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The Friday photo: Dog training? Piece of cake.

Posted by English Mum in BLOG, PHOTOS on Nov 6th, 2009 | 35 responses

Soooooo, the ‘keeping off the sofa’ training is doing really well….

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35 Responses to “The Friday photo: Dog training? Piece of cake.”

  1. Jamie says:
    November 6, 2009 at 8:16 am

    ROTFL!!! Hysterical! We come home sometimes and find the sofa pillows in the shape of a nest…and warm. Poor Marty. After 5 years of strictly forbidding him onto our bed, these last few days he comes up for a brief (2 minute) snuggle in the morning. The dogs are slowly taking over the world! You didn’t know that? Your dog is splendid by the way!

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    • English Mum says:
      November 6, 2009 at 8:45 am

      Hey Jamie. Hs IS lovely but he has issues (which we’ve probably given him) in that he thinks he owns the place. We’re actually looking for a new home for him but nothing so far. Let’s hope his new owner is better at dog training than I am :lol:

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  2. Claire says:
    November 6, 2009 at 8:22 am

    Love it. That’s one chilled out doggy :)

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  3. toria says:
    November 6, 2009 at 9:10 am

    bad dog! lol
    if he is anything like blue, (who is also not allowed on the sofas) I bet he thinks that snuggly throw is just for him to cuddle in to and stink up. I would chuck the bertster off,put fluffy throw on the floor in a bunched up nest shape, point at it and sternly say to bertie ‘now get on your bed’, you never know! he might just do it lol see if that works and if it does get a less fluffy ‘berts bed’ style throw for the sofa lol

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  4. moon says:
    November 6, 2009 at 10:29 am

    Benny, my new Slovak dog isn’t even allowed into the house !!.. not one paw over the threshold .. however, since I have been here, he is getting a little brave and will try to get his paws into our place.. and sneak forward, breaks my heart to send him back out …

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  5. Rachel@fairycakeheaven says:
    November 6, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Awh he looks so dejected!! Poor Bert!! Our cats are the same, they’re not supposed to be in the bedroom but don’t you knwo they always are!!

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    • English Mum says:
      November 6, 2009 at 4:20 pm

      Hehe. I had a friend once whose two cats were not allowed in the bedroom. One day she left the door open and BOTH cats did a big poo on her duvet. I think they might have been trying to tell her something…

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      • Rachel@fairycakeheaven says:
        November 6, 2009 at 4:34 pm

        That happened with my mothers, once he got locked inside for a whole weekend when she was away and he pooed between the sofa cushions (and he must have been on the curry and beer the night before) and the second time it was on the duvet!! Now she’s got no cat………..

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  6. Don't Bug Me! says:
    November 6, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Perhaps if you gave him a peice of cake he would get off the sofa?

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  7. Townygirl says:
    November 6, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    ahhh, bless him. pupster is the same. i let him up on the couch but when we have visitors i regret it. he glares at them from the floor and i just know he’s annoyed that they’re in “his” seat.
    i agree with Jamie, they are taking over the world.xx

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    • English Mum says:
      November 6, 2009 at 4:22 pm

      It’s true! When Mad Uncle Ali was over, he got ‘the glare’ from Bert, who eventually decided he’d just climb up on top of him – and that’s a lot of dog to have on your lap!

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  8. jill says:
    November 6, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    A little consistency would not go astray, I think. Are you going to spoil Bert, or not? You can’t leave him on the sofa one minute, just because he looks cute, and banish him to kennels the next minute, just because you want to go away for aay or two.

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    • English Mum says:
      November 7, 2009 at 11:45 am

      I don’t leave him on the sofa, Jill, he’s told to get down. And what would you rather I do with him, leave him tied up by a roadside somewhere while I go away? What a strange comment!

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  9. june in florida says:
    November 7, 2009 at 2:14 am

    Is that a new couch or just a different one, i really liked your other one and i think Bert did too.

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  10. Coastal Aussie says:
    November 7, 2009 at 6:03 am

    I am so soft. I’ve encouraged my dog to hop up on the couch because for a while there he put on a bit of weight and I thought that having him on the sofa would save him from arthritis in the future. He’s losing the extra podge now, but isn’t in a hurry to hop down to the floor. :) Hugs to all. xxxxx

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  11. Baino says:
    November 7, 2009 at 9:38 am

    You know, you might be able to train him . .all he needs is to know that he isn’t the alpha male anymore. What about baby gates to give him limited inside access without feeling left out. If you can put him in his place, he might be less aggressive. It’s all about leading the pack . .

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    • English Mum says:
      November 7, 2009 at 11:54 am

      You’re right Baino – he’s much better since we’ve been consistent and stopped him access to the bedrooms and the sofas. He’s been fine since – ’tis a learning curve with them isn’t it x

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  12. notSupermum says:
    November 7, 2009 at 10:41 am

    Great photo. We have a greyhound, Tess, and she loves the armchair. If someone is sitting in it she will do a little bark to let them know she wants to sit there…..(she doesn’t get anyone to move though!).

    Gorgeous dogs aren’t they?

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  13. Toria says:
    November 7, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    What? ‘Banish’ to the kennels? Ie a doggy hotel? ( blue says lucky sod) are dog owners not allowed a weekend away then? My last weekend away consisted of the dog going to my aunts, my kids split up and sent seperately to my sister and other aunt and the chickens quails etc with my bro in law. Oooh I must be a bad parent/ dog/ chicken/ quail/ rat owner for having some time off and planning and making sure all needs were catered for . Maybe I should have left them all home alone? I’m away again at the end of the month I might just try it…. Not! Lol

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  14. Arhonda Bend says:
    December 2, 2009 at 1:28 am

    What a beautiful dog!
    I have to say we’re not very strict with our mutt who is allowed up on sofa, cushions and beds galore. Not such a great idea when the weather has been so wet lately. But they’re part of the family really……aren’t they? :)

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