Sounds like your little dog is ruling the roost .....
I can't imagine that you do sleep on the couch to appease your dog. If so, this was your first mistake.
I think a lot of training really is "not letting bad behaviors start in the first place" because once you do - they are a lot harder to stop. Perhaps if you hadn't let him get you sleeping on the couch - he would have given up trying a long time ago.
I'm sure you'll get a lot of suggestions on what to do now... I can say that usually when my dogs want to do something or want me to do something that's not going to happen - I just ignore them.
Good luck!
Carol Jean |