Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
Yeah--I don't see the point of having a dog or cat if you're going to treat it like a prisoner of war. Unless the point is control, I would suggest an aquarium.
Dogs do not have to get on furniture. Plenty of well loved and well cared for family pets are regulated to their own beds on the floor.

My own house would be cleaner and less smelly if dogs did not get on furniture.

cats—I won't address that. They will do what they wish to do. Our last several cats never got on the kitchen counters. Not because they were trained, but because they didnt want to.