Hello,
Wondered if anyone has advice about dogs on the bed. I know the conventional wisdom says they should not be on the bed. My dogs are small - 10 lbs and 15 lbs.
They have crates that are on a table next to our bed with doors open so they can go in and out. They use to spend a lot of time during the night IN the crates, but more and more now, it is ON our bed.
We tried a couple of months ago, putting the crates on the floor and shutting them in. Sam was fine, but my little problem child, Pistol cried, whined barked all night. After about 10 days we gave up and went back to original arrangement.
It really isn't that much of a problem, although they do disturb my sleep some. But what I am wondering is whether it has an affect on their behavior beyond night-time. I mean, I have these fear based aggression issues with Pistol. Would making him sleep in his crate make him more or less confident?
Thanks for any advice out there.
