what are your "rules"?

[RD]

Listen to me. If I'm not around, listen to mom and dad. If they're not around, THEN you can have your squabbles over pecking order.
No fighting with each other, no attacking the cat. No resource guarding - whatever you have can become mine whenever I want it.
Be quiet unless there's a reason to bark.
Don't damage the furniture, the backyard or the house. Chew only on dog toys and don't counter-surf.
Be careful around wires and computers. If you zoom past my laptop and catch the wires with your feet, I'm gonna be mad. Pay attention to where you step.

 

[Psyfalcon]

Don't eat people or dogs on leashes. Eating loose dogs and cats is on a case by case basis. ASK FIRST.

Stay out of the bathroom and off the counter. Exception: bath time, but still stay off the counter.

Stay out of my food. I will bite.

No barking without a really good reason.

 

[StillandSilent]

No standing at the patio window and barking. The only time I want to hear you is if you see a car in the driveway or the neighbors dogs are loose (again)

No getting on the furniture unless a blanket is there for you. Yes, I know you know the difference.

Lilly, no tormenting the cat. I know he started it, but quit treeing him on the TV and barking about it.

Radar, stop climbing on the ottoman and dive-bombing Lilly or the cat. I won't save you when they get tired of it and go after you.

Leave the guests alone, they aren't here to see you.

Do not accept food from guests unless I say ok. Definatly do not snatch it. This includes when the baby is holding out a handful of something yummy for you.

Radar, stop that infernal squealing. It's earpiercing and it drives me crazy. The neighbors are going to wonder what I'm doing to you in here.

 

[Paige]

If I have a fresh piercing DO NOT FOR THE LOVE OF ALL GODS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN! I repeat DO NOT hit it. If I scream you know you've gone and done it again. Mommy is not impressed with unhappy piercings. Remember that!


But on the more serious note:
No Bandit on the furniture. He has growled at people (never me, I can tell him off and he does it but anyone else he gets cranky) so he is no longer allowed on the furniture. The exception is he is aloud on my bed. The other dogs do come up when invited by other people. If i want to cuddle the dogs in the main living part of the house I get down on the floor.

No barking.

No rolling in stinkies and then come and snuggle with me.

I don't have a lot of rules. It's pretty common sense around here. I'm alpha, dogs are not. My house my rules. They respect that well.

 

[Lilavati]

Be in the same room as one of the humans (because she's still not trustworthy with the chewing alone)

Leave all other animals in the house alone (animals outside the house, fair game, unless you are on a leash)

If humans don't put their butts there or stand there, you can't either. Off the tables and the counters.

My toys are MINE . . go play with yours.

You may not lie down between Mike and I on the bed.

Wait before going out the door.

If a human wants to sit/lie there . . . then you move.

Otherwise, its generally common sense . . . if she does something that requires a new rule, then a new rule appears.

 

[harrischrysler]

wow. I think my dogs have made me adjust my rules according to them. I only have one.
Sit before anything/everthing happens. That'd be doors, stairs, food, chasing the cats, walk, etc. I use craigslist for my furniture, so it's all up for grabs. Oh, if you approach any child under 10 with pointy ears up (or floppy ears perked), you'll get dealt with.

 

[bnwalker2]

1. No chasing the cats or the horses.
2. No eating the cat food, or anything in the cat litter boxes.
3. No pulling on the leash when on walks, they may walk in front of me if they wish but they may not pull my arm off.
4. When dogs come in from potty walks and it's muddy out, they must stay in their crates until they're dry.

 

[oc_spirit]

One rule - respect me and what I say!

 

[corgipower]

I had rules. Then I got Nyx.

*sigh*

 

[Angel Chicken]

Rules! your dogs have rules??

I'm joking, of course.

My rules are simple.
- No chewing ANYTHING, unless it is a toy/chewy given to you.
- No jumping on people.
- Mind your manners. No begging, growling at the kids because they are 10 feet away from you, or barking at people who are INSIDE. You can bark if you hear a threat outside, but when I say "Can it" I mean "Can it" or you'll go in the bathroom (our version of time out).
- Furniture is fine, but if I tell you to move, you move. PERIOD.
- Must sit and wait for me to prepare dinner
- When walking, you must come to me when called (I often walk her off leash). Don't listen, and no off leash for a few days.
- For goodness sakes DON'T DRINK OUT OF THE TOILET! Yuck *shudders*

Counter surfing and things of the short don't apply here... she's too short to reach anything :lol-sign:

 

[saffie]

- No eating out of the cat's litterbox
- No food stealing from the table/kitchen counters.
And of course no chewing on the furniture and peeing in the house, but that hasn't occured since Saffie was a puppie. Boy urinated once in the house on his first day, but I cought him doing that and he never did it again.
For the rest we don't have many rules around the house. They are allowed on the furniture, and they move by themselves if we want to sit somewhere.

Outside I just want them to listen to my commands.

 

[puppylover2007]

awww rules ... yes we have them :

NO drugs.. unless you have a written letter from a certifed ds saying that this will help with anything that is wrong with you.

NO drinking.. unless it is the weekend and there is nothing to do

NO INDOOR POTTY BREAKS ( if you drink to much, then start drinking outside for gods sake) they are 100% pottybroke YAHOOO

furniture is just that now matter how expensive or cheap, if we sit on it so can they.

we go places they come

we go to bed they sleep with us ( even beds), sometimes we even sleep on the floor with them LOL

eat all your dinner before treat time.

barking is not a concern because ALL of our neighbors have dogs and they ALL bark in harmony, so we are fine.

share your toys with one another( of course i buy 2 of everything just in case.

my motto is " we pay the mortgage they OWN IT!

 

[Debi]

we don't have any rigid rules. I cover my quilt on the bed with a safe doggie blanket..so have at it. Addie sits by the table..always has...Hammie goes upstairs to bed on his own. he isn't the least bit interested in begging or food. one rule I have is they are not allowed in the tv room. it was never a big deal to enforce...I say no...they stop at the door. I like one room without doggie fur. life is pretty much easy around here, tho...I never seem to nag or command anything in particular. we just seem ok with it all as is. they must be as lazy as we are. LOL it's never been an issue here.

 

[Lissa]

Defer to me when I mean it:lol-sign:

For me counter surfing, barking, jumping up, chewing and being housebroken are not really "rules". For the most part Dodger's never had the option to make the wrong choices and find them rewarding. Those are unquestionable expectations that have rarely if ever been breached...

I do however have a few rules that I still occasionally reinforce if he's demonstrated a high level of self-control:

Dodger must look to me for permission before crossing any road, stepping off a sidewalk, getting out of the car/canoe and before being released from paw cleaning and baths.
Dodger must never show signs of aggression to Minnow-cat's (no matter how much she deserves it)
Dodger doesn't get treats/dinner unless he runs through some commands and executes them flawlessly.
Dodger doesn't ingest food that is at his level or below until given the okay (unfortunately this only applies indoors or on-leash - I just can't seem to get the scavenger out of the hound LOL)

 

[Punkygirl0101]

No going to the bathroom in the house
No chewing things that belong to the humans
No barking at leaves falling, or squirrels
No eating out of the cats litter box, or their food dishes .
No terrorizing my rodents, or chasing the cats

Honestly, I think those are the only rules we have. Theres really nothing else they ever do that is bad.

 

[Doberman mommy]

Lets see.....

No girls allowed over unless we're home
No stealing moms pillow at night
No eating kitty crunchies out of the cat box
No crossing the street with out mom or dad
No hogging the remote to watch animal planet
No kisses while driving the car
No farting when mom and dad are in a 5 foot radius (not having much luck with this one!)

Other than that, the couch,bed,car is fair game, he sleeps in our bed, and on the couch with us. Though not when we are at grandmas house!

 

[Georgygirl]

Don't pester the kitties if they don't want to play

Don't come whining to me if you get slapped by the kitties for pestering them

No excessive barking at the door......stop when I tell you to.

Don't beg for food (Joey is still working on that, but whenever I take him to visit my family they don't help with that)

Stay out of the litter boxes!!!

Get off the furniture when I tell you.

Don't get snarky with each other (Roxie is getting better about this)

and the general stay out of trash, don't chew electrical cords and no doggy porn site browsing.......ya know, the usual stuff.

 

[Hillside]

No begging at the table. ( Django is really good at this one since he has never once been fed from it and since I was smart and got a counter height table when we bought our house, knowing that I would get a dog eventually.)

No eating your sister. ( Daphne, the Dutch bunny. She has her own room though with a closed door and a baby gate.)

He must jump on the bed with his wet paws to wake up daddy. (Well *I* think it's a good rule.)

Everything belongs to mom.

Must sit/drop/etc before he gets anything.

 

[Ilyena]

No chewing of anything that's not his
No marking in the house
No humping whatsoever
No whining
No jumping up unless invited (still working on this)
No paws on any tables
No grabbing anything from any tables (working on this too)
Gets off furniture when told
Must stay out of my parrot's room!!
Must sit before going out, before going in, before getting leash on or off, etc.

 

[MericoX]

The schnauzers havent informed me of any rules for them. Besides whereing my maids outfit around the house is a must.