I bet it could be done. But I think it's normally considered bad manners for the dogs sleep spot to be the human's sleep spot.
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I would just move his bed to her room. We had to put the dog's crate in dd's room on Christmas Eve because she was scared of Santa
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(Yes, we told her Santa wasn't real, but really it was Christmas Eve and way too late for the damage control). She felt much better having the dog in her room.
I'm sure if you worked at it for a few nights with treats and down/stay he would get used to the idea.
I'm sure if you worked at it for a few nights with treats and down/stay he would get used to the idea.
Short answer is yes
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I will include the disclaimer to make sure your dog is rock solid with the child first and that the dog listens to and respects the child etc. My 1 year old dane sleeps with my 4 year old daughter...started because my dd was starting to get scared and wanted her to.
As for the how, that will depend on what the current situation is. If the dog is used to sleeping in a crate or a dog bed, you could move that into your childs room. My dog was already used to sleeping on couches and taking naps on our bed, so I just started calling her up to my dd bed at bedtime and they would snuggle together during story time and fall asleep. My dd does go to bed later than a lot of kids though....not sure how well it would work if she went to bed really early.
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Its only bad manners if the dog has resource guarding problems or if the dog refuses to get off when asked. If the dog is not already used to being allowed on furniture etc, just train the off command. Otherwise it is a great snuggly pack experience
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As for the how, that will depend on what the current situation is. If the dog is used to sleeping in a crate or a dog bed, you could move that into your childs room. My dog was already used to sleeping on couches and taking naps on our bed, so I just started calling her up to my dd bed at bedtime and they would snuggle together during story time and fall asleep. My dd does go to bed later than a lot of kids though....not sure how well it would work if she went to bed really early.
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Originally Posted by WaitingForKiddos  I bet it could be done. But I think it's normally considered bad manners for the dogs sleep spot to be the human's sleep spot. |
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Definitely make sure the dog is rock solid first. How does he react if someone hurts him accidentally? (Gets stepped on, fallen on?) Does the dog have good bite inhibition?
I would move the dog bed in to the bedroom, and go from there.
Our twins slept in our bedroom forever - they had a futon that they shared with the dogs LOL. When they moved to their bedroom, the dogs went with them. They sleep in the same room, each with their own dog in the bed. It works wonders for us - especially for my son who is in constant motion. Petting the dog really helps him calm down and relax himself to sleep.
I video taped this wake-up call one morning
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The Great Dane on the floor sleeps with my daughter (who was already up), and the black dog sleeps with my son - the other Great Dane was joining in on the wake-up.
I would move the dog bed in to the bedroom, and go from there.
Our twins slept in our bedroom forever - they had a futon that they shared with the dogs LOL. When they moved to their bedroom, the dogs went with them. They sleep in the same room, each with their own dog in the bed. It works wonders for us - especially for my son who is in constant motion. Petting the dog really helps him calm down and relax himself to sleep.
I video taped this wake-up call one morning
The Great Dane on the floor sleeps with my daughter (who was already up), and the black dog sleeps with my son - the other Great Dane was joining in on the wake-up.
As a kid I could aways get my relatives dogs (we didn't have one
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) to sleep with me when they were visiting. I would play with them, walk them, pet them and give them treats. Dogs have always liked me and me them.
Have your DD buddy up to the dog and the dog will want to sleep with her in no time.
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Have your DD buddy up to the dog and the dog will want to sleep with her in no time.
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