persephona Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Haha... we have some rules, but let's say that some are in the process of being learned. We are trying lol. So... - no jumping on sofa or beds, unless invited (he does it if nobody is there to watch him, so still working on that) - no food/stuff snatching (working on that too) - no jumping on people (working on that too) - not allowed in any room unless supervised - "no" means get away from that - no mauling of anyone's hands ... and there are more. And if he doesn't comply to some of these rules, he is escorted out of the room or if we consider necessary, to a place where he can rest 10 minutes and calm down (e.g. puppy-proof bathroom). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiko mummy Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 there only alound on their couch yup they have there couch and we have our haha not aloud on the bed (hmm i wonder why keiko still sneaks a few jumps up hmmm maybey cause scott a softie and kept letting her sneak in bed with him lol ) sit to get their dinners dont jump on kids and new one for them dont lick the baby lol keiko likes to go up and stick her tounge out a tiny wee bit n lick him quick she thinks i cant see her lmao think thats about it for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex T Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Trying to think about what rules we have made me realise how many I break, whilst the rest of the family sticks to them: No coming on the furniture No jumping up - this goes out the window when i come back from work and get mobbed by both dogs! NILIF - if you want your food then do as i say - sit and wait until released If its wet outside - stay in the kitchen No jumping on the bed - again im very lapse in this rule No lunging out of the front door No begging/ lurking around the table at meal times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade hill Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 rules of our house for the dogs... 1) Ade is in charge of everything 2) If any questions refer to 1) above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbb23 Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Rules for Grey- 1) NO JUMPING ON THE BED 2) NO BEGGING/STEALING FOOD 3) NO PEEING INDOORS 4) NO LOUD BARKING AT FUNNY HOURS 5) NO EATING REECE'S TOYS 6) NO JUMPING UP AT TONY PARENTS 7) NO KITCHEN WORKTOP SURFING 8) NO BITING 9) ONLY CHEW TONY'S WORK BOOTS AND NO ONE ELSE SHOES 10) NO IN THE BED ROOM/BATHROOM ALONE 12) NO DRINKING THE TOILET WATER 13) NO WINNING/CRYING WHILE WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO OUT 14) IN YOUR CRATE AT BED TIME 15) NO EATING OUR PET RAT PICKLES!!! 16) NO KISSING AFTER YOU HAVE COME IN FROM OUTSIIDE AFTER EATING YOUR OWN POO 17) WILL BE NO TO ON THE SOFA ONCE MY NEW LEATHER SOFA'S ARRIVE AT THE END OF THE MONTH 18) WHEN I SAY OUT MEANS OUT AND WHEN I SAY IN IT MEANS IN 19) WHEN I SAY BATH/BRUSH I DONT WANT A PROTEST 20) SIT TO HAVE COLLER/HARNESS ON 21) NO EATING SCRAPS OR CHICKEN BONES OFF THE STREETS These are our rules I know they might seem alot but you have to have eyes at the back of your head when you have a 11 month male Sibe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrod Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 1-Sit and wait to eat 2-No on furniture 3-No killing each other/no blood 4-No digging-yaeh right, better watch the moon scape-at least none at the fence. 5-Not past hallway unless invited or in bedroom either 6-Cooperate while bathing-no shaking till final rinse-yeah right 7-NO means NO!!! I am sure that there should be more, but I do the best I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Pack Leader: Well we have several rules in the house that just become a part of everyones every day to day life. I will name a few important ones 1. Lana must listen to all members in the house including kids. 2. Lana is not allowed in the kids rooms at all! 3. Lana is not allowed in the kitchen unless called for. 4. Lana is not allowed in any bathroom 5. Lana is not allowed in the dinning room area when the family are having dinner. 6. "Finders keepers"- Lana can chew up anything that she finds that shouldn't be there 7. Lana has no bedtime 8. Lana can sleep anywhere she wants too other than the listed above 6. Lana must always be spoiled other than breaking the above rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninooks mum Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Marc I think you are on a non starter there I tried letting nooks know she wasnt allowed obn the new suite lasted around a month and then she decided she wasnt happy not having a comfy seat so there she is on the sofas again and the only rule it seems in our house is as long as nooks is happy thats all that matters rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 we have a few, not too many, shes pretty good in general :ran_biggrin: no shoving your nose in my plate when im eating no counter surfing - you only break things no tipping over the bin cuz yu dont have to clean it up no going upstairs unless we've scanned for cats 1st no eating said cats if you ever find them no trying to jump the fence, i cant be bothered to work out whos garden your in sit and wait for you food until i say ok treats are only given after a trick or command giving us paw cuz its easier is not going to get you the treat if we asked you to lay down no biting/nipping no eating the brush when its time to be groomed dont pull me when we're walking (depends on her mood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaylaR13 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Well the only ones we have are: 1. He's not allowed in the garbage 2. no begging because he can't have people food 3. He's not allowed on our bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Ive got plenty of rules...lol. no going upstairs no trash digging...lol no jumping no nipping no getting on beds no stealing (like toys that arent his) and no going in the bathroom and here soon (when I get a new sofa) im sad to say that for the same reason as you...he will not be allowed on the couch anymore. let me know how that goes with your huskies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 BTW Sid&Kira....those are great rules...I especially love the one about not trying to eat the brush while being groomed...LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 BTW Sid&Kira....those are great rules...I especially love the one about not trying to eat the brush while being groomed...LMAO she always does it, i try to stop her but give up in the end cuz its better than her biting my hands! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utahraptr Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 With the 2 of them, and Tadi being a puppy, we have lots of rules - Tadi learns from his mom, so we have to curb Haley's behavior or Tadi will copy her and then we'll have 2 terrors to deal with lol Most important: Jay and I are the boss, the dogs listen to us. All the cute eyes and woo's aren't going to work on us. 1) Potty only outside (yay, over 2 weeks and no acccidents indoors, fully potty trained Tadi! He even goes to the door and sits and waits to go out now!) 2) Sit while we put on leashes to go out and harnesses to go for walks - had to do that early, as Haley would spin and we couldn't get the harness on. Same thing for leash/harness off 3) Sit/stay when coming inside, so we can wipe off their paws. Haley is great, Tadi is still learning this one. Have to get him up to speed before it snows, or the house will be a mess from wet puppy! 4) No begging and no scraps while we're eating. When we eat at the table, we ignore the dogs. We can't stand going places where people's dogs are on your lap or barking at you during dinner (I've been places where dogs will climb right up and try to grab food off the table, so we have to keep pushing them down and pulling food away. Or where they constantly bark/beg. With our dogs, you wouldn't know we had them during dinner - Haley naps under the table or on the couch, while Tadi chews on his toys). 5) For people - no feeding our dogs unless we say so! So no sneaking them "people food", especially during dinner. They know what their treats are, they do get carrots, turkey, and other "people food" treats but only when we say so. We dont want them to not eat their food in hopes of getting people food, and we don't want them to start begging for food/treats. 6) Leave the lizards alone! They are members of the family too, not little reptile snacks or toys. We addressed this by saying "friend" anytime we saw the dogs looking at the lizards or whenever we took them out, and we let the dogs see us holding the lizards, petting them, ect. They can sniff them and look at them, but can't touch. When they were good at leaving the lizards alone, they got praise and a treat. Now we can have the lizards out with us without the dogs bothering them, we can feed them and the dogs don't bother them (they do watch). Evie even jumped off the couch in front of Haley and she sat there looking and didn't move (so she got a big treat for being a good girl!). Kahtadin likes to lick Merlin, or tries to, when we sow them to each other 7) The rule for going through doors - humans first (or humans/lizards if we're carrying them) and dogs last! Working with Jay on this one he lets the dogs go first! I have to tell HIM no! 10) Sit for all food - no jumping, no pawing, etc. And be nice when taking treats out of our hands - if you try to be a greedy guts, then no treat! 11) No biting! No no no! Tadi likes to bite, and haley has tried play biting. When she does, that's the end of play time (she hurts! She got my little finger on accident once during tug-of-war, didn't bite hard enough to break skin but it still hurt. So that was the end of playing) 12) DOWN! Stay off the counters, don't jump up on us, etc. Especially Tadi, who likes to put his paws up on the counters and now has started trying to climb up on the back of the couch! They can go on the couch, but not on the bed if we dont invite them up. 12) Tadi sleeps in his crate and is in there when we're not home. No exceptions, no matter how cute and innocent he looks - he'll destroy things if he's out when we're not home (he already destroyed both his crate blankets and a comforter sitting on top of the crate - funny thing is he was locked inside the crate. He managed to pull the comforter through the metal crate and then chew it apart) 13) Spare room and garage are off bounds (mostly becuse there's things they could get that could be bad for them or that they could destroy) Things we're working on 1) The leash is not a tug of war toy, Haley 2) No fighting play with each other when on leash - you only get tangled up and it becomes a mess trying to get you untangled when you're rolling all over each other. And it's very hard trying to walk you when we have to drag a ball of rolling, snarling white dogs around! Not to mention the looks people give us when they see you like that! 3) No humping! That is for you, Haley. You were supposed to stop after getting spayed, but apparantly that didn't do the trick (if anyone knows how to stop a female dog from humping, let us know. Jay and Tadi will thank you for it lol) 4) When in the car, my lap is off limits! That means Haley should stay in the back seat, not try to inch her way up to the front. 5) When outside: Cats, squirrels, rabbits, chickens, the neighbor's goats/sheep, etc are off limits for eating (that's for Haley). Also off limits for eating are stones/dirt clumps (Tadi), garbage in the road (Tadi), sticks (Tadi), and road kill (Tadi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 also off limits for eating are stones/dirt clumps (Tadi), garbage in the road (Tadi), sticks (Tadi), and road kill (Tadi) Yeah how do you get them to do that??? Nukka is TERRIBLE for pavement hoovering!! She sniffs and if she finds anything even remotely edible then she has to check every single thing on the floor just incase its edible.. including slugs and snails if its wet!! Gross! I've been trying to teach her to LEAVE but so far not a bunch of success?? Mark: Might I suggest if its wet you have a towl down on the floor by the door that way when they come in it catches the dirty paw marks like a doormat and if needs be you can tell them to sit on the towl and give them the full rub down if nessesary. Thats what I've been doing with Nukka during this wet weather and it seems to work quiet well, especially when we've been out for a walk as I have her sit and wait to come in anyway and she still on the lead so easier to control lols! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellneil Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 no licking the bottom of the grill while i'm grilling no on the couch, cause then there is no room for me no wondering the house at night,must stay in fenced in kitchen,and dont eat the fences kodah!!!!!(not going so well, what can i say he gets hungry) no going in pool when it has tarp on it.(not going so wel, but once the top freezes he can iceskate!!) no inside my kids room, too many delicious toys to munch!! no eating the cat no getting raman noodles out of my cupboards,,,(i'm serious he always does this) no ordering pay per view movies!! no long distance phone calls to alaska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 no ordering pay per view movies!! no long distance phone calls to alaska LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 chewy isnt allowed on beds, thats pretty much it, although im also teaching him that he's got to stay off the couch now since he loves the mud so much! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 just buy a couch that matches the colour of the mud lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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