{"id":98433,"date":"2022-04-22T12:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:25:30","slug":"why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my dog dig into 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\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/#Why_does_my_dog_dig_into_my_bed\" title=\"Why does my dog dig into my bed?\">Why does my dog dig into 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\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/#How_do_I_get_my_dog_to_stop_digging_in_my_bed\" title=\"How do I get my dog to stop digging in my bed?\">How do I get my dog to stop digging 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\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/#Why_does_my_dog_dig_on_my_bed_when_excited\" title=\"Why does my dog dig on my bed when excited?\">Why does my dog dig on my bed when excited?<\/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\/why-does-my-dog-dig-into-my-bed\/#How_do_you_stop_a_dog_from_digging_in_the_bed\" title=\"How do you stop a dog from digging in the bed?\">How do you stop a dog from digging in the bed?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_dig_into_my_bed\"><\/span>Why does my dog dig into my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The reason why almost every dog digs at their bed is that <b>it&#8217;s a natural instinct in order to make a comfortable, warm place to lie down. In this article, we&#8217;ll go more into detail on why dogs scratch before they lay down and let you know how you can keep them from destroying their dog beds in the process.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_dog_to_stop_digging_in_my_bed\"><\/span>How do I get my dog to stop digging in my bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can also <b>use a box or an open crate as a designated resting spot. Encourage your dog to use this designated area to rest and sleep, giving him praise and treats when he chooses to use this area. To help keep your dog off your bed, always keep your bedroom door closed when you are not there to supervise your dog.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_dig_on_my_bed_when_excited\"><\/span>Why does my dog dig on my bed when excited?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Your dog is simply trying to find the best spot for themselves, even if the search can look a little crazy at times! Dogs also experience periods called zoomies or frapping (frenetic random activity periods), and this may be impacting your pup&#8217;s behavior.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_stop_a_dog_from_digging_in_the_bed\"><\/span>How do you stop a dog from digging in the bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Your dog is simply trying to find the best spot for themselves, even if the search can look a little crazy at times! Dogs also experience periods called zoomies or frapping (frenetic random activity periods), and this may be impacting your pup&#8217;s behavior.<\/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<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my dog dig into my bed?How do I get my dog to stop digging in my bed?Why does my dog dig on my bed when excited?How do you stop a dog from digging in the bed? Why does my dog dig into my bed? The reason why almost every dog&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"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":[],"class_list":["post-98433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98433"}],"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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}