She's Trying To Stop Her Jack Russell Terrier From Sleeping In
Their Bed
A Jack Russell Terrier owner e-mailed me with the following
question: "My boyfriend has allowed his wonderful, very
well-behaved Jack Russell, who is two years old, to sleep not
just on but in his bed. We are trying to teach her to sleep in
her bed which is on the floor by our bed but it's proving very
difficult! She's managed to sleep there until about 4 AM, but
then the whining starts and she ends up with us. It's not really
a problem so much when we are at our house but we are planning
to go on holiday and she will be staying with my parents and
they really won't tolerate her sleeping in bed with them, nor
the whining when she isn't allowed to, so we thought it best to
nip the habit in the bud completely. We can get her to stay in
her bed but we can't get her to actually sleep ... she just
whines ... even if we take her for a hundred walks to tire her
out. It's as if she HAS to be that close to us!"
Thanks, Tiffany
Dear Tiffany:
Put the dog in a crate. Not only will she be UNABLE to get onto
your bed, but when she goes to your parent's house, you will be
able to take the crate with her so she will have a familiar
place to sleep at the different residence. By crating her at
night, you're providing her with her own "den" since dogs derive
more satisfaction from small places than we do. She will more
than likely put up a fuss in being confined beyond her control,
but it should go away after a few nights as she becomes more
comfortable with the crate. Do not give her any attention while
she is whining, as this will only reinforce the behavior. Some
people go so far as to buy earplugs for those first nights.
Introduce the crate in a positive manner, with lots of treats
and praise. Put her bed in it so it has her scent in it. Feed
her in her crate so she gets the idea that no one will disturb
her and the crate is a safe place. When you have to shut her in,
give her a special "crate toy." Many people have had success
with Kong toys stuffed with peanut butter or cheese/liver paste
and freezing these.
The crate is also useful for confining the dog when it can't be
supervised to keep it out of trouble (see the first article
above). My book, "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer!" which
is available exclusively at Dogproblems.com, goes into more
depth on the use of crates and other training devices
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