I don't need to set an alarm clock. The pup let's us know when it's time.
Nothing else serves like a cold nose in the ear along with what feels as a wet dirty dish rag on the face for a, HOWDY! GOOD MORNING!!!!, wake up call.
Tahsa doesn't sleep with me, but she sleeps in my room. I very often wake up to her head resting on the edge of the bed, ears all perked up, staring at me and sniffing my face!
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I don't need to set an alarm clock. The pup let's us know when it's time.
Nothing else serves like a cold nose in the ear along with what feels as a wet dirty dish rag on the face for a, HOWDY! GOOD MORNING!!!!, wake up call.
Even more subtle wake-up calls can work really well. Short dog standing with front paws on the edge of the bed, staring into my face .... tall dog sitting beside the bed, staring into my face .... dog on bed beside me, staring at the back of my head ...
Probably not the same as Will's does-not-sleep dog's unblinking stare, but it works.
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Barbara I know, can't seem to get serious when it comes to the bed. The pup gets up there and puts his head down to look as small as possible - yeah - 85lbs small! LOL! Then when I tell him to get down he waves his paw in the air and gives me this sorry sounding moan as if to say "C'mon Mom - why not?" Then I say it again louder and he gets down.
I'm glad I found this topic I have been wondering about this myself. I like my Dobie sharing the bed but he's getting too big now - and as one other poster experienced too, mine will sometimes move up the bed and end up on my pillow (or my head). So I think it is time to move him to the floor.
My question is - will this be interpreted as punishment or a lowering in rank? He has been on the bed since I got him (1-1/2 years ago).
How do I keep him off the bed at night? Do I put a lease on him and tie him to the dresser or just push him off the bed over-and-over again telling him NO until he understands?
If I do this, does he need to stay off the bed forever? I wouldn't want to send mixed signals letting him up sometimes and not other times. Unless this is acceptable. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/mshumack/Jake-smallJPG.jpg
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I like crates. No communication issues that way and you know exactly where they're going to be all night long. I don't suggest tethering a dog to stationary objects. It's an easy way to get a dog hung up or start an annoying habit like leash chewing.
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Mike,
If you are planning on letting him sleep in your room, you could get him a doggie bed (cushion, or whatever), put it at the foot of the bed on the floor and marker train him to lay on it. When he gets up on your bed, tell him 'No' and guide him off the bed. Give him his command to go to his bed. If you are consistent about not allowing him on the bed, he'll get it. (and that includes times when you are not home, too...no access to the bed)
Your dog is not going to view it as punishment (IMO) if you don't let him on your bed anymore.
My IG is 12 and has slept in our bed since she was a pup (after 2 wks of getting up twice a night for potty I relented). A month ago bought a fake shearling round bed for the new pup.Pup hated it, "too hot". The IG took it over immediately, hasn't slept in our bed since. I do keep it on the couch instead of the floor. I keep it clean with a fresh towel couple times a week, IGs are fastidious.
Perhaps if you make something "special" for your Dobe he will make his own choice.Sometimes I think "clean sheets" are as much of a draw as the closeness to us.
Mine love to sleep with me, but they also know there are clear rules and they do just fine with it.
Only one dog at a time, only if invited and only if my husband is not in the bed.
They also know that if you try to dig at the bed to make it more comfortable, push at me and shove me off the bed, lick my face while I am sleeping, or roll around on your back with all four feet in the air, (all of these things have happened)Mom will get mad and make you get down and possibly leave the bedroom all together.
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