Dog sleeping on your bed..

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

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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!

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.

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...😊

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

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

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

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.

We have stayed in dog friendly hotels, a few times in North Norfolk and Yorkshire. Quite rightly the rules were no dogs on the beds or in the dining room. They were allowed in the bar and you could eat in there if you wished.
We took a crate but didn’t need to lock it as he slept quite happily in it and didn’t attempt to get up on the bed, he behaved impeccably. I’m not sure what he would be like now as since then I have allowed him to sleep on my bed.

Yes, yes, a thousand times YES !

Dogs are not pack animals…that’s very outdated .
My dog is kept clean.

This is such a lovely thread at just the right time for me. I am getting a new rescue BC in the next few days and was wondering what to do about whether he should be allowed on the bed.
Finn never come upstairs, his choice but since l am now alone, having lost both dear Finn and my DH in the past few months, l think l will allow Bob to decide.

ah that is lovely Maya1 - enjoy Bob's company.

farview- been wondering what triggered your OP. What is your own opinion on the matter?

Ours always slept on our bed in her later years. As for ‘hygiene’, AFAIK nobody ever caught any bugs or suffered in any other way, health wise.
BTW ours didn’t need a ‘master’ - she knew perfectly well who was boss, i.e. me.🙂

Matala, good to hear you have Bob arriving to share and enrich your life. Allowing Bob to decide sounds the way to go.

Mayal, I’m so sorry, the curse of predictive text struck this iPad again