Dog sleeping on your bed..

Talking about dog friendly Hôtels - I truly think that dogs should never be on Hôtel beds. We always took the dog's bed and it always slept on the floor. Apart from one- we had rescued as an elderly dog and was used to sleeping on bed, and there is no way she would not jump up at some point. so we always too with us a very close weave massive sheet to cover te bed, and has a ribbon attached to the top so we always used it the same way up.

@Farview and others - probably my favourite cartoon of all time!

My spaniel hurtles up the stairs just before me and is comfortably settled on the bed before I’ve even finished cleaning my teeth!

That sounds perfect Farview.
If I only had my spaniel, I’d give her the choice and she’d choose my bed. Sharing a bed with her and mega lab though - there’d be no room for me

Thank you all for your replies/opinions...when I got my 13month old cocker spaniel in june...she did sleep in her own bed in my bedroom...but the past few weeks she has been 'in season 'and it seemed to distress her...so she began to jump on my bed during the night....and slept there near my feet...I've never allowed any of our previous dogs onto the bed...but ...I actually dont mind...I sleep in my own room due to H having Alzheimer's and vascular dementia...he talks in his sleep and keeps me awake...I now put a throw on the end of my bed ,,which I change every couple of days...and have now got used to the sound of her gentle breathing...I'm happy..she is happy...😊

I live alone as far as humans are concerned, but with my cocker spaniel.
When he was a pup, he wasn't allowed on the settee or upstairs, but along came a boyfriend and he encouraged him to sit of the settee and to come upstairs with us.
So he would come into the bedroom and sleep on the floor, but would be called up onto the bed for a fuss by the bf as soon as I got out of bed to go to the loo in the morning.
Since we split up, the dog always jumps up onto the bed when I come up, and he'll lie at the bottom end, just touching my leg. Sometimes he'll sleep there all night, mainly in the cooler months, but other nights he'll stay for an hour then get down and sleep on the floor.
Regardless of where he is, he can tell when I'm waking up because he can sense/hear my breathing change, then he'll be straight up for his morning cuddle.

Felicititious

My two labs have their own beds in my room.
One night, during a peticularly violent fireworks display, I let the youngest up, so,of course the older one followed.
I shared my bed with them both for about a fortnight, until,they realised they were more comfortable on their own beds!
My youngest ( she is 11, but still)😅 still comes up for a cuddles before setting herself on her own bed.

Having said all this, I have a campervan, which necessitates us all sharing a bed!

We also have a campervan and our dog graciously allows us to share 'his' bed as most of the time he has the space in the van to himself!

Yes! Our dogs have always been free to sleep where they wish, most chose their own bed. However, our latest boy used to always sleep on our bed. He came from a rescue and from what we know of his previous life he slept with multiple dogs, so was used to physical contact. It was clear as he came to us he needed that security, so fair enough. He has a throw that he sleeps/slept on. Older and arthritic now, he now often sleeps on (yet another!) bed, next to our bed, but often we wake to find him sleeping contentedly at the bottom of ours. We have no problems with separation anxiety with our dog as others have indicated may happen and he is a non shedding woofler, so no hair issues either.

Yes my four poodles sleep on my bed with their own little throws. They sleep soundly all night. No bother

On the bed is however preferable to under the bed.
During a particularly bad thunderstorm one of my previous greyhounds shot under the (king size) bed, got half way and had no idea of how to get herself out again!

All my past dogs being bigger and hairy have slept in the kitchen. Now I have a smaller Romanian rescue who arrived and was a nightmare! And was a bit of a ' Velcro dog!' For two nights only she slept on the bed touching me all the time, almost three years on and she has her bed in my bedroom on the floor and she stays in it all night long, occasionally now she decides to sleep downstairs but never shut in a room, she just can't cope, and she always rocks up at some point during the night to her bedroom bed. I'm pleased to say I'm now able to leave her quite happily for several o if I go out, so she's obviously settled now. By choice I'd prefer a dog to be downstairs, but she's quiet and not at all smelling, and gives me a comfortable feeling.

Oh gosh yes! Small terrier who just curls up and doesn’t move a muscle during the night. I’m single and love his company at night!

If I lived alone I would not mind in the slightest if I had a dog that slept on my bed. We have not had dogs for some years now, but it was not an easy decision to make. We do have our daughter's spaniel to stay with us when they go abroad on holidays. We love having him here and he enjoys the more measured routine of life here. He remembers the routine very quickly and we do give him lots of love and attention. We use whatsApp to send photos of him to my daughter, her husband and the children. If it is winter then there are photos of him lying in front of the fire and if it is summer he loves to be in the garden and he particularly loves sitting in the door-way of my husband's outdoor office where he can watch over the house and garden, usually with a ball in his mouth and several others lined up in front of him. We take regular times to play ball with him and he loves to bury balls, food-dishes and toys in the garden.We have never left him alone in the house, I just let my friends know that I won't be around for a couple of weeks. By the time he goes back home I am ready to rejoin my normal life although the house seems curiously empty for the first few days.

We have always had rescue dogs, and their anxiety has been much relieved by sleeping in their own beds in the corner of our bedroom. The first rescue we had cried so pitifully when we left her downstairs. We are probably too soft, but there has never been a sound from any of them over the years. They have settled at once when the light has gone out, and not stirred until one of us has got up in the morning.

It’s up to the owner but no we don’t. Wouldn’t want our huge German Shepard on there,

Until our present dog no, never had a dog on the bed or even allowed upstairs.
Now, if DH is away, she comes upstairs with me, I cover the bed with a sheet and she doesn’t move all night. I’m deaf so I couldn’t hear her if she’s downstairs. She’s also terrified of gunshots so she goes upstairs under the bed and feels safe.

My two labs have their own beds in my room.
One night, during a peticularly violent fireworks display, I let the youngest up, so,of course the older one followed.
I shared my bed with them both for about a fortnight, until,they realised they were more comfortable on their own beds!
My youngest ( she is 11, but still)😅 still comes up for a cuddles before setting herself on her own bed.

Having said all this, I have a campervan, which necessitates us all sharing a bed!

My friend's dog sleeps on the bed with him and I see nothing wrong with this. It shouldn't matter to anyone else what someone does with their pets.

Currently, dog sleeps in a dog bed outside my closed bedroom door. Cats sometimes sleep there too, sometimes downstairs.

In between dogs I looked after another whippet on a holiday swap and he always came upstairs for a cuddle in the morning which is what he did at home. I felt a bit bad because I didn’t allow my own dogs upstairs at that time.Current Whippet sleeps by my feet through the night but in the early hours asks for the duvet to be lifted so she can have her cuddle.

All pets sleep in your bed the minute you leave the house 😆

I have a “kitty zone” on my bed. I love her soft fur and purring which is soothing. She comes and goes all night.

Previous dogs had to sleep on the floor in their bed at the foot of our bed. Dogs too big and smelly, no matter how much we loved them.
I’m a pet lover!
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I’m afraid that sighthounds assume that beds were invented for them but they tolerate humans joining them. When whippets weren’t catching rabbits for the pot or racing they used to sleep with the children to keep them warm. My Spaniels were never allowed on or in the bed and even my first two whippets slept in a crate in the kitchen because I was working but the latest one is very Velcro. Thankfully whippets don’t shed much and, if they smell I’ve never noticed it. I don’t think I’d allow another breed on the bed.

Aah yes. We have a sighthound, AKA Velcro dog. They don’t actually smell and he has us very well trained! He sleeps next to DH’s side of the bed in his own bed on the floor, but is allowed to lie on the bottom of our bed in the morning for an hour or two. Never had a dog sleep on the bed before him, but they have a way of persuading you…

Yes yes - love sleeping with my dog - so warm!!

No, no and no! Yuk!