Furniture (including beds) is your doodle allowed? Yes....No....Sometimes?

[Tricia, Shiloh, Fenway & Tessie]

We have always allowed the dogs to get on the furniture....the beds weren't really an issue since they sleep in their crates....but they jump up there when visiting the bedroom. However....I'm feeling like I may want to change the rules...anyone want to share their experience with this.....why you do or don't allow it....is it sometimes ok and is it confusing to them to allow it by invitation? Lately I have just felt like they jump up whenever they please, wherever they please....on top of whoever they please...and I might be getting cranky about it. I know that is a training issue....but besides the training aspect....I want to know the philosphy of why you do or don't let them.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

He really is too cute for his own good - or is it that are just to darn cute - period!!!!!!!!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Love this. By furniture I think of chairs and couches, but obviously he has other ideas!

[Tamara & Giada]

Yup, a video indeed!!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

LOL. Will try. He goes so fast. Gimme a week :)

[Stella]

Ours are not allowed (there is a 'but' there, will get to that in a minute!!) We started with the no dogs on the couch for several reasons - I have allergies and didn't want the dander collecting in the soft furnishings, we had a very dominant puppy and hoped it would help us to hold on to top of the pack position, the dirt they would track up there. Ok, here is the 'but' though - I know our older one goes up there when we are not at home, I have several times found a hairy indent on my seat (he only ever goes on my seat!), and a couple of times we have caught him, he does always get off when asked, and never even tries when we are home. I figured there isn't much you can do about what they do when you are out, so he gets away with it! Also for allergy reasons, we do not allow them to come upstairs, and so they have never even been into our bedroom, let alone on the bed.

[Doris]

Yes, we let Bodi on the furniture. He knows to stay down if I am eating a snack. He has never jumped on the couch to eat anything. The only problem we have is when he jumps into the lap of an unsuspecting friend or relative! Love me . . . .love my doodle!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Amen!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I do let our Murphy up on furniture and the bed.Altho, he prefers the tile floor most of the night and more times than not doesn;t even come visit us in bed. I like him being with us when we relax. That;s the only time I really get to just cuddle and pet him. His hair is so soft it's hard to keep our hands off him. I am okay with it mostly because when I tell him to get "OFF", he does and doesn;t keep trying to see if I really mean it. He just gets off. As long as he is polite and doesn;t jump on top of us and obeys when I ask him to get off then I don't think I'll have a problem with it. He doesn;t shed so that makes a big difference to me and he swims almost everyday, so he stays really clean. But give me a shedding, muddy, smelly pup and I'd feel differently.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Our first dog was only allowed on the bed at home - we put her on the bed in self-defense to keep her quiet at night (worked like a charm too). She honored this rule at home but in the RV she got on whatever she wanted. Somehow our later dogs have been allowed on furniture - I think it was kids behind our backs actually, until we gave up. I am not allowing Ned on the back of the couch but it is still a work in progress.

[Sine]

Joey is barely 24 #s and we let him on everything, as he is super spoiled. My last dog who passed away almost a year ago was never allowed on our bed and sometimes, allowed on the couch when we permitted him, but I have felt guilty about this since. As a result, Joey is allowed on the couch and on the bed whenever he wants but is good about getting off and going into his crate next to our bed when instructed, as that is where he sleeps at night. This, at least, is what we remain firm about! I have heard that allowing dogs on beds and sofas can be negative because it can cause dominance issues and such but I haven't encountered any problems so far... The only problem is when Joey goes to other people's houses and jumps up on the couches there...!

[fergie11]

Most of my furniture is leather and most dogs just don't really like it. I do have my chair that is a tapestry type material. They do jump on that occassionally but not enough for me to care about. They sleep in bed with us so i guess that's got to be allowed. I absolutely love them sleeping with us. I go to bed with a smile and wake up with a smile. DH gets up at 5:00 a.m. and that's when they really snuggle in with me. How can this be a bad thing? For me it's great. Plus, I always know where the puppy is at night. Neither dog has ever had an accident on the bed - I think it's like a crate to them.
Lucy is done with the crate now. She does get put in the backhall when we actually are gone but that's it. We all like it that way.

[2kermk6t6qar2]

We are very permissive parents. Our doodle was a rescue and was very sick when we adopted him--so we couldn't resist letting our adorable, sick puppy have free reign of the house--including furniture. He still sleeps with us to this day--if only they made a bed bigger than king size! We don't really have a problem with him--though when I travel on business, he gets used to sleeping my spot and looks grumpy upon having to relinquish this spot. In the summer he tends to sleep in the bathroom on the ceramic tile which is cooler for him. We also have leather couches and he like to snuggle up during the day on the couches while we're at work--again, no problems. We also have experienced the challenge of having him jump up on the couch and snuggle up to people when we're entertaining. Luckily, our friends are dog people.