Sneaky dog

[ontariogreys]

Go out a purchase a length of plastic carpet runner/protector that will cover the couch and place it nobby side up on the couch. She has simply learned the couch is a comfy place to sleep, if made uncomfortable she will not be interested in sleeping there.

As others have mentioned a crate should not be used as punishment, you want the crate to be seen by your dog as a safe have, physical punishment is another no-no in my book, it can make dogs fearful of hand movement and can lead to snapping in fear, using a firm voice not yelling can be effective if the dog chooses to ignore than you can use a squirt bottle with water along with the verbal correction eventualy the dog learns to respond to your voice without the need to be squirted.

[KYS]

That reminds me of my favorite dog of all time.
She was the best/most perfect dog I ever owned.
(If I could have cloned her I would have)

I would leave her in the house when I went to work.
(I never saw her on the furniture when I was home, but
a dead give away she had been sleeping on the couch
was the her dog fur.)