Most dogs want to be near their master, they will get as close to you as they possibly can to the point of invading you space..I caved and let him sleep on the floor in my room.
Because he feels safe and love, how would you like your wife putting you out of the room...based on the couple of nights he's been in my room sleeping, he's well behaved as well.
Thanks for the laugh Rich I love the photo..He likes his crate best. He does not like a soft pad. He drags them out and leaves them. So, I lined the bottom of his crate with white Italian marble. As a pup, he could not be trusted unsupervised, so we crate trained him. He got locked in when we slept, and when we were not home. He learned that the best way to live out his crated times was to sleep. Even now that he is no longer locked in, he goes in when he sees us getting ready to go out, and we usually find him there when we get home.
Once he earned his trust, we stopped closing the crate, and it is his favorite place to sleep. Otherwise, he likes wherever the air directly hits from the air conditioner: bathroom floor (in from of the toilet), kitchen floor (in front of the trash can), and the living room in front of the main entrance.
He likes to sound the alarm frequently, but has learned not to do that when we are sleeping.
His crate is in our bedroom, at the foot of our bed. He is a big beast, so the crate is the biggest that they make. It serves also as the bedroom audio system stand. He is a Great Pyrenees and fills it up. He likes to luxuriate in there, sleeping in a sprawled, on-his-back, legs-in-the-air collection of poses, sharing his space with his "baby", a white teddy bear that he picked for himself..
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Enjoy,
Rich P
I have a 10 1/2 year old Great Pyrenees. Great dogs by the way. She sleeps in our bedroom. She used to love her extra large crate until she got too big for it.He likes his crate best. He does not like a soft pad. He drags them out and leaves them. So, I lined the bottom of his crate with white Italian marble. As a pup, he could not be trusted unsupervised, so we crate trained him. He got locked in when we slept, and when we were not home. He learned that the best way to live out his crated times was to sleep. His crate was NEVER used as a form of punishment. He grew to claim it as his special place, and does not like others going in there, or bothering him when he is in there. Even now that he is no longer locked in, he goes in when he sees us getting ready to go out, and we usually find him there when we get home.
Once he earned his trust, we stopped closing the crate, and it is his favorite place to sleep. Otherwise, he likes wherever the air directly hits from the air conditioner: bathroom floor (in from of the toilet), kitchen floor (in front of the trash can), and the living room in front of the main entrance.
He likes to sound the alarm frequently, but has learned not to do that when we are sleeping.
His crate is in our bedroom, at the foot of our bed. He is a big beast, so the crate is the biggest that they make. It serves also as the bedroom audio system stand. He is a Great Pyrenees and fills it up. He likes to luxuriate in there, sleeping in a sprawled, on-his-back, legs-in-the-air collection of poses, sharing his space with his "baby", a white teddy bear that he picked for himself..
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Enjoy,
Rich P
He likes his crate best. He does not like a soft pad. He drags them out and leaves them. So, I lined the bottom of his crate with white Italian marble. As a pup, he could not be trusted unsupervised, so we crate trained him. He got locked in when we slept, and when we were not home. He learned that the best way to live out his crated times was to sleep. His crate was NEVER used as a form of punishment. He grew to claim it as his special place, and does not like others going in there, or bothering him when he is in there. Even now that he is no longer locked in, he goes in when he sees us getting ready to go out, and we usually find him there when we get home.
Once he earned his trust, we stopped closing the crate, and it is his favorite place to sleep. Otherwise, he likes wherever the air directly hits from the air conditioner: bathroom floor (in from of the toilet), kitchen floor (in front of the trash can), and the living room in front of the main entrance.
He likes to sound the alarm frequently, but has learned not to do that when we are sleeping.
His crate is in our bedroom, at the foot of our bed. He is a big beast, so the crate is the biggest that they make. It serves also as the bedroom audio system stand. He is a Great Pyrenees and fills it up. He likes to luxuriate in there, sleeping in a sprawled, on-his-back, legs-in-the-air collection of poses, sharing his space with his "baby", a white teddy bear that he picked for himself..
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Enjoy,
Rich P
Because he feels safe and love, how would you like your wife putting you out of the room...
Cherokee is only 3, so he is built like a teenager. I think he may outgrow his crate too, when he decides to beef up. He is amazingly strong-willed, and hated his crate initially. It took 6 months of living hell, with my wife at the crate training helm. She tried all the modern, naval-contemplating methods, to no avail. He spent the entire night, every night, whining, and throwing himself against the walls, and slept all day to prepare for the next night of fun.View attachment 1005510
I have a 10 1/2 year old Great Pyrenees. Great dogs by the way. She sleeps in our bedroom. She used to love her extra large crate until she got too big for it.
Good news, dog lovers: Letting your four-legged friend into the bedroom does not worsen your sleep, according to a new Mayo Clinic study—and it may actually help you rest easier. But before you cuddle up too close, know this: Researchers still caution against snoozing in the same bed.