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Old February 7th, 2010, 08:37 PM
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I'd wager that you would get the same reaction on the floor, if you made the dog move when you sat beside it.
I'm willing to bet the same.

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Either way, I would suggest that when you go to sit beside the dog, you carry hot dogs and feed it. Leave, and do it again 10X per session. It will soon learn that people sitting beside bring good things.
Excellent advice!

Cricketsmom, are you only asking your dog off the couch because of the growling? Or do you not want her there at all?

If you can do the exercises Beauceron suggests, and once she's no longer growling, you can always teach her the "up" and "off" cues for the times you need her to get off the couch (when you have visitors, while vacuuming, etc). In the same manner, you'd use yummy treats to teach her this so she sees it as fun rather than feeling threatened.
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