Allison,
My husband is a very light sleeper. My cat Sammy is also a 3AM riser. He would howl and walk on our heads wanting us to get up. Our dog Willow sleeps like a log at the foot of the bed, but she is big and we don't have room for our feet. After many sleepless nights, I finally gave up and tossed Sammy out into the garage. Then I felt sorry for him and put our dog Willow in the garage with him. Of course, I spent 30 minutes or so making them an amazingly comfortable warm bed and getting food, water and a litter pan set up. After a week or so, they started waiting together at the garage door to go to bed. They love it. When I wake up in the morning and open the garage door, they are snuggled together in their bed and usually don't want to get up. It is amazing. Of course, we live in Virginia Beach where the weather is very moderate. It rarely gets below the 40's even in the wintertime.

We sleep very well now and so do they.