How to teach your dog to "Go to bed"

Hi everyone, welcome to another training tips day with the Sibe Tribe.
Last week we went over some ways to help your dog stop begging for food. If you missed that, feel free to head back and check it out here.

Now that your all caught up, we can move on to the second part of teaching your dog to stop begging. The easiest and simple way of doing this, is to teach your dog the "Go to bed" command.
Keep in mind that this command can come in handy in a variety of ways.

 Steps to teach your dog to "Go to bed."

• Choose one spot in your house where their bed will regularly be. (you can change it up later)
• Put a leash on your dog
• Have a treat in your hand
• With the treat, lure your dog over to their bed.
• While your walking there, use the words "Go to Bed" or "Bed Time."
• Once you get there, ask your dog to sit - stay - on the bed, and give him the treat

*HINT - When you praise your dog for sitting in his bed, keep praise to a minimum. 
If your dogs are anything like mine, when you praise they get excited, so keep it minimum for this one so your dog stays put on his bed.


After doing the above mentioned steps a few times over a period of about
a week, it's time to move on to the next step.
Now you need to teach your dog to stay on his bed.

Next :

• Repeat the above steps until you reach his bed
• Praise minimally, and give a treat
• Make sure your using your "stay" command at this point
• Now hold your hand up in a stop position, and say "stay," then walk away.
• If your dog gets up right away, calmly walk him back to bed using the above steps
• Work on this daily, until your dog learns exactly what your asking for

By staying consistent with your training, your dog will catch on quick (given a few reminders here and there) and always be sure your using your command words while training. 

In this case - sit, stay.

Lexus and Koda on their bed - (carpet)
Note my little Lexus has the Elvis lip going on! haha

If you don't use dog beds no worries!
My huskies are not fans of dog beds, so I use the carpet by the kitchen door. While we are eating dinner, they go to their "bed" - carpet.
Once your dogs have mastered this, feel free to add beds around the house or move the bed to where you need your dog to go.

*Always remember to take your training slow, and keep it positive.
Rushing your dog to learn a new trick or command will only frustrate both of you, and won't get you anywhere. Every dog learns at a different speed, so just go with the flow.

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