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Originally Posted by gracielove  One thing I used on Gracie when she was a naughty puppy was to get a rolled up news paper. I never hit her with it but I would either hit it against my hand or an end table or something to get her attention. It was quite effective. Of course I would also tell her "NO" at the same time. Maybe that is way the "NO" is so effective now.
Gracie has her own fleece blanket and a queen sized pillow that she loves to sleep on while on my bed but as I have said, when she gets chilly she wants to be right up next to me or under the blanket. I sleep on a memory foam mattress so I don't move around much at night. I don't mind her cuddling and she has her own steps so if she needs to get down at night she can get up and down herself. Yup, I have adapted myself to her quite well! Or she has trained me quite well I guess.
Maybe you could leave a little food down in her dish at night so she can snack without bothering you at night. Gracie has never been a big eater so I have never had to deal with a night time snacker.
Years ago when we first got our Shih Tzu we lived in an apartment. I tried to crate train but he made so much noise at night I couldn't do it without disturbing the neighbors. Apartment dwellers have to find other options. |
You know I thought about getting a memory foam mattress. I did try laying on one at a store, but I felt like I was "stuck" in the mattress. I slept on one of those "topper" ones at my friends camper and I actually woke up with no back pain, so I started thinking about buying one again. I wonder how Beanie would be on one of those, if she would feel "stuck" in it. But it might make my sleep better and then I wouldn't move around so much which would make HER not move around either.
I am going to get her doggie pajamas to keep her warm, although I can already forsee a huge struggle trying to get her to be still long enough to get her legs into them. And then see if she will even tolerate them on her. She tries to get the little sweaters and coats off of her when I put them on her when it is cold. This dog doesn't like anything confining!!