Do you let your pets sleep in your bed?

meoklmrk91

Tonight I am in my single bed with my dog(boxer) and two cats. This is a very rare occurrence as the dog is usually allowed only to sleep in his bed in the floor of my room, one of the cats is a rip for waking people up at the night so usually it's just the older one and that's not every night.

But tonight the older cat was already asleep and the younger cat refused to go out to the utility room where she usually sleeps so we started off with just the two of them but himself was very forlorn looking and kept coming over and putting his head under the blankets so I left him up. I'm fairly squished but boy am I warm and toasty.

I know that some people would find it disgusting that would allow any animal to sleep in my bed never mind say three but I don't think it's disgusting at all, I just have to change the sheets more often. Just wondering if anyone else does this. I have to say its quite nice just the four of us all cuddled up. Do people think its a bad habit to give them? Any issues etc. what's your opinion on this?

Stheno

I've had older dogs who did this.

And I'd a cat who liked to crawl under the duvet and snuggle

toadfly

I rarely do but brought Lex up with us tonight as she is lonely without the small dogs. Worst nights sleep of my life so far with the storm and her waking me. She's usually fine but the weather must be annoying her. She's now back in her crate in the kitchen and I cant sleep.

Sar_Bear

Yup my jack russell is cuddled up here with me now

I don't care what anyone else says, it's my bed, my choice.

Best thing ever is waking up in the morning and she's standing there, tail goin ninety and pouncing around the bed, all happy that we're awake

Kali_Kalika

I don't think I really have a lot of say where the animals sleep! :rolleyes:

I'm outnumbered! I'm afraid if I try to usurp them, I'll be sleeping out in the dog bed! :eek:

There's an official sleeping order, they put it in place, not me! The cat sleeps on the bottom of the bed on the "empty" side (where my feet are not) and the dog stretches out full length on the rest of that side of the bed, and she'll manage during the night to get all the way up and sleep with her head on the pillow. Oh, did I mention I treated myself to a memory foam mattress? They do love their creature comforts! :rolleyes: My only regret is not buying 2 king size beds! With just the one, I only get a slice of it!

But as someone else said - my bed, my rules. Well, ok ok, their rules! And I wouldn't have it any other way. I save a fortune on electric blankets and the joyous collie setter face looking at me, waiting for me to wake up, and when I do dare open my eyes, the whole bed bounces with her joy that another day is starting, I just wish I shared half her enthusiasm some mornings!

SillyMangoX

Usually my cats sleep in the utility but if my parents are away for a few days I bring them into the room. Usually cream gets under the duvet with me then when he gets hot he sleeps on top of the duvet behind the crook of my knee. Peach usually lies on the pillows and grooms my head

jsabina

uh I was just "googling" that to understand if "I am doing something wrong".
I teached to sleep in the crate next to my bed to my puppy dog..
for two weeks..
now it's two days that he is sleeping with me in my bed.
No problem, he sleeps all the night and my previous dog was allowed on the bed as well.
I have no problem with that... I was just wondering if it's wrong for education / health / etc

teggers5

My three dogs and one of the cats sleep in my bed and I wouldn't have it any other way. The dogs even sleep under the covers. There's nothing nicer on a cold night than snuggling up to them.
Sometimes my 10 year old son and I argue over who gets the dogs in their bed!

Nody

We ended up going from 160cm to 180cm mattress to give our cats space to sleep on. They will run to the bed when they see us turning of lights and sit there waiting to confirm we're really going to sleep.

Tiggy will go up to my wife's head, turn around and present herself ready for cuddles every single night. She'll then once my wife falls asleep go sleep at a pillow we got at the end of the bed overlooking us. Alice will usually come between us, then go up on the bed frame looking down at us and greet me in the morning when I'm waking up by mjauing in my face (or if the food bowl is empty that will be done at any time of the night).

EireIceMan

No,
There has to be some bounderies, they are animals at the end of the day.

bluecherry74

EireIceMan wrote: »

No,
There has to be some bounderies, they are animals at the end of the day.

But so are we.

"Technically" the dogs aren't supposed to sleep on the bed, but more often than not Jess will sneak up while I'm in the bathroom and pretend to be sound asleep when I come out. The cats... Well, they're cats. You just don't tell them what they can and can't do.

orchidsrpretty

I let all mine sleep on my bed. One cat sits waiting for me to open my eyes for cuddles. Sometimes I have to "pretend" I am sleeping so she will leave me alone!.

Pumpkinseeds

One of our cats loves to sleep on the bed and often races up to cuddle with us at night. Our other cat dashes up the stairs every morning when he hears me up. He waits in the bedroom for me to get on the bed. If I don't go back to bed for a few minutes he gets very disappointed. He has to have a sprawl and a purr fest and to cuddle up and have lots of fuss. It's a morning ritual now. He loves to snuggle in to the crook of my husbands knees in bed during the day when my husband is working nights. You'd never believe he was a terrrified little feral critter once upon a time:)

kinkygirl

Ha, we don't have a choice. In fact, our two fur kids are kind enough to allow us to share the bed with them. Our Jack Russell x is a real snuggler, and likes to sleep squooshed up against you.
They are family, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

ABajaninCork

No choice I'm afraid. Dog initially slept in his crate and the cat slept on the bed.

Then the cat passed, we had the very cold winter of 2010, so we allowed the dog to sleep with us as the kitchen was too cold. The rest, as they say is history! Dog obviously thought if the bed was good enough for the cat, then there's no reason why he should miss out!!

Whispered

When I worked nights I used to bring the dogs up to bed with me during the day, I felt bad on them being downstairs on their own during the day and they were only too happy to lull me to sleep with their snores. I felt too that it was a safety thing. I wore earplugs and used to worry about a fire breaking out or someone coming into the house with me oblivious in the bed!

The cat sleeps with me when my husband isn't home, but he often doesn't sleep for the whole night and wakes up to go into the hall for a bite to eat then toddles off to his own bed. I think I annoy him tossing and turning.

The last time I visited my parents I allowed Phoe sleep on the bed with me. He spent the night snuffling up the bed until his nose was squashed to my face. Then he'd snore on me until I moved him, then he'd snuffle back up again. I woke up the next morning with him curled on the pillow like a cat. I felt very loved and very tired!!

brrabus

Both of my cats sleep on the bad, well one often sleeps in the bed with her head on the pillow. Whoever gets the best spot on the bed, usually curled up just under the pillow will depend on which one gets there first. If I turn over, the girl cat gets up and follows me and she will stay on the bed until I get up. She usually stays there all night but the boy sometimes disappears off and sits on the stairs. My mum hates it and cannot understand how I can let them sleep on the bed. As I say to her, it is my bed, my choice.

TooManyDogs

None of mine sleep in the bed, mind you if I could get away with not having hubby sleeping in the bed and have the whole kingsize to myself that would suit me better still

The couple of occasions when hubby was away that I let all 6 upstairs it was a disaster, the 2 terriers disappear under the duvet, 1 dog wanted to sleep on top of me, another plastered up to my side, there was always someone standing on one of the terriers they couldn't see cos they were under the duvet so there was growling. It lasted about 1 hour before I blew a fuse and ordered everyone downstairs!

Tipperary animal lover

In my bed there's myself my partner two German Shepards a spaniel and two cats that sleep up on the pillows, once you get into bed you have to make yourself comfy and stay in that position all night unless one of my babies get to hot and get of the bed, you'd be coughing fur balls the next morning but wouldn't have it any other way!!!!

Dunny

Had lola up last night, the gale force winds scared the crap out of her so took her up.

ShaShaBear

Shadow sleeps in the bed under the duvet with his head on the pillow. He'll lie on his back if it's just me, but if OH is here he'll lie on his side and be little spoon with his daddy

stop animal cruelty

the odd night she would, ld love to have my dog every night but shes a bit fussy love the company! cant understand how some people can leave their dogs outside in some old wooden shed in the cold

stop animal cruelty

ShaShaBear wrote: »

Shadow sleeps in the bed under the duvet with his head on the pillow. He'll lie on his back if it's just me, but if OH is here he'll lie on his side and be little spoon with his daddy

omg thats so cutteeeee! l wish my dog was like that!

morton

There'd be no room in my bed with my lot - its hard enough getting room in their own bed!

I can just about tolerate the doggy farts in the kitchen, so definitely no. Plus my lot always find the fox poo to roll in so they always stink!

Odysseus

Out of interest is it mostly [not all] females who allow their pets in the bed. I could be well off but it seems that way to me.

Vojera

I only have guinea pigs and a hamster, so no! But when I used to come home from college I used to let the dog sleep on the end of my bed. It was only for a night or two every few months and he used to be really clingy to me while was home. He never used to try to get into anyone else's bed and he's too old now, his hips are starting to go

When I get a dog in the future, I don't plan on letting him into my bed, though. I value a full night's sleep too much!

tazwaz

Our dog sleeps with us, it's usually a race to get to bed first but he always wins and settles himself so we have to fit in around him.. Wouldn't have it any other way though :-)

tazwaz

Vojera wrote: »

When I get a dog in the future, I don't plan on letting him into my bed, though. I value a full night's sleep too much!

I don't know about anyone else but our dog doesn't move a muscle at night, except for the lack of space in the bed u wouldn't know he was there :-)

angeline

My cat has a lovely big bed with a soft blanket outside my bedroom but every night she jumps on to the bed and straight under the duvet and snuggles up beside me for about an hour, really cute!

KingIsabella

If mines in the bed she'll curl up in the crick o my knee and not budge for the night! Sometimes she's happy out fallin asleep in her own bed!

borderlinemeath

Odysseus wrote: »

Out of interest is it mostly [not all] females who allow their pets in the bed. I could be well off but it seems that way to me.

The way it works here is if one of us is away then the dogs sleep in the bed. I was away week before last and himself had the two in the bed with him. Works both ways when he's away they come in with me. They usually come in for a cuddle before bedtime and first thing in the morning as well, but a full night with the 4 of us in the bed is just too uncomfortable!

shinny

I just have the one cat and he won't sleep in the house. He'd fall asleep on the bed alright but then about 3am he'd wake up cracking up to go out. So now I just put him out every night before I go to bed.

The only time he stayed in, and there wasn't a peep out of him, was the Winter 2010/2011 snow!!

Vojera

tazwaz wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but our dog doesn't move a muscle at night, except for the lack of space in the bed u wouldn't know he was there :-)

It might be individual from dog to dog. Oscar (our dog at home) was really bad for moving and getting up in the night for a wander and then coming back into the bed. I used to be wrecked going back to college but I loved him snuggling into my feet so I hadn't the heart to kick him out. I wouldn't have been able to let him do it if I was home every night, though.

DaisyD2

When I first got Daisy I said I wasn't giving her bad habits by letting her into bed, grew up with Yorkies & it was always a nono to let them upstairs But.... she was all of 1.5lb so I kept her bed by mine. Initially she was either fine or I slept through it but pretty soon I was getting woken up a lot by this little jumping jack beside bed so I bought a crate........ Anybody seen Houdini Puppy on YouTube?

Wish I'd seen it before I bought the crate! (Not crates fault but shes small)

I liked the idea of a home away from home for her cos she stays my parents a bit, she however wasn't happy with being separated & managed to open food hatch in the night & get stuck halfway out.... she Howled the place down & gave me such a fright she was smothered in hugs when I got her out of it & we fell asleep in "my" bed which the little Divas never been far from since! She even has a step to help her in & out of it because she knocked out her knee trying to get back up! All my own fault & wouldn't have it any other way now :-)

mosi

The two terriers sleep in the bed...one under the duvet and one up at (and sometimes on) the pillow. The big mastiff mix sleeps on his own bed in the bedroom, just because there wouldn't be enough room for him in the bed as well!

gammygils

Only when the missus is away. The dog sleeps at the end of the bed!

mikemac1

The golden retriever snores and farts like a man after 10 pints of Guinness so no is the answer

He has a lovely bed in the living room.
He seems to sleep about 12 hours a day anyway!

angeldaisy

When our collie was a puppy he slept between us in the bed, but when I was pregnant we decided he needed his own bed. He now sleeps next to our bed and the terrier sleeps in her crate once I've gone to bed. They've 5 beds between them so it's comical at times!

12gauge dave

Our boxer sleeps in parents double bed!
She wont sleep in single beds not enough space for her to relax!ha
She also lies down on couch all day and when going in car demands front seat!ha
its some sight car going down the road with my dad driving a boxer sat upright in passenger seat and my mum in the back!ha

Uncle Frank

My dog usually starts the night down the end of the bed, but most mornings when I wake up he's curled around the top of my head on the pillow waiting for me to wake up.

Tripp

Came in 1 night after being out all day and my Akita Lola is in my bed haha

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maggiepip

All 3 of our dogs sleep on the bed - in fact we have a single bed beside the double as an extension cos they take up too much room:o


Cant seem to find a pic of Pip the Lab on the bed - heres the other 2:D

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borderlinemeath

Well if everybody is going to post a pic of their dog in bed...

This has been my screensaver for the past while. Benson snuggled under my chin and Coco draped over him!

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blueturnip

Yes, we let the little furballs in.

Usually only one sleeps at the bottom of the bed, but have woken up to all 3 cats on us or the bed!

Sure they keep the feet warm!

Ziegfeldgirl27

Absolutely no way do my pets sleep in my bed. My dog snores, and my cat doesn't give me enough space.

My old cat used to sleep in my bed, but he would sleep at the bottom of it so he didn't disturb me as much as my current pets do.

Gael23

He has is own bed on the floor in my parents bedroom. But if they are away or whatever then yes he sleeps with me on my bed. No idea why, but it has to be on my bed.

pat_cork

Snip-No need for comments like that.

Lawrence1895

My two toms are very generous, they let me sleep in their bed...well...they took over my bed

Whispered

pat_cork wrote: »

think that animals are equal to humans.

Ah now that's a load of rubbish Pat. Some animals are better than some people.

Merry Christmas to you too! I hope you're having a lovely day and your post is not a reflection of someone who's having a crappy, bitter Christmas!

Now I'm off to snuggle up on the duvet on the floor with my 2 boys. (If they left me on their bed that is!! They don't be in the bathroom with me so may be dubious about my hygiene habits :eek:)

Wild_Dogger

I remember trying to coax Elmo off my bed by getting into his dog box.

Must have nodded off during the process , as I awoke the next morning curled up in the basket whilst looking up to see Elmo (black lab) splurges out on my comfy duvet

Ms. Chanandler Bong

pat_cork wrote: »

Why would anyone want to have a pet in bed? When was the last time any of you saw a pet wipe its hole?
I've been reading this forum for the last couple of weeks and I reckon that most of the regular posters have some sort of a mental illness where they think that animals are equal to humans.

Happy Christmas
Pat

Emmm....I've never actually seen anyone wipe their hole. I assume we all do of course, I've just never been a fan of that level of intimacy that I would actually watch someone doing a #2 then wiping themselves afterwards.

On topic, my dog begins the night sleeping on my arm before moving under the duvet but over the sheet during the night as she gets too warm.
All thus is when the OH isn't around. He doesn't approve At All.