狗狗不肯睡新床時該怎麼辦

August 6, 2014 • danielle

狗狗不肯睡新床時該怎麼辦
您花了好幾個小時逛遍寵物店貨架、上網搜尋，終於找到它了–最適合您家狗狗的完美睡床。它柔軟舒適，卻也堅固耐用，足以承受狗狗粗糙的爪子。它的尺寸與形狀都很適合您的毛孩 ，而且和您的居家裝潢完美搭配。問題是–您家的狗狗不想睡在上面！
 
牠反而懷念那張又舊、又髒、被咬得破爛的舊床；當您把舊床收走後，牠寧可蜷縮在您臥室的木地板上，也不願躺在豪華的新睡墊上。
 
 
這個問題源自狗狗作為領域性動物的天性。您是否注意過，狗狗在決定躺下前，總會在床上繞圈大約一分鐘？狗狗這麼做是為了散布自己的氣味，並向其他狗狗清楚傳達：「這張床是我的！」當新睡床出現時，狗狗可能會感到懷疑，期待牠原本的床，也就是牠的「領地」，很快會再回來。牠也可能躲到充滿牠「家人」氣味的地方，例如您睡覺的房間。  
 
雖然您無法讓新狗床看起來和舊床一模一樣，卻可以讓它聞起來很熟悉。一個常見的方法是把您穿過的舊衣服放在床上，讓狗狗將它與您及安全感連結起來。帶有狗狗氣味的毯子和玩具，也能讓牠相信這張床其實沒有那麼陌生。
 
 
另一個聰明的方法是在舊床上鋪一條床單。讓您的狗狗照常睡在上面，讓舊床和狗狗的氣味滲入纖維中。一段時間後，拿出新床並收起舊床。把同一條床單鋪在新床上，從氣味和外觀上為您的毛孩偽裝起來。接著逐漸把床單往回折，讓它覆蓋新床的範圍愈來愈小–最後再完全拿走。大功告成！您的狗狗很快就會在新睡墊上睡得香甜。
 

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評論(6)

  1. Lucy

    I have tried all of the ideas listed here, and my stubborn beagle is still protesting not to sleep on the bed. He will walk on it and get off. He has his blanket on top which I didn't change. I've stepped on the bed with my feet and left some kibble and still 4 nights later we haven't made progress. Help please......

  2. Carrie

    I read somewhere that you throw a treat onto the dog bed and when your dog gets the treat you say a command word (bed, place, spot, etc.). Then wait until the dog walks away and do it again 7-10 times in a row repeating the command word.

    You can also try telling your dog to lay down in the bed and giving them a treat when they do and praise them.

    Another thing to try is limiting any other options other than their bed by putting up barriers to force them to use the next best thing which is their bed. You can also try putting the bed near the TV so the dog can see you when you’re watching tv or wherever you’re hanging out because if the bed is in a separate room they feel separated from the “pack”.

    Not sure if you’ve tried any of these yet but hope it helps!

  3. Shell

    My suggestion to you would first be to put a couple of your shirts on his bed that you've already worn and if that doesn't work try sitting in the bed with him in your lap maybe it'll calm him down enough and make him like it good luck

  4. Irene

    I'm so grateful to you!I've tried everything for hours,from treats to discipline to begging to sitting with her on the pillow,nothing worked!Until I put an old t-shirt of my husband on it and she curled up straight away!A miracle!

  5. Loretta Benge

    He never liked beds. We bought a top of the line - still doesn't want it. We bought it because of age etc. He just won't take it. He scratches and scratches the carpet.

  6. Deb

    We bought our dog a new bed she will not go near it. I even put her old worn out bed on top so she would recognize her smell

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