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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  It will come with consistency. My older dogs are not allowed to go upstairs. One still sneaks up occassionally, but the other doesn't go anywhere near the stair case. |
I have the same situation. Max grew up with me not allowing him on the stairs, so he won't go near them if I leave the doors to the front hallway open. My younger boy has only been with us a little over 3 months and he has tested the stairs a couple times. He is responding very well to training.
When leaving the dogs alone in the house, I would recommend physically restricting access to areas you don't want them. Training is great, but doors and gates are better.