Taking pets to bed?

Richard Dower · 23-05-2011 01:56AM #1

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 · 23-05-2011 01:58AM

In before pussy jokes.

Kojak · 23-05-2011 02:02AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:03AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:04AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:04AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:05AM

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

Richard Dower · 23-05-2011 02:07AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:11AM

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

Aoifey! · 23-05-2011 02:12AM

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

cesc77 · 23-05-2011 02:12AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:14AM

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

cesc77 · 23-05-2011 02:19AM

^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 · 23-05-2011 02:20AM

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

Links234 · 23-05-2011 02:28AM

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

Richard Dower · 23-05-2011 02:39AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:46AM

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 · 23-05-2011 02:51AM

My dog is sleeping on my bed right now.

strobe · 23-05-2011 02:59AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:05AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:16AM

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

later12 · 23-05-2011 03:19AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:32AM

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

lalee17 · 23-05-2011 03:34AM

Dogs make the best footwarmers

fonecrusher1 · 23-05-2011 03:44AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:47AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:50AM

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 · 23-05-2011 03:50AM

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 · 23-05-2011 04:37AM

Cats are cleaner then dogs!

Naikon · 23-05-2011 04:43AM

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 · 23-05-2011 04:46AM

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.

Taking pets to bed?

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