Where does your dog sleep?

jsabina

I am reading about that around and I thought to make a quick poll if people are interested.
Not to judge anybody, just to see.. wondering about my choice of dogs in the bed :P
My dogs sleep in my room on their dog beds and/or on my bed

Inexile

one of my dogs sleeps on the end of my bed and the others have dog beds in the bedroom. Sometimes one of them will stay in the kitchen for a bit and then join us for snoozes later in the evening. None of my dogs sleep outside

ABajaninCork

Mine used to sleep in his crate when the cat was alive, as the cat slept with us and would never allow the dog on the bed.

Now the dog's decided that since the cat went the bed's the only place he'll sleep. If it was good enough for the cat, it's certainly good enough for him!!

mikemac1

The golden retriever is pretty elderly and has spent the last few years on old cushions and old blankets under the living room table


The sheepdog is very hardy and likes to sleep in the farmyard. Lots of sheds and straw up there. She used to have a kennel only the cat took it over for herself when she was having kittens and the cat owns it now!

tk123

One on my bed (although sometimes he sleeps in his bed on the floor in my room) and pup in her crate in my room. During the day they rotate between couch/floor/dog bed/crate

Risteard

He sleeps in a blanket in the kitchen. Seems to have mastered the art of constructing a cocoon with it so that he's completely covered.

We gave him a dog bed at various times but he always just drags the blanket from it and sleeps on that on the floor.

ghogie91

My three dogs have their own room, they have 2 beds, the two bigger girls sleep one each and the little one alternates depending on who he pissed off more that day haha

Wouldnt put a dog outside to sleep, I would give them my room and bed and id sleep outside before putting them outside

Outkast_IRE

My dog sleeps outside in her kennel.

She is a Border Collie X and always wants to be on patrol and to know whats going on outside. We tried keeping her in before but she will get agitated and want to go outside to see whats happening at any little noise.

I would happily leave her inside at night but she seems to prefer outside, she has a large dry kennel and her thick double coat seems to ensure shes warm enough the whole time.

spurious

One at the bottom of the stairs in his bed and another in our room in her bed.

Both of them given half a chance would be up on the bed in a big family pile, but we don't let them.

Hooked

Indoors. In his crate.

beertons

My kcc sleeps in a big bed in the kitchen. If she's really sick and weak, I'll leave her on the couch in the sitting room. And if I'm home aloneand she doesn't smell, she can come Up on the bed with me.

Nettekee

Mine is in the bed, she has mastered the art of lifting the duvet at my shoulder. As a bichon/cavalier cross she isn't too big, and I've been glad of the little hot dog on the cold nights recently .

OldNotWIse

In the bed, under the duvet at the very end - great for keeping my feet warm

ShaShaBear

Always in the bed with us. Usually at the foot of the bed, all 5feet of him sprawled loose so that the duvet won't stretch to cover me and OH. Sometimes, if he's had a bad day (eg we had to leave him longer than normal or a particularly nasty old cat sat at the patio door to tease him) he'll sleep on his back between us under the duvet :P

bluecherry74

Mine both sleep on the bed and usually one of my cats does as well. I wouldn't have it any other way.

toadfly

Three dogs are in two crates in the kitchen/dining room. Occasionally and esp when OH is away one of them will come to bed with me and then always sleep under the duvet. Have woken up to Ozzies little head on the pillow beside me. He's the cutest!

Tranceypoo

Our two sleep in the kitchen, they have a big dog bed on one side of the stove and there's the sofa on the other side of the stove which they also sleep on, to be honest I would happily have them sleeping on the bed but 1 of them can't get up the stairs so we don't let the other one up either as it's not fair on the oldie!

unclebill98

All 4 in their crates in the basement. Best place for a us to get a good sleep.

TG1

My guy sleeps in the utility room... It sounds a bit awful but he used to sleep in the kitchen, and then he decided himself to move into the utility room. We found him sleeping on the tiles in there while his bed was in the kitchen so after about a week we moved his bed in and he's never been happier!!
He had slept in the kitchen for about 11 years so we're not really sure why he moved but if he's happy we're happy!!:)

Rega

TG1 wrote: »

My guy sleeps in the utility room... It sounds a bit awful but he used to sleep in the kitchen, and then he decided himself to move into the utility room. We found him sleeping on the tiles in there while his bed was in the kitchen so after about a week we moved his bed in and he's never been happier!!
He had slept in the kitchen for about 11 years so we're not really sure why he moved but if he's happy we're happy!!:)

Same as my fella. Has his bed beside the radiator in the utility room. He loves it.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Is supposed to sleep on the couch but once the lights go out, he waddles his fat ass up to my room and usually I wake up with a fat sheepdog ass wedged in my face

aonb

Our dogs start the night under the duvet and on top of the duvet.
The old dog is sometimes incontinent :eek: so we're now a bit wary of letting him on the bed (stripping a bed because of dog wee is NOT condusive to a good nights sleep!!!) He has an incontinence pad that hes FORCED to lie on!
They troop off to their beds when we're ready to sleep - by choice really - a treat and beds are arranged around the stove (to which a log has been added so they wont be chilly!) Then back down to the beds for a quick kip before we get up in the morning. Its a tough old existance really

o1s1n

How do you guys who let their animals sleep in their bed deal with the dog hair?

My parents have a really nice lab/Weimaraner cross which they let into the house a lot. The hair everywhere is unbelievable. Even just after hoovering the place, the dog runs in and it's covered again.

She was up on the couch beside me over Christmas and my clothes were absolutely destroyed. Even worse, it completely ruined me that night while I was trying to sleep. I've never had allergies to dogs, but the hair in the room really chocked me up.

I would have thought letting a dog share your bed would leave you and the bed covered in hair, no?Or are some dogs just not that moulty?

ABajaninCork

Mine doesn't shed. But then it's a Shih Tzu.

shamrock55

I dont know how people can have animals in the bed with them its pretty disgusting tbf however you want to defend it

tk123

shamrock55 wrote: »

I dont know how people can have animals in the bed with them its pretty disgusting tbf however you want to defend it

Disgusting imo is a bit strong of a word to use. To put it in context somebody eg drinking their own vomit is disgusting to me..:p My dogs sleeping on a blanket at the end of the bed is no different to them sitting beside us on the couch?!

jsabina

Well I didn't want to start a big discussion on that subject.
For some people can be disgusting, for other people no.
For me it isn't, of course I change quite often the bedding and I put a cover on the bed always.
They don't sleep under the duvet though, too warm for them!
I am not disgusted at all, sometimes I think to the "health" but it doesn't bother me too much..

meoklmrk91

shamrock55 wrote: »

I dont know how people can have animals in the bed with them its pretty disgusting tbf however you want to defend it

In what way is it disgusting?

Mine sleeps I. His bed which is on the floor beside mine in my room. Every so often he is allowed to sleep in my bed with me as a treat if its extra cold but I couldn't have it be an every night thing as having the hairs all over the duvet cover drives me insane.

borderlinemeath

shamrock55 wrote: »

I dont know how people can have animals in the bed with them its pretty disgusting tbf however you want to defend it

Why is it disgusting? Elaborate please.

Dicky Pride

uh oh...shamrock just kicked a hornet's nest and ran away.

looking_around

o1s1n wrote: »

How do you guys who let their animals sleep in their bed deal with the dog hair?

My parents have a really nice lab/Weimaraner cross which they let into the house a lot. The hair everywhere is unbelievable. Even just after hoovering the place, the dog runs in and it's covered again.

She was up on the couch beside me over Christmas and my clothes were absolutely destroyed. Even worse, it completely ruined me that night while I was trying to sleep. I've never had allergies to dogs, but the hair in the room really chocked me up.

I would have thought letting a dog share your bed would leave you and the bed covered in hair, no?Or are some dogs just not that moulty?

You groom them.
Brushing catches alot of their hair. Especially with a comb like the furminator(be careful, it's easy to over groom with this thing.).

Tranceypoo

looking_around wrote: »

You groom them.
Brushing catches alot of their hair. Especially with a comb like the furminator(be careful, it's easy to over groom with this thing.).

But some dogs definitely shed way more than others, I have two, one is a constant shedder the other hardly at all, sounds like the OP's parents dog is just a big old shedder!

Whispered

They have their crates but prefer to sleep on the couch. I think they'd DIE if we put them outside to sleep, sure the big sad faces even if they're put out for half an hour! When I'm home alone they sleep on the bed with me and they know - once it's bedtime, if K isn't home, they follow me up the stairs.

They're very impolite though, take over the whole bed and occasionally wake me up during the night by snuffling my face, so only allowed up at weekends.

IvySlayer

Weirdly, Sam sometimes chooses different places, could be my bed, the couch, the upstairs landing, his chair in the extension or sometimes he'll whine at the back door, open it, straight into his kennel for the night, I wonder what goes through his head

shamrock55

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Why is it disgusting? Elaborate please.

In fairnes having an animal at the bottom or in some cases beside you in the bed licking his own arse then slobbering on the sheets and duvet, not to mention the hairs on the bed doesnt appeal to me, do you still want me to elaborate

.red.

My golden cocker sleeps in a kennel out the back and has done since we got him as a pup. Hes brought in when we get up and put out when we go to bed. He sleeps on a pillow in the house by day.
We had his brother too uptill a few years back and he used to drag his bed from the kennel and sleep outside, we used to see him lying on his blanket in the morning, happy out with his ears flopping about in the wind. First sign of rain and he was gone indoors tho.

borderlinemeath

shamrock55 wrote: »

In fairnes having an animal at the bottom or in some cases beside you in the bed licking his own arse then slobbering on the sheets and duvet, not to mention the hairs on the bed doesnt appeal to me, do you still want me to elaborate

My dogs rarely 'lick their own arse'
My dogs don't slobber
My dogs swim nearly every day so don't shed anywhere near as much hair as you would think for their breed (Irish setters) as most of the loose hair washes away.

But please, elaborate, in case there's something that might be 'disgusting' that I've missed;)

Just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't make it 'disgusting' to a lot of dog owners.
Mine sleep either in the living room or the hall, or on occasion, in the bed. They come in for a cuddle every night and then go to their own beds as part of their routine. If I'm home alone, like others, the dogs come up on the bed. For my company and their comfort, same when I'm away, himself has them up in the bed.

The Glass Key

Two big thick coated dogs outside in dry kennels, one each, in a 11x22ft run and one small short haired dog inside on his own bed under in the front room. Outside dogs go out at 10.30pm and let out for a run at 7.30am. If its frosty the first thing they do is go and roll in the frost.

DBB

Shamrock55, as you seem to be missing the ethos of this forum, and are as a result flaming the animal-loving posters that frequent this forum, please do not post in this thread again.
To all: please do not feed this messing.
Do not reply to this post on-thread.
Thanks,
DBB

foreversky

He has his own kennel built for him, ,he's very long legs,setter cross.has done since he was a puppy.fresh hay in there too.likes to be in most of time now beside the firewhen he has to do his business he will stare at me or go to bk door.

mosi

Terriers in the bed and the big boy on his own bed in the bedroom.
My terrier boy always tunnels under the duvet while my girl will either tunnel under or sleep on a pillow. The big boy isn't let on the bed as there wouldn't be room for all of us. If either myself or the OH is away though, he'll sometimes sneak into the empty spot in the bed. He's quite stealthlike about it as well. Recently when the OH was away, he waited a few minutes after I had turned off the light before sneaking into the bed...I didn't have the heart to make him get off it either.

RubyGirl

One in kitchen, one in utility and two in crate.

honerbright

Poppy sleeps in her crate beside our bed and Oscar sleeps in the bathroom. If my OH is away poppy gets to sleep in bed with me, she gets very excited at the word 'sleepover' :P

Penny Tration

My jack russel terrier sleeps in either one of two beds, or on one of the sofas, depending on her mood. She has six blankets too, and cocoons herself in two or three at a time. She will very occasionally sleep in my bed, if we have people sleeping over on the sofas.

When we got her, she was a rescue dog and was terrifed of being outside alone (wouldn't even go for a wee without us walking to the end of the back garden wih her) and while she's perfectly happy now, we would never put her outside in case we scared her.

TooManyDogs

4 of mine sleep in an insulated heated shed, its got bunk beds, a panel heater and a super ser. My oldest girl sleeps in the bathroom for reasons best known to herself and the deaf terrier sleeps in a crate in the sitting room or a terrier tunnel in the bathroom because she annoys the heart out of the others and they eventually flatten her.

They used to all sleep in the kitchen but the smell in the morning after all 6 in b there all night was desperate, plus if they were all wet after a walk they honked the place out of it. So now they come back from a mucky walk I hose them down, towel dry the worst wet and put them in the shed with the super ser on so they can snooze and dry out.

antodeco

My Samoyed sleep's in the kitchen. When the fireworks were going off at Halloween she slept in the bedroom.

Jazbee

At night it's in her crate in the kitchen. During the day it's couch/rug/dog bed in sitting room/crate/lap!

Binka

It depends on the season. In the summer my two sleep wherever it's coolest. The lurcher has a longer coat and overheats quickly so he loves the leather sofa when it's warm, and in the winter he's on my bed. The pointer is usually on the bed most of the year. He does this thing where he starts shaking and trying to get under the duvet. It really very Shakespearean!
During the day they kinda rotate around the house - sofa, bed and their dog beds.

TopTec

Callie, the older of the two Shih-Tzus I have, always sleeps on a Biederlack blanket at the bottom of the bed. Holly, the younger, alternates between her bed by the cooling open fire in the bedroom, or alongside me on the bed.

The worse thing about them sleeping in the bedroom is the snoring.... Jeeze it can get loud.

I am always awoke by Callie lying across my neck until I can take no more and have to get up!

TT

brianregan09

Two of our collies Gypsy and Gunner have 1 big bed in our room beside the bed we had two beds at the start but during the night he used wonder over and cuddle up to gypsy anyway so now we just leave that one out in the kitchen

Millem

1 dog at the bottom of the bed, she completely covers herself under the duvet from head to toe! She curls up into a ball. The other two sleep in their beds on the ground either side of our bed