Re-training a dog?

I have dog beds in our room and my boys sleep there...most of the time.some times on the bed. with us.

if they don't have thier own beds i would get some...or throw old blankets down we did this cause i hate dog beds and ya can't wash the filling in most! make them "go lay down'...and just don't give him his way when he scratches...just like kids. they whine and cry to get their way u give in and then ya just taught them to whine and cry to get what they want!

i taught my dogs to come to me if they have to pee....it just by asking them 'outside' when ya know they do so in teaching this they come to me when they need anything water bowl..ect. or my mom trained my dog as a kid to bark to get out.

urs already know they go out to potty...so this should be easy....when the oldest scratches the door...or is about to correct and make him go lay down. then in a few mins ask him out side or potty or what ever word he knows. then take him out. don't wait to long as u know he needs out. else u could have bigger problems.

sleeping in another room could be a pain as ur dogs want to be with u and not in another room....

Hi, well, training a dog to scratch a door was not a great idea, but there is a solution. As a trainer, I would recommend some crates for your dogs. The older one cannot scratch as the crates doors are made if stiff wire and have spaces. Crates will give the dogs some alone time, they will sleep and not play together or perster each other. A crate should be introduced gradually, especially as your dogs are mature. Buy crates that are the proper size, the dog should be able to turn around and lie comfortably. 1 dog in each crate. Take away food after 6 pm and water after around 10 pm. Then a visit outside for potty and into the crates for the night. They may fuss a bit at first, but should settle quickly and sleep all night, a favourite toy in the crate is acceptable, but I advise against blankets and such, they get too dirty and stink! Let the dogs out in early in the morning for outside time and food. 99% of dogs love their crates. Crates make car travel easy (and much safer) This behaviour method is guaranteed to work with healthy dogs. Good Luck

It doesn't seem fair that you taught the dog to go to the door and scratch. I just potty trained a 11 week old puppy to go to the door and when she scratched at the door I was so proud of her!! As the sleeping thing that too seems not fair. All this time sleeping in your room now they can't. The dog is thinking what did I do that was so bad???? Sounds like you have two well trained dogs. I have a fan that is by my bed I use when I had two dogs and a cat sleeping with me and my husband ,it did cut down on the sounds of them licking..My pets are just like my kids! If it is so necessary to re-train your dogs you need to do one thing at a time. You will really confuse the poor things. After all they haven't done anything wrong only what they were taught!

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://bitly.im/aMSLZ

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

There are numerous points to using crates. They can sleep in the room with you and not pester each other or cause you to trip over them. Because they are in the room with you, you don't have to worry about damage to your guest room door. Since you are not crating for housetraining issues you can use larger crates for them to give them more space to stretch out and sleep.

Though there isn't a door to scratch as the poster above said, that doesn't mean he won't be rattling the door. You can pretty easily train him to accept the crate by feeding him in it for a few days (door open at first) and giving him super yummy treats when you put him in. You can also place a t-shirt or towel with your scent on it in the crate to comfort him.

If you really, really don't want to use crates, and you don't necessarily care if the dog is scratching at the door but don't want the doors to be ruined, you can place sheets of plexiglass on the doors to protect them. I have seen them in pet supply catalogs but don't recall which ones right now.

If you want them to get used to sleeping in another room, expect to spend a few sleepless nights getting them used to the change. You can either put them in another room and ignore everything they do, hoping that they will eventually get used to it and settle in. Or, you can sleep in the guest room with them for a couple of nights to get them accustomed to the switch and then leave them in the room on their own to sleep. I would also suggest some good hard exercise in the evening so that they are more likely to just go to sleep rather than complain.

I'd crate train them. You really need a good night's sleep.

Crate train him. This would solve both your sleep problem and when people are over.

Hi ,

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Good luck

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