How can I train the dog to sleep in her bed, not ours?

Dogs just like people want to have all the luxuries and they will kick up a fuss when they lose them, but she isn't a person and she won't think you love her any less for not letting her sleep on your bed. Once she gets used to it she will respect you for it, and she will forget all about getting up on the bed. You are pregnant and need sleep and when that baby comes you are going to need even MORE sleep, as much as you can get. YOU need to be strong and when she gets on your bed tell her "off" or "down" straight away. if she doesn't budge put her on her leash or "lasoo" her with it and drag her off [most dogs will behave as soon as they are on a lead, it causes them to submit] and repeat the command. The best defense is a good offence so if you see her eyeing the bed and crouching to jump give her a firm no before she gets up. She will quickly learn that no means no and that she is not to get up without an invitation. This could take up to a week, and you will probably lose a little bit more sleep over it, but in the long run if you are firm in the first week you will reap the benefits for years to come. If that fails, the key to having her outside of your room is to ignore her, ignore the crying, do not call out to her, don't open the door until you are getting up for the day. It's the same as a child, you just have to put her down and let her settle herself and go to sleep. If you give in to her then she will learn that crying gets your attention and means she can sleep in your room.

I would get her a big dog kennel and train her to start sleeping in it- next to my bed.

show it that Sex can be had on both beds! =-)

Not to worry, you are not hurting the dogs feelings. For how long have you trained her to sleep out of the bed? It can take a long time to brake the habit. Consistency is the way to do it. After your husband leaves and the dog is back up in the bed, make sure the dog gets down. If not, you are telling the dog its ok to be in bed and you will just go some place else to sleep. So the dog gets to be the boss who chooses the comfy spot. In the beginning its important to never allow her in the bed. Ask her firmly to go to her place, and as she constantly wants approval, praise her when she is in her place and cuddle a bit with her. Then you go to bed and tell her to stay in her place. When you wake up from her jumping up in the bed again, tell her again to go to her place and get her off the bed. When she lies in her place, tell her she is a good girl and then just go to bed and ignore her. How about you put the dog to bed before you go to bed. Give her 10 min of cuddle time when she is in her place. In general make it a routine to cuddle with her when she is in her place. I did that with my little one when he was running around wild and crazy wanting to be with me all the time. All cuddling took place at his place. Not in the sofa, not in the bed. Now he asks for permission to come up in the bed, we have a 15 min cuddle and then he goes back to his place for the night. The main thing is though, that as soon as you allow the dog to push you away from the bed, the dog will never learn. It has to be every single time, no and, if or but's. During the day, train the dog to accept your Personal space and that she can not just invade that space (also very important for when the baby arrives). Its even in a dogs world very impolite to invade another dogs space. It will not make her sad, it will make her respect you, without you having to punish her, scare her or be mean. Good luck.

My situation is very similar. My wife (also pregnant) and I have decided to start making the dog sleep somewhere else beside in our bed. My recommendation would be to have your husband build a small dog bed for in your bedroom. I built one that fits under the window, so my dog can look out into the back yard (to keep him distracted). I trained him so that when he would get into his bed by himself, he would get a treat or praise. I would convince him to "see what's outside" to get the best of his curiosity. Then, when he would jump in his bed, I would sit with him for a few minutes and praise and pet him. In the beginning, he would sometimes get out of his bed and jump into ours. I would simply get out of bed and repeat the process till he got back into his own bed. Before I knew it, his own bed was his own little sanctuary and he loved spending time there. Now, we are at the point that when we come home from work, he is in his own bed staring out the window and he absolutely loves it. Now, we all get a good night rest and everybody is happy. You just have to stick with it for as long as it takes, and don't give in to the "puppy dog eyes" she may give you for the first few nights. Hope this works for you as well.

Get a dog kennel but here in there every night she will bark but try I tone her out! Then she will start to get use to not sleeping in your bed then but the dog bed in the kennel(if it fits) then have her get use to that then pull it out and everything she sits down move her to her bed and she will Soo realize that she can sleep there so then by the dog kennel but the bed see if she goes for the bed! That's how I got my dog too

Since your lab is still a puppy, it's not to late to train her to not jump up on the bed. Don't feel bad about kicking your dog off the bed either, because you're the alpha, not her equal. When she jumps up on the bed tell her "no" sharply. This will probably surprise her, and she'll jump off. Invest in a crate to keep your puppy in during the night and gradually train her not to bark or whine.

Your dog does sound sensitive… I wouldn't want to hurt her feeling either. She may calm down after she has been with you and your family for awhile. I am assuming that her bed is next to yours… if not, you might try moving it. You might also try placing a comfortable ottoman with a dog blanket at the end of your bed for her to sleep on… kind of like an extension of your bed. This worked with my cat. Or you can try rewarding her with treats and praise when she sleeps in her bed. Or you can buy a bigger bed LOL.

sShe is a dog, she will get over it. Your best bet is to put her out of the room. but I have dogs, and I know you will not lock her out of the bedroom. Next best thing. Go to home depot or some 'fix-it yourself' type store. Buy a 4-6 ft cable, and eyebolt (large, with a long screw shaft on it) You know, the round part of a hook and eye type connector for a screen door) Screw it into the wall , after measuring the CABLE you buy for it, so she can't reach the bed to jump up. Put the dog on her bed near the wall where the eyebolt is , hook it to her collar, and go to sleep. She may whine a few times for a few days, but if you do not react to her, I mean do not even look at her , or talk to her except to say" NO, you can not come up, go to sleep" she will adapt. I like this method because the dog is not banished to another room. She is acting depressed because you are giving off guilty signals, not because of sleeping in her own bed, dogs live in the moment and do not care about last night or yesterday....only humans do. Stop feeling guilty and start acting like a mom. A mom's job is to teach her kids to become independant and happy . good luck the next best thing is a crate in your room. I have a skittish dog, and she absolutely LOVES her crate. She knows if she goes in there, NO ONE will bother her for any reason.(while she is in it) We can call her out with a treat if we want her out, but when she is inside , NO ONE bothers her for any reason.. She loves the safely she finds inside her own den. Think about it, dogs do love crates, once they are properly intorduced to it. A good site for dog information is leerburg (.com) they have over 10,000 free pages of information on anything about dogs you could ever want to know. Another thing be careful of spending all your time with her. She may get used to it, and that can cause a problem. Make sure you spend time away from her during the day. A fearful dog can become attached to you in a dependent way, and then have separation anxiety.... Time alone in a crate on on her cable is good for her. good luck