I need to teach my dog to sleep on her own bed those that mean she need to go back in to her room or should I train her to sleep in her own bed.
2006-07-22 06:16:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
You are right to teach her to sleep in her own bed. Letting her sleep in your bed or sit on the furniture can lead to behavior problems later - she won't respect your authority if she thinks she's your equal.
Leave a leash on her when you're awake. If you find her on the bed or couch, take the leash and tug her off - hard enough that she knows you don't want her there. Lead her over to her bed and praise her. You can even teach her to go to her bed and lie down on a command.
She can stay in your room if you put her bed in a crate. Otherwise, she should go back to sleeping in her bed in another room.
Read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know – Volhard http://www.volhard.com/
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
2006-07-22 07:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
she's gonna keep on sleeping with you until you tell her no she needs to learn that she has her own bed and can't sleep with you if that means kicking her off the bed every five minutes that's what you need to do eventually she will start to understand she needs to sleep in her own bed, and if she has any special treats she likes than use them to train her to sleep on her bed having her lay down and go to her bed she will learn, dogs can learn anything specially when treats are involved
2006-07-22 06:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she loves you, she thinks she's protecting you. The only real way to get her to stop, is to put her bed in another room and shut your bedroom door.
2006-07-22 06:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope that when you have kids that you learned your lesson from this. it is really hard to teach someone something once they are comfortable in the daily routine. sorry that i don't have better advice, good luck!
2006-07-22 06:20:21 · answer #4 · answered by ally 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally they want to rest near warmth area if where you're sleeping is his/her kind of temp. or you can try using some soft toy he/she likes and tie to her basket.
2006-07-22 06:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by nadienia864 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋