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I adopted a ~3 year old dog from some friends who could no longer keep him. We didn't know them and their habits very well, though. I've been trying to train him to stay off the couch and bed, and not take food from off the tables or kitchen counter. He's been great about these things when I'm not in the house, but once I leave for work, all bets are off. Almost daily, I find fresh fur and paw prints on the bed and couch, and sometimes food missing from the kitchen counter.
I've disciplined him when this happens, and tried to show him what I'm mad about. It's difficult though, because it's not immediate feedback like when it happens in front of me. I've tried leaving aluminum foil on the couch and bed, and that seemed to work for a while until he became desensitized to it. It seemed more like a deterrent than a training method. But that's not a great option because it's tedious for me to put down whenever I leave the house.
I know that he knows he's not supposed to be on the couch or bed, and not to eat food from the counter. He's great about it when I'm home, but seems to think it's worth it while I'm away. But there's no good way to stop him or discipline him when he does it while I'm away. I could put him in his crate while I'm away, but I'm not sure that would actually train him. Seems like as soon as I let him out the next time I'm away he'd go back to doing the same things.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
I've disciplined him when this happens, and tried to show him what I'm mad about. It's difficult though, because it's not immediate feedback like when it happens in front of me. I've tried leaving aluminum foil on the couch and bed, and that seemed to work for a while until he became desensitized to it. It seemed more like a deterrent than a training method. But that's not a great option because it's tedious for me to put down whenever I leave the house.
I know that he knows he's not supposed to be on the couch or bed, and not to eat food from the counter. He's great about it when I'm home, but seems to think it's worth it while I'm away. But there's no good way to stop him or discipline him when he does it while I'm away. I could put him in his crate while I'm away, but I'm not sure that would actually train him. Seems like as soon as I let him out the next time I'm away he'd go back to doing the same things.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.