How do I get my dog to sleep on her own bed?
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I have a female beagle 10 months old. She is in habit of sleeping on our bed at night. Every night I put her on her bed, but at night she quietly slips into my blanket. Its just that her smell gets into my bed, which becomes difficult to handle and I also find it a little unhygienic.
Anybody has an idea how to train dogs to sleep on their beds?
Answers to this question:I guess pavlov had some experiments on the issue. You can implement a similar experiment. you can try soft electrical shock and Dog's favorite food as possible negative and positive stimuli.
I guess pavlov had some experiments on the issue. You can implement a similar experiment. you can try soft electrical shock and Dog's favorite food as possible negative and positive stimuli.
Try "dog whispers" method.
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A 10 month old dog is a pup and pups must be trained to use a crate (portable kennel) for two reasons. First, it is a means for you to manage the dog. The dog must be trained to go to the kennel upon command by you. Second, the crate becomes the dog’s safe haven. If the dog has any reason to feel threatened or insecure then the crate is the place that she can go to that is off limits to anyone else such as other pets or small children. Even my most mature adult dogs that were free to roam about the house maintained their crates as their personal sanctuary throughout their lives.
A crate sized appropriately for a beagle can be purchased at any pet store for about $100. The price of crates increases with size but don't be tempted to buy one too small. The pet store personnel can advise you on the size for your dog. There are two basic designs of crate. For your purposes at home choose the wire-made crate that allows the dog unrestricted view of her surroundings all around the crate. The molded plastic crate design is good for traveling but not for daily use in your home.
Assemble the crate at home and put it in location as near as possible to the center of family activity in the home. Put the dog’s bed inside the crate and try to coax her onto the bed. If she goes into the crate don’t close the door on her yet. Let her get used to it. Be patient if she doesn’t go into the crate right away. If she is well enough connected with her bed then she will probably go in later as she gets accustomed to the wire around it. The dog may not readily establish the interior of the crate as her domain. Whether she does so or not she must be taught to go into the crate upon command.
By the second day start coaxing the dog into the crate. It is best to start this training when you have the entire day to work with your dog. If verbal coaxing alone doesn’t work then try a dog treat. Get her attention with the treat then command “kennel” as you toss the treat into the crate. She’ll go into the crate for the treat. Close the door and praise her. Don’t leave her too long at first. Repeat this drill a few times but stop before she gets bored with it. Take a break for awhile and repeat the drills, again. Gradually, increase the time in the crate and the intervals between practices. Dogs vary in how quickly they learn and accept the crate as their domain but on average they should readily obey the command to “kennel” by the end of the first day. Gradually, over a few days, the treat reward can be replaced with verbal praise for most occasions of her obedience.
When the dog will readily kennel upon command you can take back your bed and establish yourself as the alpha member of the pack. When it comes time for the family to retire for the night move the crate into your bedroom and command the dog to kennel. This is the one time that you should never fail to reward her with a treat for obeying you. If you have a an article clothing with your scent to put into the crate it may help to placate the dog in her new bed-down situation. Caution, however. She may start claiming your clothing for her bedding if she finds it about.
Do not give in to the any protests that the dog makes through the night. In the morning give her a treat and lavish her with praise. With a 10 month old pup the behavior modification should be complete within a day or two. She may try to relapse at times. Don’t give in. You will continue to enjoy your bed alone and your pet will become secure with the crate as her bed and domain. After a time she may accept her crate to the level that she won’t need it in your bedroom at night. Good luck!
I'm curious, Prabhjot. Have the sleeping arrangements been altered yet?
We have tried. Not with a crate but something like it. She is getting better, but I still have to make a lot of efforts to make her sleep in her bed. Easiest way is to get her tired, if she is tired she just sleeps where nobody will disturb her.
Place a much larger than needed, stuffed with flavors, doggie-treat, hollowed bone on her bed.
Place a much larger than needed, stuffed with flavors, doggie-treat, hollowed bone on her bed.
Total Answers: 7, Total Page Views: 659.Send her over to my house - I miss having a cold nose on my face in the mornings. :)
My two dogs used to sleep with me which was very uncomfortable as one was a very large Dobbie and took up more space than was his. Unfortunately, he's no longer with us. Shortly after he died I had surgery and couldn't allow the other dog to sleep with me so I just locked him out of the room, but have since bought him new bed with memory foam and he loves it and doesn't even think about hopping on my bed anymore.
No matter what you're doing with a doggie, it takes time to train them and yours is young enough to still learn. Mine is over 14 years old now, so he's more or less 'set in his ways'.
Pat Johnson
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