Ever since I got Ethan a few months ago, he only had 1 bed. Of course he grew up so fast so he stopped using it when he grew bigger than the bed. :') He slept on the floor since... and I'm okay with it since I think he also feels comfy there cos of the cool surface.
Ethan at 9 months, in his medium-sized bed. Haha
Yeah, you can consider this his 'sofa' now.
So I went to the mall and went to the pet shop there. There are other pet shops here but that was the most accessible to me and I saw them had a big bed so I went straight there.
They had other big ones like the ones on the left but those were quite thin tho they are cheaper. They were big but the one in the middle (blue) was the biggest which I chose since Ethan isn't done growing yet anyway. 😅
The bed can be fixed like the one the lady was holding. It's gartered so you can just tie it up like a smaller bed. It costs $54 which is 'ok' anyway since I spend shit on ETH gas fees lol.
Of course when I came home, for some reason he knew the one I was holding was for him. Spoiled brat be like. He was so excited as you can see in the photo (that's a screenshot from a video so it looks like shit lol). I guess he can sense my excitement too that's why he was also excited for whatever that I was holding. :D
Yah, he loves it. LOL. He immediately found the little heart stuff pillow (?) that was included there and he ran around with it like a golden retriever. :D Somehow he knew it was a bed too as he laid there right away.
It's also reversible so can use it however I like. This side looks better tho. :D
Of course, he still sleeps on the floor (til now) so I have to train or encourage him to use his bed and that should take a while.
So what I do is I take out some treats and that immediately attracts his attention. I had kinda trained him before in his previous bed so when I say "bed" he knew he should be on his bed and wait for the treat. He's really smart and a fast learner, like literally, so I didn't have a hard time teaching him.
My only problem with him is him being a stubborn brat just like a kid, he knows the command but just won't listen to me sometimes. :D Just because he doesn't wanna listen lol
I don't spoil him with treats too much. Even without the treats, when I say "bed" he will immediately go to his bed.
I just really have to encourage him to get used to it.
Even when I come down the stairs, he kinda panics and immediately goes to his bed like he's afraid for me to find out he's not being grateful of his bed. xD No, I don't get mad at him when he's not on his bed, nor scare him, but I just have a stern voice when I tell him to go to his bed and thankfully I have authority over him now... even if he acts like a rebellious teenager often times.
He's now learning to love being on the bed to sleep tho. It's not just it's playground now. And yeah the bed is big enough for the two of us to fit in so sometimes I snuggle with him even sometimes he finds me annoying. xD To be fair he annoys me while I sleep too.
Also, he's getting neutered tomorrow so the bed is just right timing for him to be comfy after the surgery. :>
