Re: Does your puppy sleep in your bed? We don't let him climb up the stairs though he is fast and has learnt where they are, sometimes he has gone before you can stop him. We have to make sure the door is closed all the time.
Re: Does your puppy sleep in your bed? [quote author=Lee Bell link=topic=9701.msg143194#msg143194 date=1423728627] We don't let him climb up the stairs though he is fast and has learnt where they are, sometimes he has gone before you can stop him. We have to make sure the door is closed all the time. [/quote] He's a brave boy, Bella just stands on the bottom step and looks up ha
Re: Does your puppy sleep in your bed? [quote author=maisiesmomma link=topic=9701.msg140239#msg140239 date=1422471374] Maisie started off in the crate. She did not like this arrangement. She wanted to play at four am. She took 15 minutes to settle back to sleep after a potty break (and she would have 2-4 per night). Quite torturous. So one night I plopped her on my bed and it turned out she woke up much less while sleeping on my bed (1-2 times per night) and so she stayed on there all night for awhile. Then I spent a lot more time working on making her crate the best place to be in the world, making her enjoy it a lot more, and all of a sudden one night she just wouldn't settle on my bed, so I chucked her in her crate with a Kong chew toy (that pink bone shaped one with a couple kibble stuffed in either end) and lo and behold, she just went to sleep!! So then after that, she's spent the majority of the night in her crate. If she wakes up and needs to go out before I'm done sleeping (6-7 usually) then she gets to sleep on the bed with me for the rest of the night. I like this arrangement a lot better for when my boyfriend sleeps over, etc, and she can be quite a space hog sometimes which I imagine will only get worse! I think this helped her in her crate… she is rarely in a hurry to get out in the mornings - this morning she actually sat there for a bit, then took out her chew toy and started chewing on it - after having been in her crate from 10.30 pm to 8.00 am. [/quote] How did you make the crate fun for her? I do the stuff suggested: have him eat his meals in there, leave treats, etc. Do you have any other suggestions? He's crated at night and does fine but doesn't love the idea of going in.
