Anyone who has had pets will testify to how hard it is sometimes to ensure they don’t jump all over your furniture. For some reason, pets love to lie on your beds, sit on your couch and even hide in your wardrobes. This wouldn’t be so much of an issue if they just sat that there, but this is rarely the case. Instead they claw at your bedding, chew up your couch and get mud all over your lovely white-wardrobes. Don’t keep pulling your hair out though, here are some tips on keeping the pesky pets off.
Training. When all is said and done, investing the time in training your pet correctly will stop it ruining your lovely living room and bedroom furniture. Training your pets from a young age is the best way as they tend to become more and more stubborn as they get older. Ideally you should train your pets that furniture is for humans and not for them. But at the very least they should know which places they are not allowed and to listen to your commands to get off anything they shouldn’t be on.
Pet repellents. If your lovely pets don’t listen to you and have no respect for your property whatsoever, you may need to be a little bit craftier in your approach. Available from pet stores are products that you spray or sprinkle on your furniture to repel pets. These products often smell quite citrusy, which is one of the worst possible smells for pets as their noses are too sensitive for it.
Discipline. If you have trained your pet then they will respond better to discipline, but any animal will learn if you go about it the right way. This doesn’t mean that you should hit your pets every time they jump on the chair or bedside cabinets, but instead be consistent with how you react when they do. Make sure you don’t let them get away with lying on the bed one day, only to chastise them the next.Provide a good amount of praise when your pets behave, and only tell them off using a loud voice and by moving them firmly from anywhere they shouldn’t be.
