Do your dogs sleep in your bed with you?

Yes, we have three fairly small dogs, under 20 pounds, and they all sleep with us. My scruffy little Romeo sleeps with my son, while the rat terrier and the Chihuahua/terrier mix, Lily and Picasso sleep with me.

Now what was rough was when my daughter stayed with me and she was out of town, because her two dogs, a large Chihuahua and a miniature pinscher also slept with me. I only have a full size bed, so with four or sometimes five little dogs, that was a bit much -- especially when they'd growl at each other.

They all sleep under the covers except for Romeo. He has more fur than the other dogs, so that might be a factor.

I've only ever had one dog at a time so I wonder how it felt to have more than one. He however was quite obedient and yes would come and sleep on the bed with me, he would become very lifeless and it would be pretty fun to play with him until he started to itch and roll around. I found the company very enjoyable and cute, he would wake up earlier than me and was a good snuggle buddy! The fact that he slept with me was very surprising but then again as a pup, you could make him fall asleep just by slowly closing your eyes in front of him!

-Paul

I do not let my dog sleep in the bed with me, thats what doggy beds are for. I hate having loose hair floating around thats like one of my biggest pet peeves. I would completely freak out if i seen some dog hair in my bed, i love my dog but he has to stay in his bed. Thats why i invest so much into his bed because i know he have to sleep there, theres no other alternative.

My dogs do not sleep in bed with me. However, they do sleep in my room with me, in a crate where they can see me. I want my dogs to be able to behave for other people when I am not around and not have to expect them to put my dogs in bed with them. It is easier that way too. I did have a dog that slept with me at one point and she woke up at every move I made and acted like she was dying when she wasn't in bed with me. Constantly barking and scratching at the door. Then, no one in the house got sleep so I just decided it would be easier to crate train the next ones I got.

Peanut sleeps in the bed with me,then again she is a spoiled little chihuahua. I don't mind her sleeping there because she brings me comfort,sad thing is I can not sleep without her as it just feels empty without her in my bed. My dog has me hooked around her little paw,she also likes to crawl up under the covers and she is just like someone else's dog they mentioned,if I don't lift up the covers for her to crawl up under she will sit there wagging her tail and whining until I move the covers so she can crawl under,she will then proceed to snuggle up along my side so I can hold her in close.

When we first moved into this apartment, yes, she was sleeping with us. I started having problems have a good night rest so I dumped her to the floor. The first night she kept on bumping the bed before she finally gave up and went to her own. Recently, I've wanted her company so I have been letting her and to my surprise I am able to sleep restfully. If I fall asleep on the sofa she just has to climb up all over me to be with.

Both our Yorkies sleep in the bed with us! They are wonderful cuddlers! Prissy usually sleeps right between me and my hubby. She sometimes shares a little corner of my pillow to rest her head on ;-) Peanut likes his own personal space so he usually sleeps at our feet or he sometimes will sleep right behind my knees when I sleep on my side. He likes to get under the covers sometimes and that scares me because I am paranoid he is going to suffocate or get rolled on.

I remember when my husband first brought Peanut home. He was our first Yorkie. My husband was very stern and made it very clear that a dog would NEVER sleep in his bed. The first night we attempted to keep Peanut in the laundry room in a crate. He was just a little puppy...a baby :-( Him was scared. He cried and whimpered and I just couldn't stand it so I gave my hubby my puppy dog eyes and he finally gave in. He repeatedly said that it was just a one time thing, after tonight THAT'S IT...NO MORE. He is NOT sleeping with us! After that first night over 3 years ago, Peanut has never slept in a crate at night again ;-) By looking at this picture now, one would have never suspected how "tough" my hubby was on the subject of Peanut absolutely not sleeping with us!

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This is a pic of my baby girl Prissy sound asleep on my Hubby's pillow! :-)

I let one of my dogs share the bed with me. Its simple really they both know they may ask to come up on the bed (either by whining or resting a paw against the side) but I usually only let one up, the other must stay on the other doggy bed on the floor. I know it sounds sort of odd but the system works. Basically neither of then wants to be on the bed every night and sometimes neither of them ask to get up and they happily share the dog bed. My mini schnauzer spends most nights in the bed (which is great because he doesn't shed and is the perfect teddy bear size) and the pitt bull sleeps in the dog bed. In the Morning the schnauzer usually trots off to the living room to sleep on the couch by himself (he has very peculiar routines) and the pitt bull jumps into bed with me for some morning snuggles. Everybody's happy, and I still have room in my bed