 Moving a snoring dog - would you?
#323350 - 03/23/2011 01:33 PM |
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I can't take it anymore - the snoring! I'm getting sleep deprived and I'm starting to resent Kasey. I was talking to Connie about this topic and we thought it would be a good thing to post.
Kasey has slept in our room since he was a puppy, in a crate till he was older, and now on the floor by our bed. I have tried many different things to try and cope with the snoring and I can't anymore. I get woke up too many times a night, and I really hate earplugs. I'm considering moving him to a different room to sleep.
Is it mean? Will it mess up our bond? Will it affect his behavior?
Would you do it? If so, how would you go about it?
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Re: Moving a snoring dog - would you?
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#323351 - 03/23/2011 01:38 PM |
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Hell yeah I'd boot him out. 
It is only going to cause a rift if you make it personal and do it with resentment or guilt.
Put him out and get some sleep.:smile:
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Re: Moving a snoring dog - would you?
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#323352 - 03/23/2011 01:39 PM |
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Do you still have the crate? I'd just crate him in a den or living room area. Most dogs are pretty adaptable.
You need a good nights sleep. And it's already affecting your bond if you're starting to resent him for it. So I'd try not to worry about and just try an alternate sleeping set up and see what happens! Maybe he'll be happier throughout the day because you'll be happier!
ETA- I have a rule about dogs sleeping in my room. I have have no issue with it, they can sleep just about anywhere they want (including the bed most of the time) but, THEY CANNOT DISTURB ME! Period. If they start flopping around on the bed (Kenzi) moving too much (Kenzi) Waking me up too early (Kenzi, hmm, I see a theme here) they get pushed off. As a result I have 3 dogs that are pretty stealthy in their movement during the night. And 3 dogs that rarely wake me up - they all lay quiet until I'm ready to get up
If they didn't learn that way, they'd be in crates in another room
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#323353 - 03/23/2011 01:53 PM |
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I agree with Mara.
After having my roommate move in, Tasha decided she didn't want to sleep in my bedroom anymore. She wanted to be able to see what was going on in the house, and closing the bedroom door made her restless. When I lived alone I never closed any doors.
I moved her crate into my bedroom, and she sleeps in there now. I expected a little protest, but from the first night she was fine.
Since you are changing a life long routine, he might get a little anxious at first but he will be ok. If he fusses over it just act like you are crate training a puppy. Put him in there, give him a nice treat and something to do, and then ignore him.
Its not at all mean. You need your sleep! 
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#323356 - 03/23/2011 02:05 PM |
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Dogs are pretty adaptable in their sleep habits (at least mine are) I had to move mine due to "night gas" that kept me awake and gagging all night  A baby gate across the hall worked well for me. But the snoring husband- It would be nice to get him to sleep on the other side of the gate some nights
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#323357 - 03/23/2011 02:11 PM |
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Kasey loves his crate, but he's 85 lbs so the crate is huge! I just don't have anyplace to put it besides my closet where it used to be. I wouldn't feel so bad if I could put his crate in another room and let him sleep in that. One of the pitfalls of a big dog I guess.
My husband says we could just put his crate back in the closet, put him in it, and close the closet doors! That seems meaner than moving him to another room!
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Re: Moving a snoring dog - would you?
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#323360 - 03/23/2011 02:14 PM |
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Hell yeah I'd boot him out.
It is only going to cause a rift if you make it personal and do it with resentment or guilt.
Put him out and get some sleep.:smile:
I always love Michael's clear-cut answers!
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#323362 - 03/23/2011 02:24 PM |
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But the snoring husband- It would be nice to get him to sleep on the other side of the gate some nights
It's none of my business (and totally off-topic) but...
If it's really loud snoring, you might consider getting him into a sleep test.
Sleep apnea hides really well, and untreated, it slowly kills you.
It was a contributor to Tim's death, which is why I'm butting in.
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#323374 - 03/23/2011 02:25 PM |
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Your dog may not care if you have him sleep elsewhere. Make him a cozy new bed in the place of your choice, get him lots of exercise, I bet he takes right to it.
I bet you don't even need to crate him in the new spot. Just make it inviting, draft free and warm -- bet he sacks right out.
Our IG slept IN the bed under the sheets for 10 yrs. We changed our stairs from carpet to wood, she found the new stairs scary -bedroom is upstairs -- we bought her a new
fake sheepskin covered bed, put it on the couch, she never looked back.
We all sleep better!
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#323378 - 03/23/2011 03:08 PM |
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"Your dog may not care if you have him sleep elsewhere. Make him a cozy new bed in the place of your choice ... "
One of mine (senior, HD, spinal disc problems) has a little flat dog-bed warming pad in his bed.
All I have to do is move that warmer to another bed.
I did it once so I could wash the cover, etc., in the "primary" bed, and he found it in the 2nd bed before I even had a chance to show him. LOL
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