World Wide Whiskers

New dog owners usually find themselves making a large number of purchases to help make their new family member feel happy and welcome. Among the bags of high quality pet foods, feeding bowls, and chew toys, they sometimes forget something important. Just like a new human resident at your house would require a human type bed of her own, your new canine member of the family requires some form of dog bed.

Both humans and animals need a comfortable, cozy place where they can relax and get the sleep they need to stay healthy. Since many dog owners really don’t want the dog sharing their couches or, even more so, their own bed, it’s a necessary part of the dog’s training that, just like mom and dad have the couch and the king size, the dog has its own comfy spot where it knows it belongs. If you don’t have a comfortable alternative ready, you will feel an instant pang of guilt as your best friend looks up at you with those sad eyes. You, as well as the dog, need to know that your canine pal has a perfectly pleasant dog bed of its own. Without that knowledge, you could easily be stuck with a permanent furry bedfellow.

It’s your choice to decide where your dog is allowed, but remember that this can actually be a relatively serious health issue. It’s rare but people do occasionally contract serious illnesses from healthy pets. (Even though you and the dog are often not susceptible to the same diseases, you can still be carriers for each other’s illnesses.) Much more commonly, allergies and, yes, flea bites — which themselves can carry illness — definitely can increase when we share beds and couches with our furry friends. We know your dog is adorable and we know it’s tempting to snuggle with them whenever and wherever. Even so, instilling a bit of discipline about sleeping arrangements by keeping a clean and comfortable dog bed available is often the only way to go.

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