I started sleeping with Snoodles! Never thought I would sleep with a dog, but she would shake all over for about 30 minutes before bedtime, and I couldn't take it any more! I now put her on the bed, and say in a firm voice: Stay"! Then I go to the bathroom , out again, say stay again, etc. The first night she jumped down, and I scolded her and put her back and repeated STAY, and she hasn't jumped down since. In the morning, we get hugs and kisses and then I lift her down.
She supposed to have bad knees, but she is a jumper! It freaks me out because I am afraid she will snap the knees bad. But, she jumps from the couch to my chair, ---from my chair over the end table to my husband's chair. Drives me nuts! If she is on the chair and you move, she will jump down. I am trying to get her to wait and let me put her down, but they are independent sorts! Wore me out to no end when she was a puppy! Ha!
Pat |