In my early days of dog training, I wrestled with this question time and time again. I came up with some interesting answers and scenarios I asked my clients to try. The results were hit and miss...
Several years ago, I had one of those "Oh my gosh" moments about dogs eating their dog beds when we werent around to let them know it was wrong. The first thing to remember is that dogs dont need a nice fluffy bed to lie on to fall asleep. Look outside. Wolfie is sleeping on the cement patio or on the rocks under the tree. They love to sleep on the cool tile during the hot days of summer. So, our first "truism" is that we dont need to give Wolfie a bed.
Next, we have to understand that dogs build behaviors through repetition and direction. If we are allowing them do destroy their fluffy beds because we cant catch them, we are instilling the behavior of "lets tear up fluffy things" with our dogs. The next thing we know, it isnt the $35 dog bed that we find torn up, it is the $400 upholstered and fluffy family room chair that now has stuffing all over the carpet.
So, what do we do? The answer is really simple. I know that we "humans" dont like simple answers, but here goes...
Take the dog bed away and let Wolfie sleep on the ground. We know that he is fine with the ground, so we are not going to give him back aches. Also, we have removed that repetitive destructive behavior. This will keep him from escalating that unwanted behavior to destroying more expensive things. Wolfie is still fine and we have saved a ton of money. Win win for all! For more information, please contact The Best Dog Trainers in South Florida.
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