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Cody has always laid on my lap or he'll lay tight up against me if I'm on the sofa. It was the bed that he wouldn't come near me. I have to assume his prev. owner allowed him on the bed, but not next to them, Cody would lay up on top the extra pillows near me, every night when it was time for me to go to bed, I would take him off the pillow, put him under the blankets next to me, he would fly out and dash back on top of the pillow. I wouldn't give up, I wanted him near me, against me. About 3 months of doing this he stayed a few minutes then out from under the blankets and back on top of the pillow, but at least he stayed a few minutes. Now into 8 months, stay under blanket a few minutes and comes on MY pillow, with his hind feet touching my head, like he was testing me to see if it was ok, I was thrilled, he did this for one month, mean while I am still putting him under my blanket next to me. 9th month, I put him under my blanket and he stayed. Every night after that I would hold the blanket in the air and tell him come under the blankie with momma and he would. When he would get to warm he would come out, but now would sleep on top of the blankets pressed up against my back. It took 9 months of me showing him it was ok to sleep next to me. For 2 1/2 years he was with prev. owner not allowed to be next to them, it took 9 months to teach him it was ok to sleep under the blanket or next to me. It's been 8 months now, and every night if he is not under the blanket he is pressed up next to me. I think with rescue dogs being trained what is not acceptable it takes a while to undo what he was taught, Cody is my first rescue and that was my experience with him. All my other babies I raised from 8 weeks old, they were raised to know it's ok to sleep next to me or under the blankets, my girls were either on my lap or pressed into my thigh when I was sitting on the sofa. Teek is only with you a few months, I would keep putting him on my lap, show him it's ok for him to be there, even if he does get off, if he likes the lap one day you will put him on your lap and he may stay. Being on a lap creates a lot of heat, some dogs don't want all that warmth, laying next to you keeps them comfortably warm. Never give up hope lol