How old were your dogs when...

[Amber]

...you started letting them sleep with you? or letting them out of there cage at night?

Well, tonight I thought I would give elvis a chance to let him sleep with me tonight. He is practically housebroken now. But I think I can trust him.

so, how old were your puppies?

[DogLover9501]

Jasper was 8 weeks old he slept in his crate for about 2-3 nights lol he hated it, he did however fall off my bed a couple times, still does sometimes lol, so I was very careful, and usually held onto him on my arms the entire night!

[Kfamr]

Simba was 8 months old 9when we first got him)
although, him and I slept in the floor for a while because my parents didn't allow him on the furniture..... years down the road, you have to tell them to scoot over to make room!


I actually can't remember how old Nala was......

[heinz57_79]

Because I couldn't crate train any of my mutts, they've pretty much been sleeping with us since we got them. Chloe has always slept either at the foot of the bed, or up on my pillow like a hat. Charlie prefers to share your pillow and sleep up against your back, or with his bead on your belly. When we first got Arthur he cried the first couple nights, so up he came! He sleeps either between your legs with his head on your thigh, or between my gf and myself. Usually, there's only one pup on the bed at a time, altho... there have been nights when (oh ^%$#! Arthur just stole a mouthful of popcorn while I was typing this!! *sigh* There goes my dinner... ) anyway, there have been nights when I've woken up to have Arthur AND Dragon at my feet, Chloe and Joey up by our heads (Arthur likes popcorn ) and Charlie and Katie wherever they can find a spot. Makes for a crowded bed when it's only a full size!

Now if you'll excuse me I have to do something about my dog and the popcorn......

[LoudLou]

We got LOUD Louie when he was 7 weeks. He spent a grand total of about 5 days in a play pen beside our bed... on about day 6 DADDY asked if it would be ok if he slept between us. That was 5 years ago... he sleeps with us every night, and for a Corgi he can take up half the kingsize bed! ... and we wouldn't have it any other way.

[Amber]

aww I forgot to mention Elvis is 4months old.

lol at the popcorn problem

[RobiLee]

Katie slept with us right from the start. We have never had any problems with Katie at night time. Not that I can think of any way. She didn't sleep with us for long though. Not enough room. She has never been locked in her crate at night. She has always just slept wherever she wanted to. Even when she was just a baby she pretty much slept all through the night. If she did wake up she would always come and lick my face to wake me up. She is such a good girl! The only time Katie's door is officially shut is when no one is home with her. I don't want to take the chance of her chewing up the house.

Tori, is a different story. She has never slept with us, as a matter of fact she seems frightened of the bedroom and acts like she is not suppose to be in there. She is just now starting to come in and only if Katie is in there with one of us. Even before when Katie would be in there with us, she would not pass the doorway instead she would sit there and whine. Another thing that makes me wonder what happened to her before Alden brought her home. Tori is always in her crate at night and the door is always shut. She definitely can't be trusted on her own...lol...I think she would chew the whole house down. Even though Katie doesn't have to she will go in her crate at night when Tori does. Both girls seem to love their crates and are often napping in them on their own.

I should point out that when Katie was small I was on sick leave and home with her all day and night. This could have made a difference.

Sorry I got a gabby on this one

[Amber]

Thats the same with my katie. When we first brought her home she could sleep through the night without problems. Thats kinda weird why Tori doesn't like the bedroom. It makes me wonder....

anyways, Elvis is all stretched out on my bed...AWW, I must go join him, its calling me. hehe

night all

[Corinna]

Merlin was 10 weeks when we got him I think I caved in a week later and had him sleeping with me. But he always has slept down at the bottom of the bed,his choice . He still does like sleeping in his crate if the door is open ,in the day time. Nights its bed time and hes there before me.

[shais_mom]

Keegan was over a year before I let her sleep with me. I crated her everynite for bed. It was sooooo hard to hear her cry for the first month or so. Then she got used to it and I kept the crate right by my bed. I tried to let her out but Candy/Dixieland Dancer from PT, told me not to b/c she would pee on my bed or me, so I stuck to it!! The little %^&* still peed on my bed twice!!! When she POTTY TRAINED! Then I gradually started letting her out, she had some mishaps, like chewing up a rug. But for the most part, she did ok. Then it was about 6-7 mos later I started letting her out of the crate when I went places for a short time, she was just under 2 years old when we put the crate back up in the rafter's of my garage. She is only in the crate if we travel in my parent's van now. My mom doesn't even make her stay in the crate when she is over there. Talk about a GIANT step for MANKIND!

[RobiLee]

Originally posted by heinz57_79
Because I couldn't crate train any of my mutts, they've pretty much been sleeping with us since we got them. Chloe has always slept either at the foot of the bed, or up on my pillow like a hat. Charlie prefers to share your pillow and sleep up against your back, or with his bead on your belly. When we first got Arthur he cried the first couple nights, so up he came! He sleeps either between your legs with his head on your thigh, or between my gf and myself. Usually, there's only one pup on the bed at a time, altho... there have been nights when (oh ^%$#! Arthur just stole a mouthful of popcorn while I was typing this!! *sigh* There goes my dinner... ) anyway, there have been nights when I've woken up to have Arthur AND Dragon at my feet, Chloe and Joey up by our heads (Arthur likes popcorn ) and Charlie and Katie wherever they can find a spot. Makes for a crowded bed when it's only a full size!

Now if you'll excuse me I have to do something about my dog and the popcorn......

LOL....Too funny!!!

[aly]

I had to crate Reece at night for the first 2 weeks after I adopted him due to seperation anxiety (I couldn't let him get used to being so close to me all the time until he got over his seperation anxety - yes, that BROKE my heart! But he got over it and came right into my bed after that).

Lolly I never really crated. She's a tricky one due to her abusive past. I did leave crates out with the doors left open. For the first few days, she liked to hang out in there because it was the only safe area she could find. By the second or third night, she was sleeping with me though.

[gotalonglildoggie]

Drake is still in his crate at night, but he doesnt seem to mind

[Cincy'sMom]

Fot the most part, Sadie was crated everynight until she was about 9 months old. Once she was housebroken, we would let her sleep in out room once a week or so. It wasn't until she spent a week at Ralph's sister's and slept in their room, that she became a permantent resident in our bed

Cincy, I don't remember how old she was, but it was after she was fully housetrained and could go all night without an accident.

Spot was 2 1/2 when we got him. He also had worms at the time. I don't know exat timing, but we waited a few weeks til the worms were gone and we were sure we could trust him.

[chocolatepuppy]

My pups were 8 and 10 weeks old when I got them. They slept in a box beside my bed the first few nights and then they ended up on the bed.I'm a light sleeper though so if they moved around in the middle of the night I was up and had them out the door. Luckily had no problems.