Dogs Bed

I just bought a massive pillow/bed thing for my dog who seems determind not to use it and has resigned herself to sleeping on the hard tile floor…………. I don't think she grasps the concept of what it is.

you have to let her know that it's hers – call her over and feed her while she's lying on it, do it regularly, soon enough it'll be habit for her to stay on there.

by this i meant wicker, plastic, wood etc etc etc
goos to see there are some jokers playing on here today…………

might sound silly but, we took our newly adopted mini-schnauzer mix Fancy to the pet store with us and my hunny started pulling beds off the shelf onto the floor for her to try out and all of a sudden she disappeared, we looked around calling her name and she had climbed up on a shelf and had stretched out on a huge pillow that would have been big enough for a rottweiler… go figure…. but it's what she wanted!

Dogs know that your bed is the most intimate place of yours, it smells most like you. When a dog pees on your bed, it is pretending to pee on you. It means that he is VERY mad at you. My dog went through this at a time when we were moving a lot, 3 times in 4 years. I just closed the bedroom door, and put lots of boxes and "stuff" on the furniture when I left so she wouldn't pee on stuff. She got over it when she figured out that I always came home.

Our dog is paralyzed from waist back, no feeling, no movement, no bowel or bladder control. We picked her up from the neurologist last night. It has been a rough 24 hours. We got her an orthopedic bed, diapers, and have ordered her a wheelchair. Anyone have any success stories? We will be doing physical therapy with her, including driving her to hydrotherapy 2 hours away, once per week. Can she recover? Will she recover? I am overwhelemed with clean up duty, diaper duty, picking her up, exercises, etc. and it has only been 24 hours. I need encouragement, tips, real-life success stories. Anyone care for a paralyzed dog? Any therapy tips? How best to deal with the incontinence? She is 55 pound, 7 year old Chow/Golden Mix. She is a bit grumpy but still same ole Keegan, fully alert, fully using front legs, barks, licks, whines, etc.

I knew of a paralyzed dachshund that lived for over 10 years with a wheelchair and diapers. The owners had to express her bladder on a daily basis & keep her clean "back there". I can imagine that it would be quite challenging with her size lifting her up! I would really recommend that you see if there are alternative therapies that may help like hydrotherapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, I have seen these work wonders with pets in similar situations! When you ask if she will get better I would definately see what the neurologist has to say about that because they have done all of the testing on her.

Best of luck! You seem very commited to seeing this work out & I hope it does!

I had a small bed for the cat and they both used it. I got a bigger bed for the dog and the cat has taken it over. My dog respects the cat as alpha and tries to lay in this tiny little bed that he can hardly fit in while the cat strecthes out in the bigger bed. It is humorous, but can I fix this?>

I think you're going to have to get another bed just like the new one. The cat can't lie in two at the same time. It is pretty funny, I can see exactly how it happens. You might try just removing the cat anytime you see it in the dog's bed and then encourage the dog to lie in it but I'm not sure that will work. Cats can be very determined. Is it possible that the cat just likes the cover on the dog bed? Maybe you just need some fabric like the kind on the dog bed to tempt the cat away from it and lie somewhere else.

my dog’s bed is very old and tattered, and our family is thinking of getting him a high quality dog bed for life instead of buying a new average quality one every 3 months. our dog is a shih tzu, but he likes alot of space, plus he has to have room for his pillows, sheets, and stuffed animals. needless to say, he’s very spoiled and pampered. so does anyone know of a high quality dog bed that looks cute?

go to your nearest pet store and find one that you like.

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My 8 year old boxer had to be put to sleep last night. His partner dog is a terrier bitch – they have shared a large dog bed since they were puppies together. She always needed to be in contact with him while sleeping. Although she saw him ill I am unsure today wether she knows he is dead or just not come home yet. Should I take the over-large for her on her own bed away ? Will this help her to understand that he`s not coming home or just distress her futher?

Don't underestimate what an animal understands. I had the same problem when my 8 year old german shepard/austrailian shepard died. My dog seemed to know as soon as we came home from the vet. I think they can feel what you feel, and if you have the strong feeling of loss that I'm sure you have (I'm very sorry and I empathize) your dog will feel that and have a general idea. Like all creatures, including humans, it takes a while to set in. My dog moped for six months. It was very sad. Taking the bed away probably would do more harm than good, because if your dog does know, or will soon, seperating her from her connection to her friend might cause her stress. Also, nothing aside from time will eliminate their ability to smell the other dog in the house. I would watch her closely to see what she does and how she copes; if she doesn't seem to want to lay in the bed, it probably upsets her, so I would say get rid of it. If she sleeps in it, I would keep it. I'm so sorry and good luck.

Would like it to be fleece lined for warmth, but more importantly, the opening stays up and open.

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My dog has slept in the same bed as me all his life. But lately hes been getting on my nerves lol. And sometimes keeps me awake. I wanna train him to sleep in a bed next to mine. But everytime i put him there he gets up right away and gets back in my bed! How can I train him to sleep on it? Is it mean to do it after hes slept in a bed all his life?

i believe this is a case of "…old dog new trick"

but it is possible, you just have to be willing to deal with it.

dogs respond to aggressiveness (doesn't necessarily have to be violent). if you want him to get off your bed then scold him. then direct him to the bed you want him to sleep in.

it would also help if you put his bed between your bed and the entrance to the room. dogs like to sleep between you and the entrance to the room to "protect" you. even if their not an aggressive dog they still have the instinct.