I gave up on beds in crates long ago. Now I buy thick fleece blankets and they do rip them a bit but they are still useable. My boys are adults though. When they were pups my red boy made a few beds explode.
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These blankets are from Walmart and were recommended by my breeder. $5 for a twin blanket and they are surprisingly comfy.
If your girl is eating the beds/blankies as she shreads that's a different issue and I'd be hesitant to use anything.
Sleeping In Bed?
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IMO if you are crating her during the day then I wouldn't crate her at night. She is getting her crate training then and learning to be alone. Mine all sleep in bed. Our recommendation to puppy buyers is for the pup to sleep in a crate next to the bed so you can hear when they need to be taken out in the middle of the night to help with housebreaking. We usually let the pup into bed for the last few hours of the night. My husband is bad though and caves pretty quickly to letting the pup in bed for the whole night.
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Kananga sleeps on my bed. I put a down comforter in his spot so he has something to keep him warm, although he never likes to be under any layers. He has no issues with me moving him and he wakes up just fine. Although he is obsessed with hitting me in the head with his paws when its time to get up. And I don't mean just playfully, he will literally "dig" into my head with his nails sometimes. Very impatient, but it's not enough to keep him off the bed at night.
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I don't know how old Maya is, but it sounds like she is ready to be in the bed
In years past, when we had all the dogs in the bed, we would have the puppy sleep in a crate until we could be sure that she was big enough she wouldn't get squished. We never had any issues with not wanting to be crated later (except with Querk, for different reasons).I usually tell people, if everyone involved (humans and dogs) are happy with sleeping in the bed, then there is no problem. IMO, sleeping in the bed doesn't create behavior problems in dogs, but taking them out of the bed if there are behavior problems can help. I don't tolerate dogs snarking in bed…if that happens, they lose bed priviledges. But I can't imagine sleeping with at least one Basenji in bed...they are such excellent heaters!...not so good in the summer though
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Kona now sleeps in our bed every night. It started as a special treat and then only on weekends and now it is every night. It wasn't her decision, it was my husband's. We just love snuggling with her.
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Thanks for the replies.
I was interested to read other people opinions as i was told that you should never, ever let a basenji sleep in the bed :rolleyes: But i want Maya to be treated like all the others, she probably wont even know she is a basenji
She is only 8 weeks old (will be 9 weeks on saturday i think) so she is very very young, but she doesnt pee or poop all night in her crate (or in the bed, obviously) or during the day. She comes out of the crate/bed and goes straight outside to do that, she's a very clean little dog.
So far we've had no problems at all, if she's not snuggling right up to me, she's snuggled up to one of the other dogs. She did, once or twice, have a nibble on a pug tail in the night which they weren't impressed with but she has been very good since
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Thanks for the replies.
I was interested to read other people opinions as i was told that you should never, ever let a basenji sleep in the bed :rolleyes: But i want Maya to be treated like all the others, she probably wont even know she is a basenji
She is only 8 weeks old (will be 9 weeks on saturday i think) so she is very very young, but she doesnt pee or poop all night in her crate (or in the bed, obviously) or during the day. She comes out of the crate/bed and goes straight outside to do that, she's a very clean little dog.
So far we've had no problems at all, if she's not snuggling right up to me, she's snuggled up to one of the other dogs. She did, once or twice, have a nibble on a pug tail in the night which they weren't impressed with but she has been very good since
It sounds like you've really got the dream dog!:):D I'm jealous…our puppy years weren't that fabulous!
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It sounds like you've really got the dream dog!:):D I'm jealous…our puppy years weren't that fabulous!
Well, lets give it a few more weeks before we decide that she's the dream pup :p She could just be trying to make me feel safe, that she is the perfect basenji, then she will suddenly turn into a little devil dog
but, so far, she is absolutely perfect. No howling, no screaming, no chewing (even when left out!!), no peeing, no pooping, no fighting with the others, no biting of me…. Its a good start
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Blaze use to always sleep in my bed, but in his geezer years, he sometimes butt seeps. So sadly, he is back in his own bed. I still let him up in the morning for cuddle time, but he quickly learned that he had to be invited onto the bed. A plus side, he is more cuddly during the day now, and loves snuggling on the couch.
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Hahaha. Dallas started off not chewing. That quickly changed once he began teething. He doesn't really chew anymore but there were several months there right before he turned one where he'd chew on anything & everything he could get his little paws on! I hope, for you & all your belongings sake, that Maya doesn't start doing this too
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Well, lets give it a few more weeks before we decide that she's the dream pup :p She could just be trying to make me feel safe, that she is the perfect basenji, then she will suddenly turn into a little devil dog
but, so far, she is absolutely perfect. No howling, no screaming, no chewing (even when left out!!), no peeing, no pooping, no fighting with the others, no biting of me…. Its a good start
Fingers crossed that you do, in fact, have the dream pup!;)
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Hahaha. Dallas started off not chewing. That quickly changed once he began teething. He doesn't really chew anymore but there were several months there right before he turned one where he'd chew on anything & everything he could get his little paws on! I hope, for you & all your belongings sake, that Maya doesn't start doing this too
I've had labrador pups, im used to having everything i own chewed to pieces :p
She does have a good chew on her toys and the little chew sticks i give her. I've made sure to give her plenty of toys to keep her occupied for the times im not there. But she hasn't chewed her bed or anything. She keeps her crate area immaculate, its exactly how i leave it, except that she takes her favourite toys into her bed with her :rolleyes:
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I've had labrador pups, im used to having everything i own chewed to pieces :p
My mom used to say that exact same thing then she got her basenji. She decided the basenji was worse when he dug a hole in her couch because my dad was feeling under the weather and ignoring him.
Really her basenji is not normally a bad dog but every so often he catches them off gaurd and does something they didn't expect.
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Hollie has slept in the bed since the first night she came home from the shelter. We definately don't need the electric blanket in the winter… just her!!
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Thanks for all your comments, I now feel better about letting Darwin sleep with us!
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Shango sleeps in the bed with me, he too, keeps me warm. When I add my second B, it'll sleep in the bed too!
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Mine have always slept with me, even when we had 5. I have a hard time sleeping without any basenjis when I travel.
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All the crtters sleep in our bed… and hubby still doesn't like it! Rocky would become the immovable object and gain 50#'s the minute he feel asleep. he was also a blanket thief… we'd wake up freezing only to find all the blankets curled around him. Lucky pup.
Since he's been gone, our new pup, Titus Pullo (1/2 shepard, rest lab with a smidge of something we can't quite put our finger on) sleeps with us. He, truly, is 50#'s of immovable sleeping dog.
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I think having a b sleep with you, helps in the bonding process.
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My Mr Eko will be 10 weeks tomorrow. He is a very good puppy too, as he sleeps in his own bed in our bedroom, and has never attepmted to get onto the bed (yet).
ALthough we would love to have him in bed, we have decided to keep it as it is (as long as it lasts, i should say instead).
He is also very quiet when crated (although i still have to get over my own distress for restricting him while we are at work).
But he does love to chew!!!
