your dog hops up on the furniture go over to her with a treat or a toy in hand.
Block access to the furniture when you re not home.
Let her into the room that she usually finds furniture to lay on.
Give your dog another great place to be.
Say off and make a sweeping hand gesture as your dog moves from the couch.
This method requires catching your dog in the act.
Once your dog has learned that the couch is off limits you can teach the up command.
Provide your pooch somewhere nice that is not the couch.
Train a dog to stay off the couch unless invited train as if the couch is always off limits.
Training your dog to get off the couch.
The off command tells your puppy that you want his paws on the floor not on the furniture.
The first step to keep dogs off furniture is to make sure they.
Some people use the command down for this while others differentiate between the commands down and off using off for when their puppy jumps up on furniture or people and down for when they want their puppy to lie down on the floor.
The off method 1.
How to train dogs to stay off furniture 1.
Take a small treat and throw it on the ground a few feet away from the couch where your dog is resting.
First teach your dog to avoid the couch in general.
So you busted your dog on the couch oblivious and dreaming.