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your dogs are so beautifuldown on the beach a couple of days ago
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Got pretty tense vying for a spot last night by mommy. Hopefully these two will learn to get along a little better after more nights like this.
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lol thats me every night!
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Just as question, what you guys think of letting a dobermann on to couch or bed? We haven't let her either of those, yet she sometimes jumps to a bed at night and we don't notice that until morning. We are just thinking will it make things hard in the future (thinking of dominance?). We wouldn't mind her on the bed or couch but it's been no for her, because of dominant breed.
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Cooper sleeps on the bed with us curled up at our feet. Sometimes he pushes one of us into an uncomfortable position, so we chase him off the bed, get comfortable, and he comes back on the bed with us. On very cold nights, we let Anna sleep under the covers down near our feet and Cooper sleeps on his bed under the covers that drape over my side of the bed. The only rules we have is don't step on any part that hurts. Cooper tries not to step on us and will back off if he feels us under the covers. Anna rolls over us like a tank, which is why she normally is crated at night.
We're really dog people because we don't have a bed frame and have the box spring and mattress on the floor. That way, the dogs won't get hurt jumping up and down on the bed. I took the frame down years ago when one of my girls got up in years and I was worried about her safety, and never put it back up again.
We put a heavy duty moving blanket on the couch to protect it. I can pick up a moving blanket for about $20 and they last about a year before one of the dogs decides to start chewing and nursing it. If we expect company, we take off the moving blanket and put the collapsible wooden drying racks stretched out on the couch to keep the dogs off. Even then, Anna will sometimes squeeze between the racks and lay down on the couch.
If you're worried about dominance issues, take an obedience class and learn at least a few simple commands. Spend a minute or two every day (at a minimum) reinforcing it. Make the dog sit or down when you give its meal and don't let her eat until you release her. Make her heel on lead. Dogs will boss you around only if you let them.
And for my random photo of the day, here's what life is like in my office. Cooper leans against me and I pet his back until Sabrina comes along and wants attention. If you have sound, you can hear her "ahh'ing" noises.
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I noticed when I posted the video of Sabrina, it has my full playlist instead of stopping at the end of the video.
Yes, I was wondering about that too since I've never seen it happen before.
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She has to sit and wait for the food. That has been with every dog we have owned. She is very good at it now and waits and looks you until you give her a command to eat. Also every door she has to sit before she can enter. If we play ball etc. she has to sit/down/paw/other tricks before she can get it. So that's no problem. Only thing is that she is so quiet jumping on the bed at night that we can't hear it.
LOL, that was our GSP when we first got him. We thought we'd have his own bed in our BR and every morning we'd wake up and he was in the bed with us. I love to have a dog to snuggle with so we just started letting them sleep on the bed after that.Only thing is that she is so quiet jumping on the bed at night that we can't hear it.
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