Is your dog/cat

[Flatcoatluver]

well they always come before i can get there

[lv4dogs]

My answer is sometimes so I didn't vote, I didn't know which one that would be closer to.


Most trainers say this is the worst thing you can allow your dog to do, sleep on YOUR bed with you. Actually they say to not even let your dog on your bed at all. It *can* cause a lot of confusion & behavioral problems.

But I am guilty.
I used to let Nanook sleep with me until his health starting deteriorating. I don't want to chance him injuring himself jumping off the bed while I'm sleeping and he can't jump up on it by himself anyways anymore.

Raustyk sleeps with me. I don't command her to since I learned that but I also can't tell her no when she wants to get up there with me. since I stopped calling her on the bed with me every night she doesn't sleep with me every night. Even when she does she may not sleep all night long with me either.

Kaige is still in his crate at night. (hoping to get a baby gate soon & start to allow him access to my room at least) So far when he does jump up on my bed I've been making him get right off. I don't know if I'll allow him up there or not when he is allowed free roam of the house at night. I LOVE to sleep with them but I think since I am hoping to compete in obedience with him that even if I do decide to allow him to sleep with me I'll at least wait a year or so until I do let him sleep with me.

Edited to add that my cats sleep with me. Meko always does, Tiki does most of the time.