Your Bed’s Too Small
While you may appreciate the closeness that you get from sharing a twin bed with a Great Dane, your dog may not be quite as thrilled with the setup.
This is actually an individual quirk that varies from dog to dog rather than breed to breed. Some animals like to curl up next to you — the closer, the better — while others prefer to stretch out and take up as much room as possible.
If your dog falls into the latter category, they may have left your bed to find someplace with more legroom.
This one has a simple answer: Get a bigger bed. That can be an expensive solution, though, so it’s up to you whether it’s worth the splurge just to keep your pup happy.
There’s Something Going on Elsewhere
Sometimes, there’s just something happening that’s more interesting than making a nest in your bed. There might be an animal outside or a strange sound that needs investigating.
As exciting as you may be, it’s hard to compete with strange sounds or smells, which is why your dog wants to be somewhere else.
The first thing that you’ll have to do is figure out what’s so much more interesting than your bed. Once you figure it out, you’ll have to see if there’s any way to cause it to stop.
If you can’t fix the situation, you’ll either have to wait for it to go away on its own, create a diversion that distracts your dog, or try to soundproof your house in some way. It will also be helpful if you can exhaust your dog before bedtime so they don’t have the energy to investigate strange goings-on.
Your Bed is Too Small
Some dogs prefer to splay out when they sleep, and your bed might not provide them with enough room to do that comfortably.
Why Does Your Dog SLEEP With YOU? – 6 Most Common Reasons
A few months ago, all of a sudden, my dog didn’t want to sleep with me anymore after sleeping on my bed for a year. Wondering what’s going on, I began to look for the possible reasons for this behavior. If you have the same problem with me, here’s what I found.