Town Hall Topic - Do you let your doberman…… - Page 12

DobeGirl07 · 07-15-2008, 03:29 PM

My two Dobermans are allowed on the furniture and my bed. At night, I give them the preference to either sleep in bed with me or in their crates, and most of the time they choose crate. And if my two dogs are taking up the whole entire couch, I will sit in the floor.

pacatac · 08-30-2008, 10:18 AM

No. My dogs have never been allowed on the bed or furniture. They have beds in every room of my house! They know their place and have never even attempted to jump on my furniture. It really is all about how you train them.

WannaDobe · 09-22-2008, 11:08 PM

Sleep in your bed with you? Do they sleep on top or under the covers? When did they first start sleeping in the bed? Or do they have their own bed?

Obie slept with me when he was a little pup and I had to take him out every 15 minutes to work on housebreaking. He never did well in the crate, despite all the crate training that I tried (i think it is from his early experience being flown in one to get to me). He may be *ahem* coming back to bed with me tonight as an experiment (prior to this he couldn't also because he wouldn't settle down...ever) If he does well with that, then I will move his bed into my room and do what I did with Sawyer. The rule was, if Daddy was home, he slept on the floor, if Daddy was traveling for work, then he got to sleep in bed with Mommy *snicker*

Sit/sleep on your furniture? Do they have their favorite piece of furniture? How many have leather couches? When did you first ley them sit on the furniture?

I have leather couches, which actually work really well with dogs and children (I got a heavier grade leather, which isn't the most comfortable BUT seems to be holding up to 3 boys and 2 dogs). I have 2 of them (couches) and Obie likes to hang out on one for awhile and then jump over to the other one. Not sure WHY he can't just stay on one, but one seems to be too...restful or something to him. He does get down when I ask him to, and *most* of the time he waits for an invite to get up, but he's 11 months old and sometimes forgets himself.

Tricia · 09-25-2008, 11:48 AM

Our dogs and cats sleep wherever they want. The dogs usually with us and the cats wherever the dogs are not. Angel, who is now at the rainbow bridge since July 28, always had to be covered up and slept with us until her CHF made it too dificult to jump, then we just tucked her in to her bed at night. The dalmation sleeps at the foot of the bed or the couch, and the new baby Kali sleeps between our heads, it makes housebreaking easier. As they get older they seem to like their own space more.

deladobies · 09-30-2008, 05:19 PM

Both of my dogs were adopted right at 8 wks old, although a year apart, but after the first week in a kennel ( for ovious reasons ) they have slept on the bed every night. Romeo is even so lazy and spoiled that my husband usually picks up all 60 lbs ( 7 months )of him so he doesnt have to jump up " I admit the bed is very tall "
None of my animals were allowed on my furniture until jewel came along.... How do you say no to a 70 lb baby with thoses sappy eyes shes give you. I gave up!

**voodoolizard** · 09-30-2008, 05:30 PM

im such a mean dobermum.. mine are not aloud upstairs or on the furiture !! i sit on the floor with them to have a cuddle !!

newbreeder · 10-11-2008, 12:48 AM

I really never wanted my dobe to get into my bed. Unfortunately I had to travel abroad for 2 months, so it was left in the hands of my partner.

Low and behold, I now have a doberman that not only sleeps on the bed, but if I am late to bed, she has her head on my pillow and my husbands arm around her (pretty scary thought actually).

Thank god we have a king size bed. By the time the kids are in it, husband, dog, and me - we are somewhat short of space. I'm the one who usually caves and sleeps on the sofa.