just thought it was funny that you (and everyone) always says "they wont potty where they sleep"... well i guess my dog is the exception, she has ALWAYS gone where she sleeps.. she doesnt care...luckily shes house trained now and knwos to go outside (every now and then she has an accident, probably cause she can't get me to wake up in the middle of the night) but before she was housetrained, she would go in her crate on her blankets/towels on our bed when she slept with us... etc... it got so bad at one point that we had to put her in her crate in the garage (during summer so she wont freeze) at night just so she would get it, to NOT go in the house at all, crate, bed, kitchen nothing.... it took her a year and a half to house train, shes strong will'd... But now to answer the topic question... id say wait to let the dog sleep in your bed because it WILL have accidents on your bed, especially if it is too scared to jump down, and jumping down isnt that safe for a puppy anyways... so its better to just wait until after teh housetraining. my dog sleeps with me now or in her little bed in the bedroom, but only because i trust her to not go to the bathroom on the bed or the floor... when she does have her acidents in the middle of the night now, its either right by the door to go outside, or on the linoleum.
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Originally Posted by the4ween  No I wouldn't recommend letting a puppy sleep with you for many reasons. One he will need to relieve himself, Two he/she could fall off the bed and these are very small dogs and their bones are very fragile. I have a 4 month old Yorkie and a 5 year old Yorkie . The 5 yr. old is housebroken so unless he is sick he will at times sleep w/ us or at the foot of the bed but the puppy sleeps in her crate which is right next to our bed . I get up in the middle of the night to let her out so she doesn't soil her crate. Crating is an excellent way to train your baby b/c he or she will not want to soil where they sleep. Good luck and Congrats on your new Baby...your gonna love her/ him!  |