SadieScoots
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Hello,
We've recently adopted a 4 year old cavalier named Sadie(see posts in health/diet board and intro board for details). She's doing very well and bonding quite nicely with us. Her behavior has been just about perfect and we've completely fallen for her. We've never let our dogs sleep in our bed in the past (Sadie is the only dog in our house at this point in time) and had no intention of ever doing so...and the other dogs were ok with that (a Lhasa, a Golden, and an Airdale). But not Sadie, she insists on sleeping in our bed. She's not really needy in any other way, so we've reluctantly allowed her to sleep in our bed and sit on the bed when we're watching TV, talking on the phone, etc. However, my wife is slightly allergic to the dog and says that she doesn't like sleeping on the same sheets where the dog sheds, etc. While I don't mind having the dog in bed, I see her point.
The bottom line: how do we gently break Sadie of this habit (which we have accepted, if not encouraged)?
Thanks!
We've recently adopted a 4 year old cavalier named Sadie(see posts in health/diet board and intro board for details). She's doing very well and bonding quite nicely with us. Her behavior has been just about perfect and we've completely fallen for her. We've never let our dogs sleep in our bed in the past (Sadie is the only dog in our house at this point in time) and had no intention of ever doing so...and the other dogs were ok with that (a Lhasa, a Golden, and an Airdale). But not Sadie, she insists on sleeping in our bed. She's not really needy in any other way, so we've reluctantly allowed her to sleep in our bed and sit on the bed when we're watching TV, talking on the phone, etc. However, my wife is slightly allergic to the dog and says that she doesn't like sleeping on the same sheets where the dog sheds, etc. While I don't mind having the dog in bed, I see her point.
The bottom line: how do we gently break Sadie of this habit (which we have accepted, if not encouraged)?
Thanks!