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Dogs are social animals and crave to be in the same room with you. However, they need to always know that YOU are the master, and his own dog bedding can help maintain that important dynamic.
When your pet starts to sleep in bed with you, it gives them the feeling that they are equal to you, and that can cause problems. Allowing your pet to sleep with you can actually start your dog thinking that he's the boss, even dogs who start out mild mannered. It begins by him hogging the bed. Then he gets irritated when you try to claim your space or roll over, possibly even giving growls of discontent at you. It makes for very uncomfortable sleep. And then heaven forbid should you ever want somebody else in bed with you. He's not going to put up with that at all!
The answer is to train him to sleep in his own comfortable dog bedding. Your dog can still be in your bedroom with you. But a space of his own to sleep at night needs to be a priority from the beginning. Get him quality and comfortable dog bedding and he will come to embrace it and see it as his own space
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Dog bedding is also an excellent training tool in helping keep your pet off of your furniture. Allowing your pet on the furniture will quickly soil and wear it. Dog hair and dander become major problems. You will create much less cleaning work for yourself if you have attractive and comfortable dog furniture in your house where you can keep the hair much more contained in one small area. In fact, it's a great idea to have dog bedding in EACH room where your family hangs out, because then he has a comfortable place of his own to hang with you!
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Dog bedding provides your best friend with a sense of something that is “his”. Dogs are territorial by nature, so it's better to have him be territorial over his own specific dog bed or dog furniture than to have him get territorial over people furniture. If that happens, problems can arise.
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Quality dog bedding can be ideal for your dog's joints and bones. Sleeping on a drafty, un-cushioned floor can be hard on a dog in these areas, especially if your pooch is getting along in years. There is even great orthopedic dog bedding available these days that can give your furry friend a much better quality of life.
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Smaller dogs, especially, can hurt themselves when jumping up and down on people furniture and beds. Quality dog bedding will lessen the chance for injury.
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Contemporary dog beds are becoming more and more advanced. Besides being able to purchase orthopedic dog bedding, you can even get it with cooling and heating elements for the times of the year when temperatures are extreme. You can pamper your puppy as much as you like!
