Please help me stop my dog barking all through the night

[pinkbraces]

During the heatwave we let our 4 year old doodle spend most of the day and night upstairs on our bed as it was the coolest place in the house. As its no longer stupidly hot we would like her to go back to her normal sleeping place of the lounge - she doesn't want to.

For the last few nights she has barked incessantly at the bottom of the stairs, we have a stairgate so she cant just come up. I have gone down and put her back in the lounge and out she comes again. Last night I ended up shutting her in the kitchen, (with her bed) and closing the door as this muffled the barks, but I felt awful so couldnt sleep anyway.

My DH is adamant she is not sleeping in our room on a full time basis (she jumped on his head in the middle of the night as she wanted the pillow his head was on)

Any tips or advice please.

[thegriffon]

I was looking for advice on barking dogs a few days ago as just got a 2nd dog, a rescue. Sleeps in the utility room with other dog and the first night he barked, on and off, for two hours. I went down once and let him into the garden in case he needed a wee, he didn't. Then just ignored and he eventually stopped, probably exhausted.
Next day spoke to trainer who's class he's booked into. She said its best to correct the dog, from the other side of the door, rather than ignore, say "Ah" or "stop" or something similar in a growly voice.
Also after dog goes to his bed at night walk in and out of the room a couple of times when he's not barking, avoid eye contact and completely ignore him so he knows you're around but not going to play or interact (or in your case take him up to bed with you). I did this the second night and no barking at all and been fine since
I think dog sleeping on bed should be all the time or never. He won't understand if sometimes he can and other times he's not allowed.

[pinkbraces]

thanks griffon we will try the techniques. Its so annoying we had such a great routine before - she would come upstairs with me at bedtime, stay until DH came up, he would take her downstairs and she would go straight to sleep. We wouldnt hear a peep out of her until we woke her up:)

I hate to think we can never have her upstairs again

[Lilcamper]

She is confused with the 'yes you can, no you can't'. Don't 'ah' or 'no' her in any voice let alone a gruff one. Try settling her with a worn t shirt of yours.

[pinkbraces]

Well, so far so good, I have given her one of my pillows, she did bark for a few mins at the bottom of the stairs then gave up. Here's hoping for a peaceful night

[ImNotBloody14]

Dont respond at all! Any attention for barking will encourage it. Ignore and she will stop. You just have to bear with it til she stops.

[pinkbraces]

she slept through :)

[alli1968]

my trainer told me that shaking atin with coins in is a noise that most dogs hate so reserve it for when they do something that is a definite not and shake a few times

it worked completely for night time barking.

[GemmaTeller]

Our boxers come and sit on the bed for half an hour whilst we watch tv then they have to back to the lounge.

Only once have they come back and got on the bed - it was absolutely freezing cold and we woke to find both dogs and both cats cuddled up to us!
(boxers snore way too much to be cuddle buddies at bed time)