Anyone else not like having the dog on the bed at night?

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Dog sitting for the parentals and the wee white one ensconced himself on my bed. When I lived at home dogs slept in the kitchen however I have been informed this has now changed. I wouldn't mind so much but between the dog, his snoring, the OH and 2 cats I am in danger of hitting the deck. It is not making for a restful night! :o Help i have become a soft city girl!
 
No I don't allow dogs on beds or sofas. Previous dog knew she wasn't allowed but used to wait until the small hours and hitch herself on in stages when I was too sleepy to argue. Which became a big problem when she was old and often incontinent. Current mutt has never asked, he's too smart, but he gets on the bed if I'm out.
 
My dogs are not allowed upstairs at all, and know it too,
The only time I can ever remember them coming up was one firework night.

They are not allowed on the sofas.
They have their crate with a big cushion bed.

I did used to share my bed with my old dog growing up though, he was my best friend and he went everywhere with me, just don't have that same bond.
 
Cocker spaniel isn't allowed upstairs, but recently eldest son has been taking her to his room at night downstairs. He is deaf without his hearing aids and she bounces about on his bed to wake him up. Usually just for morning time, but we haven't stopped it as she will wake him up for emergencies too. So she gets to sleep in a bed in exchange for a very important job :)
 
My bedroom is the only place Bruno isn't allowed - my refuge from sharp elbows, and dorito feet!
I've long given in and let him share the sofa, as long as it's covered in throws!

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I went out with a bloke who used to let his 5 springers share the bed which was a bit of a new experience for me as I'd never even had a dog at home. It was a bit interesting to start with as if I got up in the night I used to have words with one of them as she didn't see why I should be allowed back in! Must admit I didn't like the hair and low level of grit in the bed and they were 5 voyeurs during nights of passion which was offputting.
 
My eldest retriever does, although she usually sleeps besides the bed as opposed to on it.

We did think about a downstairs rule when baby arrived, but th dogs' routine has already had to change in wake of the baby and I didn't think it was fair to take away her happy sleeping place as well. I'm soft and a bit daft with my dogs!
 
I am always amazed at how many people allow dogs on their beds. I adore my dogs, they are my family and company as I live alone but I wouldn’t like them in bed with me. No dogs upstairs or on furniture, they have very comfy beds in a dog room at night and in my kitchen with me in the day. They never attempt to get up on anything even the 5 month old pup.
 
alainax said:
Cocker spaniel isn't allowed upstairs, but recently eldest son has been taking her to his room at night downstairs. He is deaf without his hearing aids and she bounces about on his bed to wake him up. Usually just for morning time, but we haven't stopped it as she will wake him up for emergencies too. So she gets to sleep in a bed in exchange for a very important job :)
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That’s lovely. What an important member of the family she is :)

My dogs are allowed anywhere but choose not to sleep on my bed. I dont find it unhygienic though, my bed is always covered with a quilt and gets made in the morning. It makes no difference to whether I hoover upstairs or downstairs or both.
 
We've never allowed any of our dogs to sleep all night in our bedroom. I think it just create problems if you need to leave them with anyone else for any reason. A dog who can sleep independently downstairs (and also accepts being crated) is much more likely to be welcomed by friend or family than one that has to sleep on the bed with people!
 
Hell no, with us and the baby in the bed there is certainly no room for a rottie x GSD!

He's not allowed upstairs but have to gate it as otherwise he will sometimes help himself to any dirty nappies. Boak.
 
Nope - upstairs belongs to the cat (adopted cavalier is a cat chaser). They are very happy in their beds in the kitchen - I do allow them on the sofas in the evening so long as their throws are there, but the key is they will dismount if told to.
 
It was a Big No growing up - no dogs allowed on the furniture. I continued the tradition. No dogs allowed on the furniture. Then I had to nurse my unwell dog one time, and ended up sleeping with her cuddled up to her and it was probably the bet night's sleep I ever had. Since then, all dogs are on the furniture. Oops. We mellow with age .
 
Cloball said:
Dog sitting for the parentals and the wee white one ensconced himself on my bed. When I lived at home dogs slept in the kitchen however I have been informed this has now changed. I wouldn't mind so much but between the dog, his snoring, the OH and 2 cats I am in danger of hitting the deck. It is not making for a restful night! :o Help i have become a soft city girl!
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No apart from the size of the dog, it is unhygienic, There is a place for the dog and that is it's bed and that is were it should stay.
 
MissTyc said:
It was a Big No growing up - no dogs allowed on the furniture. I continued the tradition. No dogs allowed on the furniture. Then I had to nurse my unwell dog one time, and ended up sleeping with her cuddled up to her and it was probably the bet night's sleep I ever had. Since then, all dogs are on the furniture. Oops. We mellow with age .
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Same here - dogs on the floor, humans on the furniture! My parents are still embracing that, but my dog has gradually wormed his way onto the sofa. It took him about 3 days to win me round to the idea!
 
The dog is only allowed on the sofa if the throws are on it which they are most of the time as they are light coloured, only very occasionally do I let her in the bed like if we have been out late and she has been on her own for hours, we always have breakfast in bed on one weekend morning so she is allowed in the bedroom then as well, she is only small so it's not that bad I wouldn't have a big dog in the bed though not enough room.

someone I used to know had 2 huge dogs which slept in the bed every night and the bed sheets looked rotten and to be honest it used to make me feel ill, I don't think they got changed very often which is gross.
 
Bed never, sofa rarely. Apart from the fact that he is big, hairy and has a penchant for ditch diving and wallowing in puddles, he is also a fidget and it's never pleasant having 30 plus kilos of dog treading your kidneys like a cat.
 
I've got whippets, even if I didnt want them in the bed I wouldnt have much choice :lol: To be fair I have a super king size bed and an OH who works nights so theres plenty of room. We've also got an open crate in the bed room and the doors are always open so they can go downstairs if they want, but I prefer them in the bed. The youngest in particular seems to have magic healing properties. Just putting my hand on him seems to help the pain I suffer. No idea if its in my head or not, but other people have commented on it, so I just accept it and dont question it to deeply!
 
RunToEarth said:
My eldest retriever does, although she usually sleeps besides the bed as opposed to on it.

We did think about a downstairs rule when baby arrived, but th dogs' routine has already had to change in wake of the baby and I didn't think it was fair to take away her happy sleeping place as well. I'm soft and a bit daft with my dogs!
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This sort of ... he's missing my parents and I am too soft to take away his bed as well. I feel a bit less of a miser now though, grumping about sharing my bed, thank you guys.

The dog himself is not to much bother, and he farts less than the OH, but he is joined by the rest of the furries and fat cat is particularly insistent I get up at 4.30 and again at 7.30 for no apparent reason. She has gone so far as burrowing under the duvet, bouncing on the dog, and shoving her head underneath my neck and back! The wee white one does accept being crated and travels away to other peoples quite often with my mum by his crate is mysteriously disappeared/ is in the car at the airport.
 
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My inside dogs (two GSDs and a BC) are allowed on the furniture and can sleep wherever they like in the house. We are very easygoing.

I love my GSD jumping on the bed beside me and giving him a cuddle (OH says I never show him such affection lol) but he always jumps off when OH gets in and usually sleeps on the hard floor of the corridor near the door rather than in any of the soft beds around the house. The longhaired GSD can't get on the bed any more (and rarely did anyway) and he sleeps on a raised bed in my bedroom. The collie usually sleeps on the sofa type dog bed in the living room in front of the stove. I am not precious about my furniture and don't consider it particularly unhygienic for dogs to be on the furniture or beds either - so long as they are clean.
 
dog doesn't go upstairs- it is the cats zone. Although after 6 months the cat finally accepted the new rescue and is also sleeping in the living room with the dog. But then if we ever get a second dog and when our baby is crawling around being irritating the cat can have her space! I also find it helpful to keep dogs downstairs as they are less tempted when at friends or families houses to go exploring upstairs.

when we first got her our collie was very stressed and did spend a few nights in our bed, but she got very hot, then over a week we moved her to bed at foot of our bed, then to landing and then downstairs.

I'm not house proud but it does reduce dirt and fur upstairs. plus less trip hazards when I get up in the night thanks to baby!

sofa- we have an easy to wipe old leather sofa. If we are both home she knows she cannot go on it, but is allowed up with me when invited and I think often sleeps there at night. but at friends houses she mostly realizes she is not allowed unless invited (so not at my mums with her cream fabric sofas!!)
 
There is a dog bed and a sofa in the bedroom - which were used until the nights started getting colder and I woke up to a little jack russell spoon!

Now he sleeps under the duvet touching me with a paw or his head. I find it too cute to stop
 
My little dog sleeps on the bed every night, I like to feel him there, sort of comforting ! Setter sleeps by side of the bed, makes for an interesting trip to the loo negotiating both of them on the way. Little dog gets on the sofa, and setter has now decided that the big armchair is hers. I don't care there's only me at home.
 
Mine are allowed wherever they like but I draw the line at having them on the bed *all* night - two adults, 51kg combined total of Siberian husky and a standard Ikea double bed does not a comfortable night's sleep make. They often come up for half an hour or so while I read and then slope off to their own beds at lights out, or back downstairs to the sofa.

Apart from shedding by the bucketload they are clean, non-smelly type of dogs and have no guarding issues though so we can be quite casual about it. It's a bit more complicated when the spaniels are around as they are frequently damp, pongy and inclined to guard a bed.
 
No, I grew up with dogs sleeping downstairs, or in a kennel and have continued the tradition. We have allowed previous dogs to sit on the furniture (we used to have a dogs' sofa) but the Rotties have to stay on the floor or in their own bed/crate. 40+kg of dog sitting on your knee is too much!
 
Going against the grain...the 3 staffords all join me. When my OH stayed they had to sleep outside the bedroom and only joined us in the morning. We did try letting them in the bed at night but not only is it the biggest passion killer, I also found myself being pushed out! Dogs seemed to accept that when I was solo, they joined me but not when my OH stayed.
 
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