Jaeger sleeps with us, too, and Sir and I basically hang out in bed (we don't have a lot of living room furniture, Sir's a bit of a minimalist) so Jaeger came to think the bed was his. He is also especially protective of me. We went to a personal dog trainer about it and she said every time he growls, pick him up until he stops growling, then do not allow him access to the bed until he walks up and gets uninterested in coming up (usually 30 seconds to 10 minutes, but it might take longer at first) then tell him it is okay to come up. Also, don't allow him on the bed with you unless you specifically invite him up, every time. We have a padded milk crate that Jaeger uses as steps, and he'll sit and wait on the steps until I tell him "ok." |