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AITA For letting my cousin's dog sit on my couch? My cousin had just adopted a puppy but the day after she picked her up, her mom passed away. Since she had to travel across the country so I took in the puppy until she got back. My cousin specifically--
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Anonymous 2d

Asked me not to train her puppy to do anything since she wants a blank state aside from feeding/potty training since yknow.. I don't want a puppy peeing on my floor while I'm taking care of her. When my cousin got back she saw the puppy on my couch and got super mad because she didn't want her puppy to think it's ok laying on couches. I'm not super big on those haedcore dog trainers unlike her so I wasn't aware that your dog isn't supposed to sleep on your bed/couch according the "majority of--

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Anonymous 2d

NTA telling a dog not to be on the couch is training. Telling a dog to be on the couch is training, it’s classical fucking conditioning and it runs the entire dog training program industry, she should understand that since she got a puppy. She made it very clear to you NOT to train that dog AKA no ordering it to do anything, not altering its behavior, or deciding what the dog is allowed and not allowed to do. You were simply following her instructions. Just because she got a dog and educated her

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

dog trainers". She's very upset that I didn't follow her instructions on not training her puppy since I encouraged her to lay on furniture. Is this really that common in the dog trainer community? Does that make me an asshole?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2d

-Self on what dog trainers recommend doesn’t mean you did or had to, you never agreed. If she wanted you to teach the dog this, it should’ve been added with the potty training. I’d be delicate during this time as it may just be an (valid emotions) overreaction due to the stress of losing her mother and the stress of taking on a new living being to care for. I’d talk to your cousin (and ensure this isn’t normal behavior) and offer your support in whatever ways you can, their whole world is gone

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