Taking pets to bed?

Richard Dower

Not in a durty way!....but like having the cat sleep on your bed. Nothing wrong with it right?....for years my black cat used to climb on the roof and meoow at my bedroom window, so i'd leave her in to have a kip.

My aunts daughter has this German shepard that ALWAYS follows her to bed and guards the room, he's weirdly hyper protective over her, do you bring your pets to bed?

TeddyTedson

In before pussy jokes.

Kojak

But sure, if you let the pets into your bedroom would you not be sleeping amongst sh1t and p1ss?

I suppose it would be no worse than being in some of the hospitals around the country.

Colilfc

I always used to bring my goldfish to bed,I took him out of the bowl and let him sleep beside me. Now he's dead.

Chnandler Bong

I think it's good to have pets in the bedroom, I always play with my wife's pussy at night helps me sleep better.

later12

Yes, I used to do this all the time. I couldnt sleep without my pet terrier. I would take him to bed, sniff his ears for a few minutes, and then settle happily into a long and wonderul sleep with him.

Dont really see why anyone would find sleeping with pets unusual, especially if one is single.

Royal Irish

I once brought a dog to bed when I was very drunk.

Richard Dower

Royal Irish wrote: »

I once brought a dog to bed when I was very drunk.

haha!...maybe i should have a title "taking dogs to bed", but that would be major trolling

Chuck Stone

Master Bates would not be pleased if there were pets watching him in bed.

Aoifey!

My cat sleeps in my bed sometimes, she curls up between me and my boyfriend.

cesc77

Richard Dower wrote: »

Not in a durty way!....but like having the cat sleep on your bed. Nothing wrong with it right?....for years my black cat used to climb on the roof and meoow at my bedroom window, so i'd leave her in to have a kip.

My aunts daughter has this German shepard that ALWAYS follows her to bed and guards the room, he's weirdly hyper protective over her, do you bring your pets to bed?

Is there something you want to say here?

Your (My aunts daughter ??)cousins mutt is "weirdly"over protective of people coming into her room.

Methinks you are angling for means to circumvent said weird behaviour to propogate further weirdness.

Only surmising

Richard Dower

^ in general, not bedroom specific....jeez

cesc77

^thats good.I dont feel awkward now.

Animals should not be allowed in the bedroom.They should know their place in the hierarchy of the household.

By animals, I mean 4 leggeds :v

Wolfe Tone

Dog sometimes sleeps at the end of my bed. Kept me alive last winter when the heating was on the fritz.

Links234

my dog sleeps with me all the time. she'll curl up near my feet under the covers

Richard Dower

I have fond memories of that cat, she'd never interfere with you while sleeping....she'd take up "her side" of the bed, i miss her :-(

entropi

If they were to be in the bedroom, I'd never let them sleep on the bed. They need to realise heirarchy, we are the masters.

Flojo

My dog is sleeping on my bed right now.

strobe

cesc77 wrote: »

Animals should not be allowed in the bedroom.They should know their place in the hierarchy of the household.

Master of Nothing wrote: »

If they were to be in the bedroom, I'd never let them sleep on the bed. They need to realise heirarchy, we are the masters.

lol I am never sure if people are being serious or not when they say things like this.

How insecure and lacking in self confidence do you have to be exactly that you worry about a kitten or Yorkshire Terrier displacing you in the hierarchy of your household? Jesus...

Kojak

With people sleeping with their pets, surely its only a matter of time before one of them turns into Jeff Goldblum in the film "The Fly".

pebbles21

I always bring my dog with me cos then im not the only one begging in the bedroom!

later12

strobe wrote: »

lol I am never sure if people are being serious or not when they say things like this.

How insecure and lacking in self confidence do you have to be exactly that you worry about a kitten or Yorkshire Terrier displacing you in the hierarchy of your household? Jesus...

This might be how a rational human being thinks, but dogs are not people and dogs do obey a hierarchical system. I was told the exact same thing as what the poster has said by a professional trainer (a certain red haired animal behaviouralist that most people interested in this field will know of). If dogs must sleep on the bed, the rule of thumb is that they should be made sleep at the foot of the bed and not on the pillow; in a traditional pack this indicates dominance.

Paddy_Smith

Jaysus, I wouldn't even bring a pet into the house.

lalee17

Dogs make the best footwarmers

fonecrusher1

Nothing wrong with it at all.

I always lets my pet jellyfish Kate up onto the bed for a snooze. Golly she snores though.

watna

Our cat sleeps in/on our bed every night. It's his bed too! He sleeps on the end and then comes in for cuddles if he's cold or when the alarm goes off in the morning. We all have a little snooze together before we get up. If we go to bed late sometimes he's in there waiting for us.

I wouldn't let a dog sleep in or on the bed though. My OH wants a dog really badly and I've said that's fine but it's not sleeping in the bed. He wants it to sleep in the bedroom which I'm not thrilled about but I've said our future dog can. I think it's just because dogs smell more than cats (well, usually)

strobe

later10 wrote: »

This might be how a rational human being thinks, but dogs are not people and dogs do obey a hierarchical system. I was told the exact same thing as what the poster has said by a professional trainer (a certain red haired animal behaviouralist that most people interested in this field will know of). If dogs must sleep on the bed, the rule of thumb is that they should be made sleep at the foot of the bed and not on the pillow; in a traditional pack this indicates dominance.

Yeah that's true enough. I was watching Animal Planet the other day and they had this thing about African Hunting Dogs on. Well they just got back from hunting an Impala or something and they ate as much as they could and then went for a little post meal lie down. Anyway, one of the lower ranked males climbed up on the alpha dogs bed and slept on the pillow.

Sh1t just totally kicked off. But then again that's what happens in traditional dog packs. Not like in those new age dog packs where the underdogs have to sleep at the bottom of the water bed with the dream catcher hanging over it. Bloody liberals! :mad:

Buceph

watna wrote: »

I think it's just because dogs smell more than cats (well, usually)

I read some research once that cat people find dogs smell more and dog people find cats smell more.

Richard Dower

Cats are cleaner then dogs!

Naikon

Buceph wrote: »

I read some research once that cat people find dogs smell more and dog people find cats smell more.

Somehow I doubt this "research" was very credible.

marty1985

My dog has started sleeping on my bed recently. She stays in my room anyway. She's a Shepherd, about 13kg, ten months old. She's quite protective, and when I'm under the covers she usually sits on top of my legs growling at any noises she hears near my door, as I live in a studio apartment. Is sleeping on the bed going to make her more protective? Perhaps this is a bad thing which I should be doing something about, I'm not sure. She sleeps at my feet though, not alongside me.

Icarus152

Richard Dower wrote: »

Cats are cleaner then dogs!

They will also eat your face off,should you be unfortunate to pass away in the night.A dog, on the other paw,would probably die on the spot of a broken heart or try to raise the alarm at least.

In summary,cat evil.Dog good.

pragmatic1

Had a persian cat that used to jump on top of me and fall asleep every morning. Loved that cat.

pragmatic1

Icarus152 wrote: »

They will also eat your face off,should you be unfortunate to pass away in the night.A dog, on the other paw,would probably die on the spot of a broken heart or try to raise the alarm at least.

In summary,cat evil.Dog good.

Will it shyte. A dog will also eat you if needs be.

Turpentine

Colilfc wrote: »

I always used to bring my goldfish to bed,I took him out of the bowl and let him sleep beside me. Now he's dead.

"I thought you said Troy Mclure was dead."

"No, what I said was, 'he sleeps with the fishes'."

Icarus152

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Will it shyte.

It most certainly will,yes.

up for anything

later10 wrote: »

If dogs must sleep on the bed, the rule of thumb is that they should be made sleep at the foot of the bed and not on the pillow; in a traditional pack this indicates dominance.

I keep my dog on edge. I move the pillows to alternate ends of the bed every night. He's begun to bite his nails and has taken up smoking. I think he'll take to the drink tonight though when I put the pillows in the middle of the bed and sleep across it. He won't know which end is up!

xzanti

Richard Dower wrote: »

Not in a durty way!....?

LOL

I remember seeing a lady on Jeremy Kyle National Geographic, who slept with her German Shephard on her bed for years, a real old pet, harmless as anything etc.. anyway one night it apparently had a bad dream, woke up and bit her nose off.. She had to have years of reconstructive surgery.. Put me right off ever letting a pet sleep near me..

That and the other reasons (peeing, shedding etc in my room) yuk..

2 stroke

I sleep with my pet fleas each night.

Shenshen

Icarus152 wrote: »

They will also eat your face off,should you be unfortunate to pass away in the night.A dog, on the other paw,would probably die on the spot of a broken heart or try to raise the alarm at least.

In summary,cat evil.Dog good.

Why would you care either way, since you're dead anyway? Why would you prefer to feed the worms rather than a cat?

W.Shakes-Beer

The odd night the dog will come up a crash out on my bed just before his normal bedtime so I will then be too lazy to go and put him downstairs so he just sleeps on my bed.

Its grand because he doesn't smell, doesn't piss/poo in house, doesn't shed hair and doesn't move around at night. So I basically use him as a hot water bottle.

He's a good dog.

Cupcake_Crisis

One of my dogs will mosey on up to my room and hop on the end of my bed for a sleep. I just say hi and leave him be. Then I wake up in the morning and he's curled up in a ball beside my head sleeping soundly. He so funny!

The other dogs afraid of the stairs so I dont have to worry about her....

westies4ever

marty1985 wrote: »

My dog has started sleeping on my bed recently. She stays in my room anyway. She's a Shepherd, about 13kg, ten months old. She's quite protective, and when I'm under the covers she usually sits on top of my legs growling at any noises she hears near my door, as I live in a studio apartment. Is sleeping on the bed going to make her more protective? Perhaps this is a bad thing which I should be doing something about, I'm not sure. She sleeps at my feet though, not alongside me.

you have a shepard dog and you live in a studio apartment? how that working out for ye??

Cupcake_Crisis

westies4ever wrote: »

you have a shepard dog and you live in a studio apartment? how that working out for ye??

^^Appropriate username is appropriate :pac:

ismiseuisce

My dog slept with me always when I was young. She's a tiny little yorkshire terrier. She sleeps in my mam's bed now that I've moved out, but whenever I go back to visit she sleeps in with me again.

blacktalons

if you cant stand the heat,take your hand out of the kitten :pac::pac::pac:

hondasam

marty1985 wrote: »

My dog has started sleeping on my bed recently. She stays in my room anyway. She's a Shepherd, about 13kg, ten months old. She's quite protective, and when I'm under the covers she usually sits on top of my legs growling at any noises she hears near my door, as I live in a studio apartment. Is sleeping on the bed going to make her more protective? Perhaps this is a bad thing which I should be doing something about, I'm not sure. She sleeps at my feet though, not alongside me.

GS in a studio apartment, you must walk her a lot. growling at noises would drive me mad, be careful she does not get aggressive.

marty1985

hondasam wrote: »

GS in a studio apartment, you must walk her a lot. growling at noises would drive me mad, be careful she does not get aggressive.

She's fine. I thought the space thing would be an issue, but she's very comfortable here. You're right about the walks. She'll get out about 3-4 times a day, and at least one walk will be a good 45-60 minute walk.

She will growl at strange noises, but I just ignore her. She seldom barks, and doesn't have a loud bark anyway.

Also she's a shepherd mix, so not as big as a typical German Shepherd would be or anything.

Please please please don't tell my landlord though.

alexa5x5

A while back I was taking care of my friend’s new Yorkshire terrier pup. She was very good but would only settle when she was in bed with me. I put her own little bed on top of the covers but every morning I woke up with her curled up under the covers with me. I didn’t mind, she never woke me, but she did have fierce bad morning breath.:D

hondasam

marty1985 wrote: »

She's fine. I thought the space thing would be an issue, but she's very comfortable here. You're right about the walks. She'll get out about 3-4 times a day, and at least one walk will be a good 45-60 minute walk.

She will growl at strange noises, but I just ignore her. She seldom barks, and doesn't have a loud bark anyway.

Also she's a shepherd mix, so not as big as a typical German Shepherd would be or anything.

Please please please don't tell my landlord though.

Not a pure bred gs, what is she mixed with? get a Frisbee good exercise for her trying to catch it. slap her when she growls, she will catch on pretty fast.

superelliptic

Aoifey! wrote: »

My cat sleeps in my bed sometimes, she curls up between me and my boyfriend.

Last time I went out with a girl who had a cat, this happened loads:

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Never got any sleep in that house....