Comments on Love is being owned by a husky!: How to teach your dog to "Go to bed"

I am still working on when visitors come over haha...

2015-03-06T08:52:58.783-05:00

I am still working on when visitors come over haha! Koda gets VERY excited when visitors come and it's hard to keep him in one spot, but we are getting there!

This is such a useful command; great for any time ...

2015-03-05T23:52:52.564-05:00

This is such a useful command; great for any time you need your dogs to stay clear of the front door, wait to greet visitors or keep out of the way for some reason. I like the tip about not over praising your dog to avoid them getting excited during the exercise. My dogs go to the rug in our living room, we use it each time we get home or when visitors arrive.

My huskies do that too, every time it's bed ti...

2015-03-05T08:49:39.420-05:00

My huskies do that too, every time it's bed time, I just say bed time! And they trot along behind me to the bedroom!

Great training tips! We don't usually tell the...

2015-03-04T19:09:05.322-05:00

Great training tips! We don't usually tell them to go to bed unless one of us really goes to bed then we say go to bed to get them to go upstairs and go to bed for real.

It is well worth it, I agree!

2015-03-04T08:35:08.096-05:00

It is well worth it, I agree!

Oh that's great!

2015-03-04T08:34:54.942-05:00

Oh that's great!

I don't use a bed, but they point to a spot an...

2015-03-04T07:35:35.048-05:00

I don't use a bed, but they point to a spot and say "settle down". A command like this is worth the time it takes to learn.

I have actually been working on this with Bentley....

2015-03-03T23:18:05.948-05:00

I have actually been working on this with Bentley. Of course, he loves his bed so it is going pretty well! ☺

Your absolutely right my island pals!

2015-03-03T20:28:06.833-05:00

Your absolutely right my island pals!

Paw-some!

2015-03-03T20:27:28.852-05:00

Paw-some!

Thanks! Me too!

2015-03-03T20:27:13.879-05:00

Thanks! Me too!

Thats awesome! Yes, I agree, this one is VERY hand...

2015-03-03T20:22:38.253-05:00

Thats awesome! Yes, I agree, this one is VERY handy to have!!!!

Thanks so much! Yea, it is a great command to have...

2015-03-03T20:21:29.352-05:00

Thanks so much! Yea, it is a great command to have!

See, and that's all about routine. They are so...

2015-03-03T20:20:39.917-05:00

See, and that's all about routine. They are so used to it. It will be the same after training go to bed when it's dinner time too. Eventually, it will become a routine that when the humans are eating, they go to their beds :)

hahahaha there's a thought!

2015-03-03T20:19:37.111-05:00

hahahaha there's a thought!

We sleep wherever we want so it would be hard to t...

2015-03-03T19:29:01.587-05:00

We sleep wherever we want so it would be hard to train us this way. MOL! But seriously, the key with any training whether dog or cat is consistency. :)

Great tips. We have not really trained that speci...

2015-03-03T19:27:53.140-05:00

Great tips. We have not really trained that specific command but we do enforce room boundaries.

Great post!! I love "Go to your bed"! We...

2015-03-03T17:56:19.161-05:00

Great post!! I love "Go to your bed"! We use it all the time!

Luke is the first dog we've trained to do this...

2015-03-03T15:01:33.419-05:00

Luke is the first dog we've trained to do this, and honestly, this is one of the best commands! It comes in so handy! Luke is actually to the point where we don't even always have to tell him to go to his bed, he knows when he should be there and does it automatically....such as if I'm working in the kitchen or we're eating supper.
Lots of wags and woofs from the crew at Wag n Woof Pets

The "bed" command was one of the first w...

2015-03-03T14:54:55.894-05:00

The "bed" command was one of the first we taught our pups ;-) We use it when we eat & whenever we need the pups to stay out of our way, really! Nice job explaining how to teach it!

Mom says she needs to work on this at dinner time....

2015-03-03T14:10:48.798-05:00

Mom says she needs to work on this at dinner time. When it is the "real" bedtime, no worries. Phantom goes to bed on his own at 8:30 sharp every night:) Ciara and Lightning head to their beds when they know Mom is headed upstairs because they know that is bedtime treat time:)

Woos - Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning

Interestin' stuff. I wonder if I should hold ...

2015-03-03T11:35:34.524-05:00

Interestin' stuff. I wonder if I should hold out on nappin' in order to get extra treats. Hmmm... I wonder if that works for cats.

Purrs,
Nissy

Yes it definitely does!!!

2015-03-03T10:27:03.727-05:00

Yes it definitely does!!!

I like your hint about not over-praising, since th...

2015-03-03T10:11:20.903-05:00

I like your hint about not over-praising, since the idea is to have them be calm and settle down into their bed or spot. We use this command a lot and it really comes in handy sometimes.

Oh most definitely!

2015-03-03T09:29:21.323-05:00

Oh most definitely!