For Dog Owners: Does Your Dog Sleep In Your Bed?

[Andrea]

yeap they do !!! It's myself, my hubby and two 70plus pound dogs in our king size bed...

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

yeap they do !!! It's myself, my hubby and two 70plus pound dogs in our king size bed...

That is devoted puppy Mom!
Our 11 lb pup sometimes feels like she takes over the entire bed.

 

[BeachGirlFLA]

That is devoted puppy Mom!
Our 11 lb pup sometimes feels like she takes over the entire bed.

I'm lucky that the 110+ pounder (Lab/Weimeraner mix that is tall enough to rest his head on top of my computer desk or - as he did the other day - on my chest when I'm sitting down and look up and lick my chin) seems to have figured out that he just doesn't fit too well in a twin size bed with me and the 70-80 pounder already in it. Sometimes, he'll come up for a few minutes but he always ends up either sleeping by my side of the bed on the floor or at the foot of the bed on the floor.

 

[Fintastic]

We don't have a dog for the simple fact that I just don't want one in the house, period, and I know some people consider it "abuse" to keep dogs outside all the time. But the thought of dogs on the couch icks me out, let alone putting one in bed with me.

 

[hiwaygal]

If I could afford a custom made double king size bed with all the sheets and covers that it would require and a house with a bedroom big enough to fit it in, I would let my dogs sleep with us.

I've always let my dogs sleep with me until I got married and there simply wasn't enough room in the bed for me, DH, three dogs, and various pillows, etc.

 

[daisax]

If I could afford a custom made double king size bed with all the sheets and covers that it would require and a house with a bedroom big enough to fit it in, I would let my dogs sleep with us.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't matter how big the bed is -- the dog will squeeze you towards the edge!

 

[IDoDis]

A people bed is for the alpha and family. A dog is not the alpha and is therefore, not allowed on the bed. Our dogs know this and respect it. They prefer to sleep under the bed anyways. It's that cave instinct.

 

[CathrynRose]

A people bed is for the alpha and family. A dog is not the alpha and is therefore, not allowed on the bed. Our dogs know this and respect it. They prefer to sleep under the bed anyways. It's that cave instinct.

I understand this thinking if you have a dog with a dominance issue, however if your dog isn't attempting alpha in your home, I just don't see what the problem is. (as far as this is concerned)

The few nights Charley has fallen asleep on the couch and I sneak into the room and sprawl out, I wake up to him staring at me. He stares because he (even though I don't care) won't come up with out an "okay" from someone. So I wake up to a face similar in my signature. I wish he'd just come up on his own. It's creepy waking up to anything staring at you.

 

[daisax]

A people bed is for the alpha and family. A dog is not the alpha and is therefore, not allowed on the bed.

My dogs are family. If there are dominance issues, you can guard the bed as a valued resource and send a message that way, but in the absence of dominance issues, it doesn't make a bit of difference if the dog is sleeping at your feet/knees (I do insist on dogs staying towards the end of the bed).

My dogs know where they stand. I have one now that probably won't ever get to sleep on the bed, but that's more because she's hyperreactive to dogs going by the house, and I really don't want to wake up to that nonsense (and she doesn't make a peep in the crate).

I do think it's a shame when people DO have dogs who intimidate them and share the bed with them. That's bad news even when it's a little froofy dog, but with a large dog it's scary.

 

[Aisling]

My dog sleeps with me and DH every night with no dominance problems.

And he "kisses" me on the mouth! Forgive me if I don't have the doggie-kiss-skeeve gene!

 

[donald&daisy]

Both of our dogs (shih tzu and border terrier) sleep with us. The persian cat does not....mainly because he likes to sleep wrapped around a human head and I cannot deal with that.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

:utting on the flame suit here::

IMO, a dog sleeping in your bed is just nasty.

Most dogs shed. Who wants dog hair in their bed? YUCK!

 

[LUCiD]

Well she doesn't sleep on my bed. (I roll all over the place when I sleep, I'd squash the poor thing if I let her sleep with me.) She sleeps with my parents, and keeps them up all night. They can't get angry at that cute little face though. (Who could blame them?)

(Darn it I didn't read the whole question and picked the wrong answer by mistake.)

 

[hereyago]

I have 2 German Shepards. One sleeps on my bed, she also has her own sheet over my linen and knows not to get on the bed if her sheet isn[t there.
My other German SHepard is 6 months old, he isn't allowed on my bed, because that will be a whole lot of dog on my bed, except right now, he just jumped on my bed. And my other GS doesn't like that, so he's off now.
I had one German SHepard who slept under my DD's crib when DD was a baby and by her playpen.
My hus/rot that had to be put down last year didn't get on my bed, but would get on DD's bed, but he also was kooky and sleep several different places during the night and didn't like when the bedroom doors were closed.

 

[luvmy2boyzz]

My dogs sleep in their kennels at night. They love being in there! My female will actually spend a lot of time just napping in her kennel during the day. However, she probably goes in there to get away from our three year old male. He loves to play and she doesn't always want to be bothered

 

[Took]

Our schnauzer sleeps in his dog bed right next to ours. He doesn't like to sleep anywhere else! LOL

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

There is no "point" to having your dogs sleep in the bed...other than it makes it toasty warm in winter...and I love snuggling with the fuzzy-wuzzies. there isn't anything bad about the floor, and the dogs usually start out their on their own beds and migrate up at some point in the middle of the night.

And at the end of the day, in OUR household, they are FAMILY MEMBERS. YMMV.

Absolutely!

 

[ols386]

Our dog doesn't sleep in the bed. He's too big and he sheds terribly.

 

[DawnCt1]

Yup - they are the dreadlock dogs.

Actually, there are two breeds that are corded - the Puli and the Kom.

They are both Hungarian dogs. The Puli is the herding dog, much smaller and comes in black, white, apricot.

The Komondor is part of the Livestock Guardian Dog classification, aka Flockguard. It only comes in white.

They were bred to stay with their flock of sheep and guard them. In absence of an actually flock, their family becomes their flock and they guard it with their lives. Great out on the Putza, can be a problem if you don't know what you are doing in the suburbs. However, it is a completely different way of guarding than a protection dog like a Dobie. In fact, you will never see a Kom as a police dog due to the differences and their independent thinking.

They were bred to spend longs days by themselves with their flock, so were bred to be very independent and to make decisions on their own. They are highly affectionate with their "flock," but they don't fawn or want to please their owners.

Due to this, they make terrible obedience dogs, although it can and has been done. Here is Jago retrieving a dumbell. (Also the cover of a Beck Album)

We just cut down our male to shorter cords, but our female is still in full coat. She is retired from the show ring now, so we will cut her down soon.

It takes about 3 hours per dog to wash and at least 24 hours to dry, in their crates with multiple fans on them. If they don't dry quickly, they can mildew, which causes some nasty smells. Otherwise, the cords are very, very easy to take care of because you never brush, you just occasionally separate the cords to keep them from matting.

I wouldn't have any other breed, but they are not for the beginner. I have already been off-topic enough, but if you want to read more about this unique breed, there is great info here: http://clubs.akc.org/kca/

You know Dawn, you can cord a poodle Not quite as natural as the Kom, but I have seen them at shows and love the look! And you never have to brush again!

Oh, and this breed very rarely kisses (that don't need to please the owner thing), so never have to worry about tongues in our house.

Thank you for the picture of your doggie and the info. You really highlight why it is important to understand the breed before choosing. I do love the cords but I don't know if Jude would. We do kiss Jude. He's definately a 'people pleaser".
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