I had this happen with one of my dogs. If she was on the couch, her bed, my bed, she would snap at the kids if they came near, so... she got NO bed. She couldn't get on the couch, she didn't have her on bed (she had to lay on the floor), and she couldn't get on my bed. It didn't take her long to get the picture that she was low man on the totem pole! After she figured this out, she stopped snapping and was allowed back on furniture and her own bed.
When she first was allowed back, I would chase her off the furniture or off her bed several times just to let her know I was still the boss of those areas. I also had the kids chase her off so she would know they were the boss. She was a fantastic dog after she learned her place in the pack.
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