I have tried to get my dog to sleep in my bed with me but she always ends up jumping off of my bed at night and sleeps on the floor, how can I get her to stay up on my bed?
By the way she is a labrador retriever (shes my icon)
How to get my dog to stay in my bed at night?
Posted October 31st, 2009 by admin
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October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
I think they get hot from the body heat, and end up sleeping on the floor.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
She may want to stretch out and doesnt have room for that on your bed. My APBT does the same, he recently went from sleeping in the crate to our bed and he always jumps off because he cant stretch out like he wants. Your best bet is to get a bed for her to put on the floor so she has somewhere of her own to sleep.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
I don’t think it is possible. Labs usually love to sleep in bed with the owner, so you have a strange one. Maybe it is just to warm in the bed, and when winter comes, it will want to be in the bed with you. I can’t get mine out of the bed, even if I want to, an most dogs I have had were like that too. I just had always assumed dogs loved to sleep in bed with the owner
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
She’s not comfortable in your bed so why do you want her to stay there? As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing wrong with allowing your dog to sleep with you. However, if she doesn’t want to, don’t force her to. Let her sleep comfortably on the floor in your room. Consider getting a dog bed for her or a blanket if you have hard floors.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
Um make a little more room.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
get her to get under the covers with you and then let her see how nice your bed set is
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
You cant force her 2 sleep on the bed all night. If you dont force her she’ll probably come on eventually.
ps: cute dog!!
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
Maybe the dog prefers the floor to your bed. My dog has always slept with me since she was four months old and she is 2 years old.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
Usually a dog wants to sleep where they can do the best job of protecting.Some don’t like to sleep with their human.
Mine sleeps on my bed but leaves sometimes in the night and comes back..She’s pretty heavy so I feel her coming and going.I think she’s on patrol…lol
Maybe your girl doesn’t have enough room to stretch out.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
Most likely she doesn’t feel comfortable up on your bed. Don’t take it personally, it’s not because you smell or anything…hehe.
Get your quality time in with your dog before bed, then you won’t feel like you’re missing out if she doesn’t want to sleep up on your bed.
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 am
i think if she wants to get off you should let her. You should be really pleased with her lol, she is being polite and respectful to you (before folk thumbs down me, my dog sleeps on my bed and has respect for me, but this dog has exempt manners).
She may even just be too warm on the bed or want to stretch out properly.
I’m sorry to not have an answer to how to keep the dog on the bed, at the end of the day the only way to do it is by force, and i can tell you love your dog too much to force her to do something she doesn’t want to.