Positive Reinforcement?
I’ve gotten into a bad habit of letting the dog get on the furniture. It seemed harmless when he was younger, before he got into the habit of peeing on his own front legs. My pet has zero discipline. It’s my fault. And now it’s a problem. Case in point: I don’t watch a lot of TV, but the other night I really settled in, cocooning myself on the couch with blankets and a pillow. I kept smelling something. What was it? What’s that smell? Could it be.. Dog Ass?
That’s when I decided the dog was done relaxing himself on places I put my head.
The first day started out right. I smacked him off the couch and vowed to do so until he figured it out.
“Just make sure you give him positive reinforcement too,” my husband said.
Positive reinforcement?
[mumble, grumble] ”That’s not how I operate”
“Excuse me?”
“Nothing.”
Keep your ass off my pillow and you won’t get slapped. Positive enough?
by Lela Davidson on January 19, 2010
in Suburban Bliss
I have that very statement cross-stitched on a sampler in my parlor. It’s a beautiful thought, Lela. It really is.
Love it. Our dog Moby likes to sit on the couch with us in the evenings. Problem is, our couch is a loveseat and Moby is a 40 pound lapdog. One evening this week I realized that Ray was scrunched tightly against one end of the couch, I was crouching against him sideways on the very front edge of the couch, and Moby was blissfully curled up on the remaining 3/4 of the couch. Something’s wrong here.
way to go Lela. Let me know if it is really possible to teach an old dog new tricks.
I just think it’s a miracle LeLa let the dog on the couch in the first place. She was never too dog friendly in her childhood