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Caro · 11-11-2012, 06:17 AM

Colby is still not fully potty-trained but we let him sleep with us during the first week because he cried loudly every night in his crate for hours and we were worried the neighbors would complain(we live in an apt). He did pretty well at first, slept most of the night and no accidents... and we have a high bed so he was too scared to jump off.

Once he learned he can jump off the bed, it became a problem because he'd poop/pee in our room. So back to the crate he went. We are in our 3rd-4th week of having him and he only cries a little in his crate and then chills out. Once he is fully potty trained I'll let him sleep w us again because I love cuddling my wittle baby. <3

Kiki Mama · 11-11-2012, 07:16 AM

Our little girl sleeps with us most of the time she is crate trained and has never had an accident in our bed. My husband first said no never now he is the one who allowed it the first night which is great for all of us. We get to sleep in again. She stays in bed as long as we want to! She just got spayed & I'm only letting her sleep in there in the morning time now. I'm afraid we would hurt her until she heals up good!

Kiki Mama · 11-11-2012, 07:36 AM

Our little girl sleeps with us most of the time she is crate trained and has never had an accident in our bed. My husband first said no never now he is the one who allowed it the first night which is great for all of us. We get to sleep in again. She stays in bed as long as we want to! She just got spayed & I'm only letting her sleep in there in the morning time now. I'm afraid we would hurt her until she heals up good!

sandy simpson · 11-11-2012, 07:43 AM

One thing about the Yorkie breed is that they want to be by you! I have both of my Yorkies in the bed and they are no trouble. They sleep peacefully and do not want to be in a cold crate. I even cover them up at night. Do I spoil my Yorkies? Yes and they love me!

bobohyde · 11-11-2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Twinklesprinkle

So, can anyone recommend some tips to essentially "train" Frankie to sleep in my bed? I have read about using toys and treats but I don't want him to equate being in the bed with playtime (which is when he gets those things). He's seriously got more energy than a busload of Kindergarteners & the ONLY time he honestly relaxes/sleeps is while in his crate.*

Any advice would be IMMENSELY appreciated!!! ;-)

Does Frankie have a dog bed? Columbo started sleeping in our bed as soon as he was old enough to not be confined in the crate at night. The problem was he hogs the bed & covers. He'll tuck in so tight to us that my husband couldn't get a good nights sleep, plus he was afraid he'd roll over on him. So we bought Columbo another dog bed just like his dog bed downstairs, but we keep this one ON the bed. Now we all get a good nights sleep as 95% of the time, Columbo chooses his bed over snuggling with us, yet he's still right there up on the bed with us. Anyway, I'm wondering if having Frankie's bed in your bed would get the point across to him that he's there to sleep rather than play.

arnolda30 · 11-11-2012, 05:14 PM

Our boys sleep with us and have since the first day they came home

Wouldn't have it any other way! No accidents (knock on wood!) Though, do have to admit that I am seriously contemplating a king size bed now! One has to snuggle up close to either myself or my husband, while the other takes his sleep far more seriously and says his goodnights to us, then, makes his bed down by our feet. Nothing better than waking up to their sweet faces

Tissy2cute · 11-11-2012, 05:55 PM

We had a few accidents at first....hubby was not pleased but now she will whimper to go potty. Our bed is way too high for her to jump on or jump down.
Sometimes when we first get into bed she is hyper...it is her time to roughhouse with daddy. I do let her have some chew sticks that stay in the bed for her.

She is very spoiled.

Princess keke · 11-11-2012, 06:08 PM

I let Honey sleep with me. She gets under the covers then doesnt wake up until morning and thats so she can go outside and potty. When she comes back in from pottying she gets right back under the covers and go to sleep.

Kiki Mama · 11-11-2012, 06:35 PM

My husband is always worried about kiki sleeping under the covers mainly at the foot of the bed! I told him she had to be comfortable or she wouldn't stay there

Princess keke · 11-11-2012, 06:38 PM

Well Honey likes really soft blankets and pillows maybey you should try that so you want have to worry about her being under the covers. That is the only way Honey want sleep under the cover.

Potter · 11-13-2012, 04:14 PM

Ours used to sleep with us in our bed till he decide that he will growl whenever someone moves or accidentaly touched him. Everytime he growls, we would wake up..so he sleeps in his own bed now by my bed or in his soft collapsible pet house also by my bed. I think he gets better sleep that way and so do we and at any time he needed some love, I can still reach him to pet him to sleep.

Deb1 · 11-13-2012, 04:33 PM

Yes, we have always let our yorkies sleep in our bed from day 1. Teeka snuggles right up beside me and that is usually where she stays. Many a nights, I find myself without a pillow because she has take it over! Yorkies are little snuggle bugs and love the warmth and comfort of your bodies. Teeka is now 18 weeks and has not had an accident and sleeps through the night!

Marhcarter · 11-13-2012, 10:43 PM

Huey has slept in the bed with us since day 2. He sleeps under the covers curled up against either me or my hubby. He occasionally comes out of the covers if he gets hot, but then burrows back in. He has us trained well. Instead of him working to get under the covers himself (which usually ends up with him between the top sheet & comforter, making him difficult to find in the morning), he walks over whomever is in his way, sits on the pillow and paws at the covers a couple of times & then looks at you until you lift them for him to get in. Yes, he is rotten...but such a cuddlebug!!!!

CountryYorkies · 12-12-2012, 06:13 PM

I let my morkie and westie-chin sleep with me, but not my three little yorkies. They're so small and I'm scared they'll accidentally fall off the bed and get hurt. So they all sleep together in their doggy bed at the foot of my bed. If I wasn't so paranoid, they would definitely be up there with the rest of us

Clyde_Dexter · 12-12-2012, 06:26 PM

Clyde slept with me from night one. He never had an accident on my bed not once. I've never had an issue with him =) ... Dexter slept in a crate at night for the first two weeks to teach him to hold his bladder. It was a miracle that Clyde didn't pee on my bed ...

Foster puppies that slept on my bed ALWAYS PEED... and it absolutely ruined a brand new bed (I had to get a new one after only two years!!) After that point I started crate training until my I was positive the pup could hold the bladder without accidents through the night.

Now my Yorkies both sleep on my bed .... but they have the option to sleep on their own bed if they want. I guess it is whatever they are in the mood for.

11-11-2012, 07:16 AM	#47
Kiki Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tennessee with Kiki Posts: 199	Our little girl sleeps with us most of the time she is crate trained and has never had an accident in our bed. My husband first said no never now he is the one who allowed it the first night which is great for all of us. We get to sleep in again. She stays in bed as long as we want to! She just got spayed & I'm only letting her sleep in there in the morning time now. I'm afraid we would hurt her until she heals up good! __________________ Spoiled Baby Girl

11-11-2012, 07:36 AM	#48
Kiki Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tennessee with Kiki Posts: 199	Our little girl sleeps with us most of the time she is crate trained and has never had an accident in our bed. My husband first said no never now he is the one who allowed it the first night which is great for all of us. We get to sleep in again. She stays in bed as long as we want to! She just got spayed & I'm only letting her sleep in there in the morning time now. I'm afraid we would hurt her until she heals up good! __________________ Spoiled Baby Girl

11-11-2012, 05:14 PM	#51
arnolda30 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio U.S.A. Posts: 67	Our boys sleep with us and have since the first day they came home Wouldn't have it any other way! No accidents (knock on wood!) Though, do have to admit that I am seriously contemplating a king size bed now! One has to snuggle up close to either myself or my husband, while the other takes his sleep far more seriously and says his goodnights to us, then, makes his bed down by our feet. Nothing better than waking up to their sweet faces __________________ Amy, Bear & Bandit , Charlie

11-11-2012, 05:55 PM	#52
Tissy2cute Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 97	Bedtime We had a few accidents at first....hubby was not pleased but now she will whimper to go potty. Our bed is way too high for her to jump on or jump down. Sometimes when we first get into bed she is hyper...it is her time to roughhouse with daddy. I do let her have some chew sticks that stay in the bed for her. She is very spoiled.

11-11-2012, 06:35 PM	#54
Kiki Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tennessee with Kiki Posts: 199	My husband is always worried about kiki sleeping under the covers mainly at the foot of the bed! I told him she had to be comfortable or she wouldn't stay there __________________ Spoiled Baby Girl

11-11-2012, 06:17 AM	#46
Caro Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pompano Beach, FL, USA Posts: 37	Colby is still not fully potty-trained but we let him sleep with us during the first week because he cried loudly every night in his crate for hours and we were worried the neighbors would complain(we live in an apt). He did pretty well at first, slept most of the night and no accidents... and we have a high bed so he was too scared to jump off. Once he learned he can jump off the bed, it became a problem because he'd poop/pee in our room. So back to the crate he went. We are in our 3rd-4th week of having him and he only cries a little in his crate and then chills out. Once he is fully potty trained I'll let him sleep w us again because I love cuddling my wittle baby. <3

11-11-2012, 07:43 AM	#49
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	One thing about the Yorkie breed is that they want to be by you! I have both of my Yorkies in the bed and they are no trouble. They sleep peacefully and do not want to be in a cold crate. I even cover them up at night. Do I spoil my Yorkies? Yes and they love me!

11-11-2012, 06:08 PM	#53
Princess keke YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 536 Blog Entries: 1	I let Honey sleep with me. She gets under the covers then doesnt wake up until morning and thats so she can go outside and potty. When she comes back in from pottying she gets right back under the covers and go to sleep.

11-11-2012, 06:38 PM	#55
Princess keke YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 536 Blog Entries: 1	Well Honey likes really soft blankets and pillows maybey you should try that so you want have to worry about her being under the covers. That is the only way Honey want sleep under the cover.

11-13-2012, 04:14 PM	#56
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	Ours used to sleep with us in our bed till he decide that he will growl whenever someone moves or accidentaly touched him. Everytime he growls, we would wake up..so he sleeps in his own bed now by my bed or in his soft collapsible pet house also by my bed. I think he gets better sleep that way and so do we and at any time he needed some love, I can still reach him to pet him to sleep. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

11-13-2012, 04:33 PM	#57
Deb1 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,983 Blog Entries: 3	Yes, we have always let our yorkies sleep in our bed from day 1. Teeka snuggles right up beside me and that is usually where she stays. Many a nights, I find myself without a pillow because she has take it over! Yorkies are little snuggle bugs and love the warmth and comfort of your bodies. Teeka is now 18 weeks and has not had an accident and sleeps through the night! Last edited by Deb1; 11-13-2012 at 04:36 PM.

11-13-2012, 10:43 PM	#58
Marhcarter ♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga Posts: 3,333	Huey has slept in the bed with us since day 2. He sleeps under the covers curled up against either me or my hubby. He occasionally comes out of the covers if he gets hot, but then burrows back in. He has us trained well. Instead of him working to get under the covers himself (which usually ends up with him between the top sheet & comforter, making him difficult to find in the morning), he walks over whomever is in his way, sits on the pillow and paws at the covers a couple of times & then looks at you until you lift them for him to get in. Yes, he is rotten...but such a cuddlebug!!!!

12-12-2012, 06:13 PM	#59
CountryYorkies Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 14	I let my morkie and westie-chin sleep with me, but not my three little yorkies. They're so small and I'm scared they'll accidentally fall off the bed and get hurt. So they all sleep together in their doggy bed at the foot of my bed. If I wasn't so paranoid, they would definitely be up there with the rest of us __________________ Cheyenne , Kizmet , Kyoti , MavRik , JaZi , and Lilly

12-12-2012, 06:26 PM	#60
Clyde_Dexter Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California Posts: 792 Blog Entries: 2	Clyde slept with me from night one. He never had an accident on my bed not once. I've never had an issue with him =) ... Dexter slept in a crate at night for the first two weeks to teach him to hold his bladder. It was a miracle that Clyde didn't pee on my bed ... Foster puppies that slept on my bed ALWAYS PEED... and it absolutely ruined a brand new bed (I had to get a new one after only two years!!) After that point I started crate training until my I was positive the pup could hold the bladder without accidents through the night. Now my Yorkies both sleep on my bed .... but they have the option to sleep on their own bed if they want. I guess it is whatever they are in the mood for. Last edited by Clyde_Dexter; 12-12-2012 at 06:28 PM.