Over the years, he's pawed them up so bad that all the stuffing in his bedroom pad got pushed up to the sides, to the point where he was basically he was sleeping on two very thin pieces of cloth, so he started sleeping on the runner on my side of the bed, making it difficult for me to get up during the night without stepping on a dog.
On day I was in Tractor Supply and saw a very nice thick pad, so I bought it for him, costing me close to 50 bucks. I brought it home and put it in the bedroom, lured him into it and gave him a really good belly rub to let him know that was his new bed.
He has yet to sleep a single night in it. I'm still tripping over that damned dog.
yup. had a dog chew a hole in her bed and sleep in the damn hole ???
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ReplyDeleteMy German Shepherd will not sleep on a dog bed. One of the old lady’s cats will eventually take it over or it will just be another obstacle to vacuum around. If we leave the spare bedroom doors open, we can usually find the dog and one or both of the cats crashed on a bed in there. There was a time when I’d have rousted them out, but that time has long passed. Company only comes once in a while, the animals live here. Eod1sg Ret
ReplyDeleteHe likes you, appreciate it, you musta done something right to deserve that.
ReplyDeleteMy female aussie-brittany can't stop sleeping on the spokes of my office chair. Every time I have to move I first have to rouse her from her stupor so that I don't run over her. She's my shadow and a pita at times but I'd have it no other way.
Try craigslist for a used baby crib mattress. Usually free, or 10 bucks.
ReplyDeleteIf you paid $50 for a dog bed you have bigger problems than you think.
ReplyDeleteFind me a less expensive one of the same quality.
DeleteRetailers and veterinarians have figured out that people will spend any amount of money on their pets.
DeleteQuality? Why would you care about the quality of something the dog's going to tear the shit out of or (more likely) ignore? I'll second the Craigslist crib mattress idea.
DeleteIs it your money? No? Then why are you worrying about it?
DeleteAnd no, I'm not bringing somebody else's bedding into my home. That's all I need is somebody else's vermin.
Mine has a Big Barker Xtra large. 52x36, 7 in memory foam. Was 279, IIRC, when I bought it 8 or 9 years ago. It's a bit more now.
DeleteThe shit we do for them, eh? And they’re worth all of it.
ReplyDeleteOl' OB was like that. He'd always sleep right where you put your feet when getting out of bed. I'd have to swing sideways and hold my legs straight out to put my boots on. He wouldn't get up until the boots were on and I stood up a-straddle him. Then he'd move.
ReplyDeleteThat dog may have been useless but he sure was fun. And I don't think he could have loved me any more than he did. He was a very special pain in the ass.
Bed's too small. :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL --nines
ReplyDeleteall you gotta do is ,you lay down in it for awhile, if yours is anything like mine.
ReplyDeleteOh, he lays on it, he even gets his nightly belly rubbin's there, he just won't sleep on it.
DeleteHe might get interested in it once the weather's not so hot.
ReplyDeleteRight now, the floor is the coolest place.
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The floor vent is right there next to it so he'd be plenty cool on it. Matter of fact, he used to drag his old beat-up pad and put it right over the vent. I'd wake up freezing in the winter and sweating in the summer.
DeleteIs there a plastic slipcover under the fabric cover? My dog would not touch his bed until I removed the plastic cover. He sleeps in it every night now. Try removing that plastic cover on the bed mattress.
ReplyDeleteNope, no slip cover.
DeleteIt's a pretty damned comfortable bed too. I weigh 165 and I can sit on it barely feel the floor, so I know his 85 pound ass isn't even touching it.
I think he just doesn't like change. One of these nights I'll move the bed over to my side where he normally sleeps and see if he uses it then.
When he gets to be an old dog, he'll start using it....and his old painful joints will be very appreciative for it.
ReplyDeleteHe probably doesn't like the color. - Deb
ReplyDeleteI tried to find a pink one to match his drinking bucket, but they were out of stock.
DeleteWell, maybe he sleeps on your side of the bed so he can guard you. My Chi/rat mix was just like that. She guarded me from the monster driving the USPS truck. Every damn day without fail. Poor Larry tried every day to make friends, but if I was there she was a bitchin. Never know when monsters want to eat you in the night. I'll bet if you move that bed onto the runner he will be right there. Great dog. Maybe not as good as CGD, but near. NOG
DeleteMore than likely, the other way around - he sleeps there so I can protect him. He's neither brave nor bright.
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