Stand near the bed again, and as your dog starts to move towards it, say ‘bed’ and reward them after they lie down. Once your dog is happy going to bed and lying down, you can add a cue word like “bed”. If they’re not quite there yet, go back a few steps and try tempting them over again. When they do, give them a ‘jackpot’ tasty treat, or multiple treats, as a reward. Keep practicing this until they go to bed and lie down without being asked. If they do, give them a reward between their front paws to encourage them to lie down. Instead, wait and see if they go into their bed on their own. Next, stand next to the bed again, but don’t tempt your dog over. Repeat this 5 times until your dog is reliably going to bed and lying down every time you ask. After a few seconds, say ‘OK’ and throw them a treat away from the bed to let them know they can get up. If they stay down, give them a few more treats to encourage them to stay in that position. When they’re in a down on the bed, reward them with a treat between the front paws. Once your dog is comfortable standing on the bed, encourage them into a down position using your hand signal. Gradually build this up until you’re rewarding your dog is rewarded for having all four paws on the bed. If your dog is reluctant to go all the way onto the bed, reward them for putting one or two paws on the bed. Put the treats in the bed to encourage them inside. To get started, you will need some treats and your dog's bed.įirst, stand near your dog's bed and use some treats to tempt them over to you. You can follow along with the steps to teaching your dog a ‘bed’ command using this video, and the steps are also written out below. Before teaching your dog to go to bed it’s best if they already know a “down.” We’ve got more information about teaching your dog a ‘down’ in our advice section.
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