Somebody peed on our bed, and what to make of it?

[Canis-Lupess]

Haha, yeah.....

Peeing in strange places like this can be a sign of stress.

I agree though, if you invite the dogs up onto the bed but, at the same time, assume they know they shouldn't be up there. Just because they might give you that look doesn't mean they know they shouldn't be up there.
Things like this can be very confusing for dogs which is why it is always best to stick to one thing. Either they are allowed on or they aren't, full stop. You can't really expect them to understand a half way agreement.

[M&M's Mommy]

Haha, yeah.....

Peeing in strange places like this can be a sign of stress.

I agree though, if you invite the dogs up onto the bed but, at the same time, assume they know they shouldn't be up there. Just because they might give you that look doesn't mean they know they shouldn't be up there.
Things like this can be very confusing for dogs which is why it is always best to stick to one thing. Either they are allowed on or they aren't, full stop. You can't really expect them to understand a half way agreement.

Oh, no, we don't invite them on the bed that often. At least not anything that could confuse them. Once my hubby called Mocha up but he basically refused to come up, so he scooped him up, and let him lay on his tummy while he laid in there. I did the same with Missy, but that's about it. Muffin had never set foot on our bed, as far as I know.

I know for the fact that they know they are not allowed on the bed, and follow it without fails (well, at least not until yesterday, ) that's why this incident was extremely out of ordinary. Once Missy & Mocha tossed the ball around playing with each other, and it happened to land on the bed. They circled around it, stood on their hindlegs, & leaned their body on the bed, so they could reach the ball, when all failed, they barked to get out attention, so that we could come in and get the ball for them. (I watched them from outside just to see if they would jump up, but it seemed like they tried everything but to jump on the bed to get it)

What bugged me is that this is the same routine that happens everyday. My husband said he didn't do anything different - the dogs knew he was inside the bathroom, and would come back out.

The only explanation I could come up with is that one of them really really needed to pee so badly, so he/she did it inside, but why on our bed & not on the floor next to the door (I would assume they came to the door and waited to be let out like normal, and when they couldn't be let out, they'd pee right there??)