Ed talks a lot on this site about not allowing dogs on furniture, especially beds. I'm not quite sure why this is, other than a dominance issue? I like my dog to curl up on the sofa cushion next to me when I'm watching a movie. Is this going to cause some kind of pack order issue with my completely submissive dog? Also, my wife likes to watch TV in the guest room, and we allow the dog on that bed when we are watching TV. We do not allow her onto OUR bed at any time, and we never sleep in the guest room with the dog, we only watch TV there. So far the dog seems to differentiate the bed which is permitted versus the bed which is not. I figured it would be a huge leap in intelligence for the dog to start classifying all beds as the same thing.
Can someone explain to me why this is not recommended? If there's a good reason for it, I'll follow the advice, but I personally don't see the problem with a dog with no dominance issues.
You must remember Ed is a working dog person. If your after a nice pet, go for it. If you want a dog that respects you, minds you. and/or is a working dog, then you need a professional relationship with the dog. In that case, no bed no couch no toys, unlkess your playing with the dog. Etc.
Not to say there arnt exceptions, but tis arrangement make them a lot easier to train.
Ron
Don't worry about it unless you have dominance problems. Auster is allowed on everything and it hasn't caused problems but she is fairly submissive. There is a difference between you allowing the dog up there and the dog getting up whenever they feel like it as well if you are concerned.
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Thanks for the replies. My dog is just a pet, she's not going to have to work, lucky devil! I am putting her through the basic obedience training, and she is doing fairly well. Like I said, I don't have any dominance problems with this dog. And if I tell her to get off the bed, she gets off the bed.
Originally posted by David Chau: Just one consideration -
If the dog like the guest bed, what happens when you have guest?
Guest sleeps with three adult german shepherds... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
been there done that... i was guest in that story.
On the good side; i shure as hell was not cold <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Heh, one of my friends nearly got a heart attack when he got night visit from my pup.
That's a good point, but not to worry...the dog doesn't sleep there, she just hangs out with us when we watch TV. She goes in her crate at bedtime <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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