When your dog approaches the sofa blocking you so that your dog can not go up on the couch. Be consistent. The energy level must be low. Get the dog to sit on the floor beside the couch and give it a treat so that your dog connects beeing at the floor with something positive. Remember that you must be consistent with not allowing your dog on your couch.

Dog bed
You should also consider buying a dog bed that you can put in the living room, a place in the living room where the dog likes to lie (except in the couch of course).

Exercise and walks
Also be sure your dog gets enough exercise and walks, this will lower the dog’s restlessness when you are away from home.

Keep in mind that your dog is a dog after all, not a human. Dogs are all about living in the moment, even old habits may be broken.

Remember that some dog breeds can be very persistent.

Please stay away from electrical collars and sprays.

If you already have a dog bed in your home but your dog does not want to lie in the dog bed, remove the dog bed today, or even better; right now. Then you follow the steps as you have not had any dog bed in your home earlier.

These are the steps to how your dog gets a favourite place in your home:

• Keep track of where your dog lies down when it wants to rest or sleep. Please note that this will vary depending on where the family is in the house. You can have multiple dog beds in various rooms
• Place the dog bed at the one place where the dog lies down and your family stays most
• Add soft blankets, duvets and pillows in the dog bed. Dogs love this.
• Spend time with your dog in the first period, for example when you watch TV. Sit next to the dog bed and cuddle with the dog. Give a treat or bone when it is in the dog bed.

Please note that if your dog prefers to lie under the table at your feet, you should respect this.

Reasons why your dog doesn’t want to lie in the dog bed:

• dog bed is too little
• dog bed is an unsafe place
• dog bed is too hot
• dog bed is misplaced
• dog bed has earlier been used as punishment

This can be solved today! Here we tell you how to solve the problem

The dog bed is too little
The roule for the dog bed is that the dog bed should be so big that the dog can lie extended.

The dog bed is an unsafe place
When the dog is in the dog bed, the dog must have peace. If your dog is experiencing to be disturbed when it is in the dog bed, the dog will search for another place where the dog can have peace. Typical disruptive elements is; visitors, children or other family members who do not give the dog “free” when it is in the dog bed.

The dog bed is too hot
If your dog has thick fur, the dog can often prefer lying on a cold floor than the hotter dog bed.

The dog bed is misplaced
Dogs are very social animals. If you have the dog bed in the entrance hall or a lite room away from the family, the dog would normally not be comfortable in the dog bed. Remember that the dog the dog is a pack animal.

The dog bed has earlier been used as punishment
If the dog has done something wrong and you have referred the dog to the dog bed, your dog may have gotten bad associations with dog bed.

Read also this article:
This is how your dog gets a favourite place in your home

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