I also always wanted to sleep with my dog, we always had a dog or two when I was a kid and my mom never allowed them on beds. But our first dog is a weimaraner she was 6 when we got her and the previous owners did sleep with her but she is a total bed hog. She likes to sleep sprawled out in the very center of the bed. My husband and I decided to stop trying to sleep with her when we realized we were giving eachother silent signals and trying to get to bed before her because she'd go jump in the middle before we could even get in. So we got her a crate but she wasn't used to it and would whine and fuss all night long not softly very loudly. We put her crate out in the dining room not that far away from our bed and she was so loud for months. I took her years to adjust to crate training and to be honest it was hell for me. First we used a wire crate and she did seem better when we switched to the plastic kind. Now she's been sleeping in her crate in a room near the bedroom but she bangs around all night and makes the most horrible noises ever. I debate about leaving her out at night but its hard to decide. We also got another dog a little over a year ago and she is more submissive but she'll sneak away and poop in my kids room way down the hallway. for that reason she is crated. I don't know how to tell when she is safe to leave out and also debate about either leashing her near my bed or moving her crate in my bedroom. I guess the main thing is with the two dogs I feel like I should do something similar with them both so thats why now they are both crated in my office. The thing is just all the banging around and also occasionally my younger dog will have an accident and she never barks or whines before just after it seems like and it seems like it only happens at the worst possible times like when we have company or when I'm exhausted and then I find out in the morning and can't tell what the heck I should have done.
