Willow the Great Pyrenees

[ShrekDawg]

Good for you! That's why he has no issues with claiming your furniture.

Thanks! That makes sense. It was ROUGH for a while lol he didn’t just cry. He full on howled and WAILED and sang the song of his people. I cried some nights LOL but so worth it.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Having my dog in my bed is so comforting. She warms me up, I stroke her when I'm anxious, and my blood pressure is lowered when I watch her sleep. Both of my Bostons were/are extremely tolerant of anything I did to them while they were sleeping.

Im around mine all day. They really help with my blood pressure and stress.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Thanks! That makes sense. It was ROUGH for a while lol he didn’t just cry. He full on howled and WAILED and sang the song of his people. I cried some nights LOL but so worth it.

Denver did that for 6 months. It was miserable. I was awake every 30 minutes at first because we thought she had a bladder infection snd she had diarrhea all the time. She eventually got to sleeping halfway through the nighy.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Denver did that for 6 months. It was miserable. I was awake every 30 minutes at first because we thought she had a bladder infection snd she had diarrhea all the time. She eventually got to sleeping halfway through the nighy.

Oh gosh that sounds horrible! Thankfully with Brew it was only like a few weeks or less but still sucked.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Oh gosh that sounds horrible! Thankfully with Brew it was only like a few weeks or less but still sucked.

It was. I barely slept for 4 months then she got better at around 4 and a half then she was sleeping all night by 6 months. But she also had to have cricket noise on for the first 4 months because her breeder had that on for her.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It was. I barely slept for 4 months then she got better at around 4 and a half then she was sleeping all night by 6 months. But she also had to have cricket noise on for the first 4 months because her breeder had that on for her.

Oh wow that’s wild

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

In my opinion, that's asking for trouble when they are puppies before they are trained and listen to you. One, she will grow way too big to sleep there (at night with you), two, she might try to claim the bed as her own and not get off and even get aggressive when she's told to, and three, she might not learn how to cope with being by herself in her own space (separation anxiety).

Thank you, she's been mostly in the crate at night, the first night she was on the bed half the night but last night only for like 15 minutes. I'll try to keep her in her pen at night

 

[MGG]

I always slept with Avery. She's never had any issues. Though labs aren't real territorial dogs, lol. She's good with whatever. Whether she's in the kennel or inside with me. I do love sleeping with her though, it's so comforting. Especially after a rough day or on a cold winter night.

 

[MGG]

Thank you, she's been mostly in the crate at night, the first night she was on the bed half the night but last night only for like 15 minutes. I'll try to keep her in her pen at night

As long as she knows it isn't owed to her and she's not allowed up unless you give her permission she'll be fine. Avery always "asks" before I let her up, she puts her head on my bed and sits. If I tell her no thought she knows that's it and she'll go curl up on her rug.
She'd never get up on her own, I've actually left a camera up there before to see if she does and she never gets up there. She stays on her bed in the corner or goes down and lays in the living room.

 

[MGG]

I know everyone loves to give training advice whether they know what they're talking about or not, but if you don't listen to any other advice listen to this. No matter what method you choose for training, enforce your commands. Give them one time and make the dog listen. I see all the time people that say sit or come multiple times until the dog finally listens. You need to say it one time and if they don't listen immediately they'll keep taking more and more liberty with how long they take to respond, or if they respond at all. If you give a command and they ignore it or delay in responding go to the dog and make her do it, especially if you know she knows the command. If its sit, and she doesn't do it immediately no matter what she's doing, get to her right away and push her butt down, and use an angry tone of voice. Tell her "I said sit", or something similar. And be consistent with it. Other people need to do the same too, either that or tell others not to give her commands. It's better for them to get no commands than be given one and allowed to ignore it.
Consistency is key. If you're having an issue it's usually because there's been inconsistencies in some way. You want the dog to listen to you no matter what. If they never learn it's an option not to they'll never try it. It's especially easy when they're little and you can easily make them obey. Heel is very important too. Teach her to walk by your side, pick a side and always keep her on thar side. You don't want them lagging and you don't want her past your knee. Don't use pressure with the leash, keep it loose and only use short tugs to keep her in that spot. Walk straight ahead and don't look down at her at all. Use a regular leash. When you stop, make her sit. It'll become habit and she'll do it always. Heel is so easy to get them to learn and then a huge dog isn't dragging you all around. Don't use a retractable leash either, just a regular 6 ft leash is good. If you get her solid on heel while she's young and easily controlled it'll be so easy.
She should be doing it perfectly by 10 weeks.
A well mannered dog is a joy to be around and an amazing companion. And it's so easy to do if you start young. It doesn't need to be complicated and you don't have to have fancy equipment.
Anyone with common sense can do it. I trained Avery solely when I was 13 and she was fully trained and hunting by 9 months old. Just as good and steady as any other dog. And it wasn't hard at all. It only took 20 minutes a day, 10 in the morning and 10 in the evening. Since then I've trained two other dogs who turned out the same and helped many others with theirs. I love training dogs, it's so simple and rewarding.