I have got to ask this question because it is something that bothers me to no end. Dog owners, do you allow your dogs to sleep in the bed with you at night or do they have their own place to sleep?
Some of you know, Brody came to me by accident. I had a very hard time adjusting to a dog and the one thing I can not get past, no matter how hard I try, is allowing him to sleep in bed with me. I love my cuddles with him but I can't handle the dog hair (he sheds to no end), the constant licking, rolling, slobering, snoring, kicking me in the head with his foot, or trying to shove me off the bed (he is small, but he does try!).
This is something I have gone back and forth with. I DID at one point decide that it wasn't fair to allow Dori in bed and not Brody. I went out and bought him little stairs so he could reach the bed, but after many sleepless nights we stopped allowing it. He has his own little bed next to ours and he likes it... but each night when I go to bed he tries as hard as he can to jump in with me. He can't reach the bed to jump in on his own, but he stands at the side of the bed and jumps up and down on his back legs for a good 5 minutes before giving up and returning to his bed. I can't watch him do this because he is so adorable! He has this look of determination in his face that I can't begin to describe. It also doesn't help that Dori stands at the edge of the bed and sticks her tongue out at him!
Some of you know, Brody came to me by accident. I had a very hard time adjusting to a dog and the one thing I can not get past, no matter how hard I try, is allowing him to sleep in bed with me. I love my cuddles with him but I can't handle the dog hair (he sheds to no end), the constant licking, rolling, slobering, snoring, kicking me in the head with his foot, or trying to shove me off the bed (he is small, but he does try!).
This is something I have gone back and forth with. I DID at one point decide that it wasn't fair to allow Dori in bed and not Brody. I went out and bought him little stairs so he could reach the bed, but after many sleepless nights we stopped allowing it. He has his own little bed next to ours and he likes it... but each night when I go to bed he tries as hard as he can to jump in with me. He can't reach the bed to jump in on his own, but he stands at the side of the bed and jumps up and down on his back legs for a good 5 minutes before giving up and returning to his bed. I can't watch him do this because he is so adorable! He has this look of determination in his face that I can't begin to describe. It also doesn't help that Dori stands at the edge of the bed and sticks her tongue out at him!