Dogs scratching at my door! HELP!?

Every time you allow your daughter to undo the training you already put into them, you'll need to start over with what worked the first time...no easy fix!

What we call this type of behavior is an extinction burst. What it means is that you and your husband did a great job at training your dogs!! It put the behavior of sleeping in your room on "extinction". Then, your daughter (Bless her!!) let the dogs sleep with her, and the dogs got the idea that - hey!! wait a minute!! maybe if I am just really diligent I will get rewarded with sleeping in Mom's bed!! So, even though you have continued to refuse entry, the dogs are showing an extinction burst...the behavior is back with a vengeance because the dog is trying to figure out how much behavior output will finally win him the jackpot - your bed!!

You can set up a training regime to help, but it'll take effort (and cooperation from EVERYONE in the house. Your dogs want to access you and your husband (attention), and they want to access your bed -(tangible). Can you make the living room more appealing - like take a sheet from your bed (that you have slept on - preferably a lot) and put it on their sleeping surface?

There is a really cool item for sale through Dr. Sophia Yin. She is a veterinary behaviorist. It is a remote treat giver. So, you and your husband are in your room, and when the dogs go near their living room sleep area they get treated by you releasing a treat using a remote.

When they do scratch at the door...totally ignore it. Any yelling at the dogs just encourages them. They see that as a step in the right direction.

Hope that helps!!

There's not really a way to stop her if you want her to stay outside when you're gone get her a kennel and put her in the kennel. My dog does the same thing but we have a door that doesn't get scratch marks on it... maybe you should invest in that kind of door/.

crate train them dogs dont need to be in the bed u dont have to lock them in the crate u can leave the door open, but give them a space that is all their own, dogs are den dweling animals it will give them a place of their own

you have trained them with out knowing it that when they scratch at the door they get what they want

if you are not intrested in crate training best thing to do is ignore it you will have a few sleepless nights but thats a small price to pay for a full nights sleep for months to come after they get the hint

Crate train your dogs. That does NOT mean buying a crate and tossing them in it. Read the links below and train your dogs--it will take a couple of weeks to a month to do it properly. There is no quick fix for this problem.

Good luck with your dogs.

What I have found one of the hardest things you can do is train your pet if you don't have the right guide. The only training guide I've seen that is easy to follow and works a frind of mine told me about. It,s called The Dog Training Academy Course after getting it and following the methods my dog was responding to my commands and actully listening to me.

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Hi

I am not able to give you a sure-fire behavior advice, but I know that one of my friends dealt with the same issue and found a great advice on one web site. You might find a reliable answer to your question there too.

Have a great day

Tell your daughter that if she wants to sleep with them on the bed, she needs to keep them in her room.

Really.

Frankly, I dont know why you cant just teach them to stay off the bed. Put down comfy dog beds on the floor of your room, and if the dogs get up on the bed, tell them to get off.

Crate them both at night

If you hadn't wanted them in the beds you shouldn't have allowed in the first place. You then should have told your daughter it was not allowed as she only has reinforced them doing it.