Couch sleeper

[pinkpuppy]

I am looking for a solution - or rather a deterrent for my couch potato Chloe.

Chloe is not allowed on the couch. She does excellent during the day - but sneaks out of bed at night, tippy-toes to the couch, lounges around for 2 hours or so - and sneaks back into bed. Most of the time we're not there with our "off" command - as we're sleeping. If we do hear her leave, we wait few minutes, let her get up on the couch - and then catch her "in the act".
How can we stop this at night?

The easy solution is to keep the bedroom door closed - however, with the summer temperatures, we need the door opened for the a/c. Solution no.2 is the baby gate - however, it takes us few minutes to put that in each night - and then one o f us end up tripping over it!! Also, that will not teach Chloe to stay off the couch - but merely contain her in our bedroom.

We've opened umbrellas up for the night on the couch (and it's a huge corner couch) - that worked; but I don't feel very safe with that idea.

Chloe is almost 1 year old - and we are slowly (only when we can set her up for success) leaving her out of her crate for very short periods of time. She also goes on the couch when we're not home.

Any ideas on how to help her not to be a couch potato?

 

[elbykitty]

Both of my dogs are couch sleepers. I am ok with that because I put a slipcover on it. But I do have a freind that bought one of those rubber runners and flipped it over to the prickly side and that has worked for her. Good Luck.
Elbykitty
Mom of Lilly and Oscar

 

[boxer]

One solution is to "booby trap" the couch. You could try laying sheets of aluminium baking foil on the seats - just tuck it in as best as possible to secure it. Most dogs hate the sound and feel of aluminium foil, so it works well as a deterrent. Quite possibly you'd hear her jump up there at night too, and be able to get up quickly to tell her to get off (if she's even still on, of course LOL).

At the same time, providing her with a well-cushioned bed as an alternative is a good idea. I've found in the past that baby matresses can be a good option - they provide a level of comfort pretty similar to that of the couch And if she has a comfortable spot of her own (well cushioned LOL), then there isn't so much to be gained by sneaking up on the couch.

 

[basak]

Chloe is not allowed on the couch. She does excellent during the day - but sneaks out of bed at night, tippy-toes to the couch, lounges around for 2 hours or so - and sneaks back into bed.

Now that sounds so very familiar:D
I usually put a few cd's on the couch. Krose cannot lay his butt anywhere that is not comfortable

At the same time, providing her with a well-cushioned bed as an alternative is a good idea. I've found in the past that baby matresses can be a good option - they provide a level of comfort pretty similar to that of the couch

I am not sure of this:D Krose has a very cushionable bed which he loves, but still wants to geton the couch, especially this one couch that is pinkish in color:D I think it has a lot to do with ''rules'' or so is the case with my Krose:D

basak

 

[ILoveMyCasey]

Debbie, You always have such great advise!!! I will be trying the foil tonight! Punk does the same thing, sneaks out of bed and goes on the couch and we do not allow them on it either. The baby mattress is a great idea!!!!

 

[pinkpuppy]

Aluminium foil is a great idea! I'll try tonight. We though of putting up pop cans - except we don't drink pop & well, the cans would be hard to aquire...

She has a comfortable bed - ; I've slept in it with her - and I can confirm. I think that Chloe just likes to get things her own way; she very smart and manipulative.