{"id":20227,"date":"2022-03-25T11:07:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:07:40","slug":"is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it OK for my puppy to sleep on my bed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#Is_it_OK_for_my_puppy_to_sleep_on_my_bed\" title=\"Is it OK for my puppy to sleep on my bed?\">Is it OK for my puppy to sleep on my bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#Why_does_my_puppy_want_to_sleep_in_my_bed\" title=\"Why does my puppy want to sleep in my bed?\">Why does my puppy want to sleep in my bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#Why_you_shouldnt_let_your_dog_sleep_in_your_bed\" title=\"Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog sleep in your bed?\">Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog sleep in your bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#Can_I_let_my_puppy_sleep_in_my_bed\" title=\"Can I let my puppy sleep in my bed?\">Can I let my puppy sleep in my bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#Should_I_let_my_puppy_sleep_in_my_bed\" title=\"Should I let my puppy sleep in my bed?\">Should I let my puppy sleep in my bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-ok-for-my-puppy-to-sleep-on-my-bed\/#How_do_dogs_choose_who_to_sleep_with\" title=\"How do dogs choose who to sleep with?\">How do dogs choose who to sleep with?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_OK_for_my_puppy_to_sleep_on_my_bed\"><\/span>Is it OK for my puppy to sleep on my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Start by spending the first few months with your new dog sleeping in his crate, bed, or designated area.  During the day, don&#8217;t allow your dog to be on your bed, let alone sleep there. <b>The bed should be a human only zone  no dogs allowed. Just like his crate or dog bed is a dog only zone  no people allowed.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_puppy_want_to_sleep_in_my_bed\"><\/span>Why does my puppy want to sleep in my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>When a new member is introduced to the packlike a newborn babyyour dog&#8217;s protective instincts kick in. That&#8217;s why dogs are often so protective of babies and young children. When your dog sleeps with you in your bed, she&#8217;s also on guard duty.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_shouldnt_let_your_dog_sleep_in_your_bed\"><\/span>Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog sleep in your bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>You Can Get Sick<\/b> <b>From the plague to fleas, letting a dog sleep in bed with you can be hazardous to your health. Parasites are especially at risk of being passed from the dog&#8217;s fur to their owners. Many people treat their dogs for parasites but rarely consider their own risk.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_let_my_puppy_sleep_in_my_bed\"><\/span>Can I let my puppy sleep in my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Where Should Your Puppy Sleep? While you may eventually want to let your dog sleep in bed with you (or your kids), it really is best if your pup starts out sleeping in a crate  <b>you can always let them in the bed later, once they&#8217;re fully potty-trained, sleeping soundly, and happily acclimated to their crate.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_let_my_puppy_sleep_in_my_bed\"><\/span>Should I let my puppy sleep in my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Where Should Your Puppy Sleep? While you may eventually want to let your dog sleep in bed with you (or your kids), <b>it really is best if your pup starts out sleeping in a crate  you can always let them in the bed later, once they&#8217;re fully potty-trained, sleeping soundly, and happily acclimated to their crate.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_dogs_choose_who_to_sleep_with\"><\/span>How do dogs choose who to sleep with?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many dogs choose a sleeping spot <b>based on the fact that it smells like their owner, aka the pack leader. If this is your bed with you, great! If not, they&#8217;ll choose a spot with your scent for the next best thing.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is it OK for my puppy to sleep on my bed?Why does my puppy want to sleep in my bed?Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog sleep in your bed?Can I let my puppy sleep in my bed?Should I let my puppy sleep in my bed?How do dogs choose who to sleep with?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}