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Originally Posted by HenrysMom  Our goal is to have him sleep with us in bed. For now I worry he will jump- or roll off the bed and hurt himself. Or jump out of bed and chew on the carpet while we are asleep. I read somewhere that having him sleep with you in bed wrecks the balance of power between you as the trainer and him as the follower. But we hope to get to that point one day and if we could sleep in- that would be icing on the cake!! |
nope that's a flawed theory. mine both sleep in our bed with us and they both are very smart, well balanced, well trained dogs. it's not a power struggle. it's all about them loving you enough to do what you ask of them and you loving them enough to teach them patiently what you desire for them to do.
you can do it! it's like having a new baby in the house, it's exhausting and hard work. my suggestion for one thing would be to get a large xpen (excersise pen) and keep the puppy in more open space while ur gone during the day so that it can run and play with more room. and as soon as pup is potty trained i for one am all for bed sharing.
just take deep breaths, relax, and enjoy puppy hood. they grow fast and it's over soon. God Bless and good luck. PM me anytime