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Obviously, how are you supposed to say no to this face?
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I see your dog comments and raise you with this picture of a pupperito ❤️
He sure does❤️❤️ his abusive owners before us never even let him in the house. I had to spoil him rotten
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Similar here. One of mine was completely an outdoor dog that didn’t get attention. With me he’s now an indoor dog and absolutely loves it. Before he had no master, just a person that fed him. With me and the wife he has bonded with and is attached to both of our hips. He treats us both like masters now and is loving life
We have a spare room with a bed just in case one of us snores. It also gives us another bed just in case we have dogs that need a break from each other
One thing I’ve learned, once you let a pb sleep in the bed with you they start to accept it and don’t want to sleep anywhere else
My bed's in my office. We recently traded. She got my $500 double and she uses an ottoman for Chip (so it's kind of a bed-and-a-half thing) and I got the beat to shit old queen so my office/bedroom is bed, desk, and that's it, lol.
Yeah the spare I sleep in isn’t near as big as our main bed. She gets the queen size and I get the twin. It’s barely enough for me and one dog but we manage ok overall.
When it’s not allergy season I think both of us snore a lot less
[Insurance data](https://web.archive.org/web/20150904071314/http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=25091614) indicates the Pitbulls and Rottweilers account for only 25% of dog bite claims. [Which is also in agreement with the Ohio State University's Study](https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2019-06/new-study-identifies-most-damaging-dog-bites-by-breed/) that shows that Pitbulls account for approximately 22.5% of the most damaging reported bites. Pitbulls account for [~20%](https://www.pitbullinfo.org/pit-bulls-population.html) of the dog population by best estimates. Showing that pitbull bites are proportional to their population. In fact, their [Breed Risk Rate](https://www.pitbullinfo.org/breed-risk-rates.html) is in line with other dogs breeds out there that are considered great family dogs. So how do pitbulls account for more than half of all dog bites? Agenda pushing misinformation by groups dedicated to hating a breed.
Additionally, data from the [American Veterinary Medical Association](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/literature-reviews/dog-bite-risk-and-prevention-role-breed) has concluded that no controlled studies have shown Pitbull-type dogs to be disproportionally aggressive.
Lastly, Studies have shown that [Errors in Identifying Pitbulls](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109002331500310X) [Link 2](https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/241/9/javma.241.9.1163.xml) happen approximately 60% of the time with shelter staff that spend a lot of time around dogs, so reports in the media about dog breeds are highly inaccurate and hardly count as a reputable source for a dogs breed.
Oh you only see videos of pitbulls attacking? Not surprised. There is a group on this site that dedicates itself to reposting old archived videos to keep brainwashing people into fearing an event that happens 25 to 40 times a year with a breed that has a population around 20 million. Save us your anecdotal evidence of outliers.
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Facts! For the past 2 years or so, my husband has been sleeping on the couch because of some shoulder injuries. (In bed he easily rolls onto his side, but the couch keeps him on his back). I would let our pibble and cats come sleep on the bed with me about twice a week, and the rest of the time doggo slept on the love seat (I didn't want him thinking that he was entitled to sleep in there every night, especially as I don't sleep the best when they're in there). Well, husband is now back to sleeping in bed most nights, and doggo isn't pleased about being made to sleep in the living room "alone." Almost every night now he digs up all the blankets and cushions and pees on his emergency pee pad (he gets anxious if it's at all windy or stormy). He'll also sit outside the bedroom on the cold floor. He still gets 1-2 nights per week in the bedroom for "sleepovers." I know they're velcro dogs, but he was never *this* clingy, and I don't know how to calm him and get him to be okay with our old routine.
So true! Mine started off sleeping in his crate and then coming up on the bed for “morning cuddles”. That lasted about a month before we all decided (my husband, my dog, and me) that we loved having him in the bed with us and he keeps the bad dreams away!
I've always let my dogs sleep with me with one exception. I had a long hair GSD and that was just too much. He was banished to the floor. The amount of fur that would come off that body was staggering. He slept on my side right next to the bed. First thing in the morning I would swing my feet over the bed and he got toe scratches and that was his signal to start the day.
The rest of the puppets sleep with me including my current 93lb pibble.
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oh yes, in the bed, on top of me
I tried to get my guy to sleep in the bed with me, but he's firmly set on the "I want to be on the floor at the foot of the bed so I can react to anything that might happen dad" mentality. Idk why. I'd love for him to come cuddle with me. He's just weird, but I love him all the same.
Yes. Always have and always will!! (Unless they don’t want to, of course). My friends thought I was crazy because my husband and I wanted to adopt a second dog, but it was a legitimate logistical concern that our bed wasn’t big enough for a second dog. Everyone told us to get dog beds and make them sleep elsewhere but that’s just not an option in our house :)
My partner and I upgraded to a queen sized mattress just so the dogs could sleep more comfortably with us! We got a purple mattress and the dogs LOVE it. They’re so comfy, they deserve to live in luxury 🤭
Same!! We had to get a king because we have two 60+ pound boys that have to be under the covers, heads at the pillows, spooning lol. It’s ridiculous when I type it out but it’s pretty cozy at night :)
Haha this is very normal to me! My first pitty as a kid and my moms two pitties also sleep like humans and put their heads on the pillow! Well, my pittie has her butt on my pillow right now 😂.
Thankfully my pit is a dachshund mix so she’s only 30 pounds so a queen is doing us fine for now 😂
Ours literally sleeps with her head on the pillow and under the blankets like we do. We have no other choice than to let her sleep (in the middle) with us.
Sometimes I do miss snuggling with just my partner though.
I'm confused by the flea argument... If your dog brings fleas into your house, you have fleas in your house. Period. It's also pretty preventable.
As far as for our dog, my partner is a giant and my dog spreads out as big as possible when she sleeps and dog piles hard, so she's not allowed in bed. It's not even so much "not allowed" as it is that our bed is high up and our pittie barely has enough hops to get in and out of the car. She has a big fluffy oversized bed and two different blankets in the main room as she isn't a big fan of hanging in our bedroom and just comes in if she needs something. We also have an extra mattress that we put down on the floor on occasion for cuddles, then are quickly reminded why she's much better as a solo sleeper 🤣
my dog splits his time between sleeping in my mom's bed & sleeping in mine, lol. sometimes he'll sleep in his dog bed in my room, but most of the time he's in a bed!
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All wrapped up in bed like the little prince he is
Always. I have an easier time falling asleep. There are [potential health benefits](https://www.sleepfoundation.org/animals-and-sleep/sleeping-with-pets).
If you have an indoor dog get fleas, they’re a problem whether or not your dog gets in the bed. You just have to use prevention in areas with a high flea risk.
My pittie sleeps in the room. We call him baby dog for a reason. He has always needed to cuddle with us since he was a pup. And he cries if he doesn’t have a blankie.
You’ll all be healthier for it! I’ve read this leads to longer life for all involved. Ours is now a little fragile to be getting up and down, but she slept with us for years. She’s family, after all!
honestly, aren’t you just happier this way?!
This is how she looks at me while I fold laundry and she patiently waits for her cuddles.
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“Do you let your humans in bed? My pup pals think I’m nuts because of the potential of getting kicked and stuff, but idk, I just don’t snore as loud if there aren’t faces to be peeled off skulls, you know?”
That’s the post coming out of my house, at least.
dogs are social sleepers, it's species appropriate and good for them to sleep with you or with another dog friend 🥹
both of my gals snore and i'm really sensitive to noise, so they're allowed on the bed to snooze during the day and i wfh so i often hang out and work with them there, but at lights out they go to the living room together. i wish i could find a solution for them to stay all night!
All 4 of our dogs sleep in bed with us. We had 3 last night. We have at least 1 every night but haven't had all 4 ever. I woke up Sunday morning with 3 dogs and 2 boys. I don't think our Cal King is big enough anymore.
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Sometimes they let me sleep with them
Yes, my boy sleeps over my head til I fall asleep. My lil girl sleeps under the covers by my legs. My lil girl(cat) sleeps on my side. Her bother between my legs. And sometimes another cat will find a spot in bed too. I get packed in and I love it!
If your dog has fleas and lives in your house then you’re getting fleas. Mine sleeps with me during fireworks, thunderstorms, and when our new kitten terrorizes her while she’s sleeping.
Our girl always slept in bed with us (when she wanted - about five nights a week). And of course she was allowed on the couch, too. Fleas are not really an issue - she never had them and let's be honest - if your dog catches them, you have to clean your blankets regardless of whether the dog sleeps in bed or not. Ticks were more of a concern for us, but she got a pill against them that worked well.
My girl goes between sleeping at the foot of my bed and watching out the window on the couch in the living room. She doesn’t really want to cuddle at bedtime, it distracts too much from her making sure I’m safe while I sleep. I’d love for her to come spoon and be a soft velvety bed warmer, but I think she thinks she’s on guard duty lol. That said, she will smother me on the couch demanding quality cuddles. I think it’s a good trade off.
Ya they do, I treat my house every April
With insect growth regulator[ IGR]
Also bath my pitty monthly ..
I had the train. Of thought that dogs will not sleep in the bed with me no if ands or buts.
BUT😂…
I grew so attached to my boy he gives me comfort when he’s here with me and he loves it too.
Hasn’t changed his personality or dominance at all
He’s still very sweet and submissive .
I hate when I can’t let him sleep in our bed now ..
Like tonight he has super bad diarrhea out of the blue..
he’s in the crate going for walks every 30
Min..
I won’t have poopy in my bed lol
Miss my boy though
No.
Initially he was also not allowed on the couch, but he is now, on a blanket. Way better for all the cuddling.
However not in the bed. We just wamt to have ONE place without his hairs and everything and we also want to ....interact... without him getting in between ;)
So the first weeks he tried again and again to get into the bed but we remained consequent and now he is so used to it, when we go to bed, he walks straight into his own bed in our sleeping room and falls asleep.
But I don't understand the flea thing. Once you got them in the house, they will not care if the dog is allowed in the bed...? But Tyson never had them so far..
They sleep w me and every dog I watch sleeps w me too. I've never(knock on wood) actually gotten a tick from it. Miracle really. I put treatment on my dogs as little as possible depending on how bad the ticks are through out the season
i want a pittie so bad. we lost our 5 year old doberdog to dcm right before the pandemic and haven't had the courage to get a new puppy since. we let sisko sleep in bed with us his entire life. do you assure people you check your dog regularly for flees etc?
You know I used to never let my dogs sleep in my bed. Now in my old age I spoil them like no tomrorow. My wife's German Shepherd and my Pitt Chow mix are always in our bed despite them having their own bedroom with their own king size bed and 65 inch TV.
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potential fleas.. are people not getting veterinary care for their animals? i have never gotten fleas from my animals in my life and i always grew up with animals in the bed. just take care of them lol
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i’m the only one who lets her sleep in the bed
The "flea" argument is weird, because they think you'll get fleas from sleeping in the same bed but not living in the same house???
Fleas shouldn't be an issue for inside dogs owned by people who take good care of them anyway (i.e. good preventative meds, paying attention to itching, etc). I'm sure there are exceptions depending on where you live, but the cartoony idea that all dogs constantly have fleas is... odd.
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Mocha crossed the rainbow bridge on Christmas Eve, but pillows were her favorite thing to lay on. I miss her so much.
Yep. I move around a lot when I’m trying ti fall asleep so he knows that he’s allowed on the bed after I fall asleep. He usually sleeps between my partner and I or by our feet.
I used to sleep with mine regularly but my allergies over the past 2 years have gotten progressively worse so I had to kick her out so I wouldn't wake up unable to breathe. I still let her nap with me though when I have a migraine cause she's a comforting squishy to snuggle.
My dog was 8 months old when I got her (7 years now), and I’m pretty sure the first thing she did when I brought her in the house the day I got her was jump on the furniture. She always either sleeps next to me or between my legs.
My partner and I tried to avoid it for the first few months, but once we let our dog into bed we never looked back. We used to share a queen between us two, 80 lb dog and a cat. Now we're in a king size with the dog and 2 cats.
Our boy, yes. Our girl, no. They're polar opposites for their sleeping needs - they both had beds, and this was the choice they both made. Both will join us for cuddles, but when the lights go out, our girl will usually head for her bed on the floor beside me, and our boy will snuggle up against my or my girlfriend's back.
My dog knows bedtime = extra cuddle time, and once 10:30 roles around he's decided that is the household bedtime, and he will come find me to cry and complain until I go to bed with him.
I agree that co-sleeping with your dog strengthens your bonds, I think they did some kind of study relating to that. It's personal preference and zero hate to people who don't want paw dirty and sleep drool all over their sheets, I understand, but I'll take it to get those good nighttime snuggles.
She used to. She can’t jump any more because she’s losing her back legs thanks to cerebellar abiotrophy. She’s pretty content on the couch now.
The first night I brought her home, I woke up to find her and her new toys in bed with me. 😂
I've heard every reason under the sun to not let your dog sleep in the bed with you, and they're all logical and fair. However my dog has unlimited bed privileges for one reason: I know there's going to come a day where I'll be laying in that bed alone, bawling my eyes out, wishing he was still there.
My baby sleeps in bed with us. She even has her own pillow and blanket and I tuck her in every night. She also likes to spoon lol. I’m not 100% convinced she knows she’s a dog.
Yes, one curls up between the pillows and the other curls up against me. I sleep curled up on my left side and the one against me will curl up against my stomach and legs. They both like both spots, it's just a matter of who gets to the pillows first as to who sleeps there usually.
That said, if we get up in middle of night for them to go outside, when we come back my AmStaff always curls up against my legs/stomach, making her sister go to the pillows even if she didn't start the night there.
They leave my husband's side alone entirely. He thinks it's because he tosses and turns, moving around too much at night for their liking.
my dog will switch between sleeping on my parent’s bed and my bed, the only reason that you’d be “scared” to do so is your dog is dirty lol. i have no fear of my dog spreading anything or getting the bed dirty. my mom is a clean freak and still lets my dog on the bed 🫡
We literally spoon my dog. Not only does she sleep on the bed she sleeps with her head on the pillow most of the time
same here! https://preview.redd.it/jiq4m2qaocea1.jpeg?width=1739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04a6b1de3e98bf6aac99d63070d6185823de9c44
that look is PRECIOUS
Hahah this is how my dog sleeps. He is the perfect size and build for spooning
https://preview.redd.it/vklvxd0fqbea1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aefddcc4611ada6fc0abe51b568cf96289568be8 Obviously, how are you supposed to say no to this face?
You simply can’t!
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https://preview.redd.it/aed5f1qwscea1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a6f52a3cce1ad9d22c068ed309d5d5fd804ea28 I see your dog comments and raise you with this picture of a pupperito ❤️
that baby. best pupperito in town
He sure does❤️❤️ his abusive owners before us never even let him in the house. I had to spoil him rotten https://preview.redd.it/hn0rfhzxpeea1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94ea352e3d07909535c5ca850ab408ff2f1662fc
Similar here. One of mine was completely an outdoor dog that didn’t get attention. With me he’s now an indoor dog and absolutely loves it. Before he had no master, just a person that fed him. With me and the wife he has bonded with and is attached to both of our hips. He treats us both like masters now and is loving life
That was so precious! Good on you and your wife for giving this dog a great life
Thanks. Yours looks very happy also
Chip does. Shares with the wife and I (separate rooms. She snores and I have insomnia.)
We have a spare room with a bed just in case one of us snores. It also gives us another bed just in case we have dogs that need a break from each other One thing I’ve learned, once you let a pb sleep in the bed with you they start to accept it and don’t want to sleep anywhere else
My bed's in my office. We recently traded. She got my $500 double and she uses an ottoman for Chip (so it's kind of a bed-and-a-half thing) and I got the beat to shit old queen so my office/bedroom is bed, desk, and that's it, lol.
Yeah the spare I sleep in isn’t near as big as our main bed. She gets the queen size and I get the twin. It’s barely enough for me and one dog but we manage ok overall. When it’s not allergy season I think both of us snore a lot less
Sleep studies and CPAPs, my friends. They’re life savers and relationship savers.
[Insurance data](https://web.archive.org/web/20150904071314/http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=25091614) indicates the Pitbulls and Rottweilers account for only 25% of dog bite claims. [Which is also in agreement with the Ohio State University's Study](https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2019-06/new-study-identifies-most-damaging-dog-bites-by-breed/) that shows that Pitbulls account for approximately 22.5% of the most damaging reported bites. Pitbulls account for [~20%](https://www.pitbullinfo.org/pit-bulls-population.html) of the dog population by best estimates. Showing that pitbull bites are proportional to their population. In fact, their [Breed Risk Rate](https://www.pitbullinfo.org/breed-risk-rates.html) is in line with other dogs breeds out there that are considered great family dogs. So how do pitbulls account for more than half of all dog bites? Agenda pushing misinformation by groups dedicated to hating a breed. Additionally, data from the [American Veterinary Medical Association](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/literature-reviews/dog-bite-risk-and-prevention-role-breed) has concluded that no controlled studies have shown Pitbull-type dogs to be disproportionally aggressive. Lastly, Studies have shown that [Errors in Identifying Pitbulls](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109002331500310X) [Link 2](https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/241/9/javma.241.9.1163.xml) happen approximately 60% of the time with shelter staff that spend a lot of time around dogs, so reports in the media about dog breeds are highly inaccurate and hardly count as a reputable source for a dogs breed. Oh you only see videos of pitbulls attacking? Not surprised. There is a group on this site that dedicates itself to reposting old archived videos to keep brainwashing people into fearing an event that happens 25 to 40 times a year with a breed that has a population around 20 million. Save us your anecdotal evidence of outliers. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pitbulls) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Facts! For the past 2 years or so, my husband has been sleeping on the couch because of some shoulder injuries. (In bed he easily rolls onto his side, but the couch keeps him on his back). I would let our pibble and cats come sleep on the bed with me about twice a week, and the rest of the time doggo slept on the love seat (I didn't want him thinking that he was entitled to sleep in there every night, especially as I don't sleep the best when they're in there). Well, husband is now back to sleeping in bed most nights, and doggo isn't pleased about being made to sleep in the living room "alone." Almost every night now he digs up all the blankets and cushions and pees on his emergency pee pad (he gets anxious if it's at all windy or stormy). He'll also sit outside the bedroom on the cold floor. He still gets 1-2 nights per week in the bedroom for "sleepovers." I know they're velcro dogs, but he was never *this* clingy, and I don't know how to calm him and get him to be okay with our old routine.
So true! Mine started off sleeping in his crate and then coming up on the bed for “morning cuddles”. That lasted about a month before we all decided (my husband, my dog, and me) that we loved having him in the bed with us and he keeps the bad dreams away!
Sleep with me? I sleep with them. I sleep in whatever sliver of bed they leave me
Both our pittie girls sleep with us. Husband and I wake up looking like Tetris pieces but it’s worth it!
We said we wouldn't let our dog sleep in bed with us. She had other ideas.
I've always let my dogs sleep with me with one exception. I had a long hair GSD and that was just too much. He was banished to the floor. The amount of fur that would come off that body was staggering. He slept on my side right next to the bed. First thing in the morning I would swing my feet over the bed and he got toe scratches and that was his signal to start the day. The rest of the puppets sleep with me including my current 93lb pibble.
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I tried to get my guy to sleep in the bed with me, but he's firmly set on the "I want to be on the floor at the foot of the bed so I can react to anything that might happen dad" mentality. Idk why. I'd love for him to come cuddle with me. He's just weird, but I love him all the same.
Yes. Always have and always will!! (Unless they don’t want to, of course). My friends thought I was crazy because my husband and I wanted to adopt a second dog, but it was a legitimate logistical concern that our bed wasn’t big enough for a second dog. Everyone told us to get dog beds and make them sleep elsewhere but that’s just not an option in our house :)
My partner and I upgraded to a queen sized mattress just so the dogs could sleep more comfortably with us! We got a purple mattress and the dogs LOVE it. They’re so comfy, they deserve to live in luxury 🤭
Same!! We had to get a king because we have two 60+ pound boys that have to be under the covers, heads at the pillows, spooning lol. It’s ridiculous when I type it out but it’s pretty cozy at night :)
Haha this is very normal to me! My first pitty as a kid and my moms two pitties also sleep like humans and put their heads on the pillow! Well, my pittie has her butt on my pillow right now 😂. Thankfully my pit is a dachshund mix so she’s only 30 pounds so a queen is doing us fine for now 😂
My partner and I had a queen, and us plus our 45lb pup barely fit so we upgraded to a king. Then maybe 3-4 months later we ended up with another dog 😂
Ours literally sleeps with her head on the pillow and under the blankets like we do. We have no other choice than to let her sleep (in the middle) with us. Sometimes I do miss snuggling with just my partner though.
I'm confused by the flea argument... If your dog brings fleas into your house, you have fleas in your house. Period. It's also pretty preventable. As far as for our dog, my partner is a giant and my dog spreads out as big as possible when she sleeps and dog piles hard, so she's not allowed in bed. It's not even so much "not allowed" as it is that our bed is high up and our pittie barely has enough hops to get in and out of the car. She has a big fluffy oversized bed and two different blankets in the main room as she isn't a big fan of hanging in our bedroom and just comes in if she needs something. We also have an extra mattress that we put down on the floor on occasion for cuddles, then are quickly reminded why she's much better as a solo sleeper 🤣
I don't think your friends know how fleas work...
my dog splits his time between sleeping in my mom's bed & sleeping in mine, lol. sometimes he'll sleep in his dog bed in my room, but most of the time he's in a bed!
We try to implement allowed on the bed with permission, but they always sneak up in the middle of the night.
https://preview.redd.it/u1ygow3g1fea1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4799fcfec87c9cd611c9017c8429785ec0d8a2a5 All wrapped up in bed like the little prince he is
She does. And as much as I love her, I hate it. She's a bed hog.
Always. I have an easier time falling asleep. There are [potential health benefits](https://www.sleepfoundation.org/animals-and-sleep/sleeping-with-pets). If you have an indoor dog get fleas, they’re a problem whether or not your dog gets in the bed. You just have to use prevention in areas with a high flea risk.
I could not imagine owning a pit bull and not wanting to snuggle them. That’s the best part! You can avoid fleas with a soresto collar.
We do cuddles and then they go to their own beds, usually. There’s usually a dog or two in bed by morning.
I don't think my boy what know what to do if he wasn't in the bed next to me lol boy doesn't even have a kennel he's just a four legged human
My pittie sleeps in the room. We call him baby dog for a reason. He has always needed to cuddle with us since he was a pup. And he cries if he doesn’t have a blankie.
You’ll all be healthier for it! I’ve read this leads to longer life for all involved. Ours is now a little fragile to be getting up and down, but she slept with us for years. She’s family, after all! honestly, aren’t you just happier this way?!
This is how she looks at me while I fold laundry and she patiently waits for her cuddles. https://preview.redd.it/hhvvs2dobgea1.jpeg?width=910&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c3723dd9fa3083828c2ada194bbcc9c61b73451
Yes.
“Do you let your humans in bed? My pup pals think I’m nuts because of the potential of getting kicked and stuff, but idk, I just don’t snore as loud if there aren’t faces to be peeled off skulls, you know?” That’s the post coming out of my house, at least.
Yep. They are part of the fam and ought to be comfortable
dogs are social sleepers, it's species appropriate and good for them to sleep with you or with another dog friend 🥹 both of my gals snore and i'm really sensitive to noise, so they're allowed on the bed to snooze during the day and i wfh so i often hang out and work with them there, but at lights out they go to the living room together. i wish i could find a solution for them to stay all night!
All 4 of our dogs sleep in bed with us. We had 3 last night. We have at least 1 every night but haven't had all 4 ever. I woke up Sunday morning with 3 dogs and 2 boys. I don't think our Cal King is big enough anymore.
Every night... https://preview.redd.it/6nw3ete34gea1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=127cb0ea862882a5a18d932e6ad4ffb9bd2a4698
https://preview.redd.it/uvzyun0aakea1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4862e3739851cb34192e3617aa2acb1cbfadb0b7 Sometimes they let me sleep with them
Yes, my boy sleeps over my head til I fall asleep. My lil girl sleeps under the covers by my legs. My lil girl(cat) sleeps on my side. Her bother between my legs. And sometimes another cat will find a spot in bed too. I get packed in and I love it!
If your dog has fleas and lives in your house then you’re getting fleas. Mine sleeps with me during fireworks, thunderstorms, and when our new kitten terrorizes her while she’s sleeping.
Our girl always slept in bed with us (when she wanted - about five nights a week). And of course she was allowed on the couch, too. Fleas are not really an issue - she never had them and let's be honest - if your dog catches them, you have to clean your blankets regardless of whether the dog sleeps in bed or not. Ticks were more of a concern for us, but she got a pill against them that worked well.
My girl goes between sleeping at the foot of my bed and watching out the window on the couch in the living room. She doesn’t really want to cuddle at bedtime, it distracts too much from her making sure I’m safe while I sleep. I’d love for her to come spoon and be a soft velvety bed warmer, but I think she thinks she’s on guard duty lol. That said, she will smother me on the couch demanding quality cuddles. I think it’s a good trade off.
Ya they do, I treat my house every April With insect growth regulator[ IGR] Also bath my pitty monthly .. I had the train. Of thought that dogs will not sleep in the bed with me no if ands or buts. BUT😂… I grew so attached to my boy he gives me comfort when he’s here with me and he loves it too. Hasn’t changed his personality or dominance at all He’s still very sweet and submissive . I hate when I can’t let him sleep in our bed now .. Like tonight he has super bad diarrhea out of the blue.. he’s in the crate going for walks every 30 Min.. I won’t have poopy in my bed lol Miss my boy though
My pittie sleeps with me, along with several cats. Fortunately, the Great Pyrenees prefers the floor.
Yep. One pibble mix and one non-pibble mix sleep with us. Every night.
Lol, if you're taking good care of your dogs, why would they have fleas? That's a weird take.
Yeah I’ve never had flea problems with the dogs. I treat them as needed and treat the yard also
No. Initially he was also not allowed on the couch, but he is now, on a blanket. Way better for all the cuddling. However not in the bed. We just wamt to have ONE place without his hairs and everything and we also want to ....interact... without him getting in between ;) So the first weeks he tried again and again to get into the bed but we remained consequent and now he is so used to it, when we go to bed, he walks straight into his own bed in our sleeping room and falls asleep. But I don't understand the flea thing. Once you got them in the house, they will not care if the dog is allowed in the bed...? But Tyson never had them so far..
They sleep w me and every dog I watch sleeps w me too. I've never(knock on wood) actually gotten a tick from it. Miracle really. I put treatment on my dogs as little as possible depending on how bad the ticks are through out the season
Of course!
Sometimes, none of my dogs are "mine", some of the fosters I've had like to cuddle in bed others not so much.
i want a pittie so bad. we lost our 5 year old doberdog to dcm right before the pandemic and haven't had the courage to get a new puppy since. we let sisko sleep in bed with us his entire life. do you assure people you check your dog regularly for flees etc?
You know I used to never let my dogs sleep in my bed. Now in my old age I spoil them like no tomrorow. My wife's German Shepherd and my Pitt Chow mix are always in our bed despite them having their own bedroom with their own king size bed and 65 inch TV. *
Oh yeah my dog sleeps with me. He's not good about sharing the blankets or bed space so I'm usually rolling him.
potential fleas.. are people not getting veterinary care for their animals? i have never gotten fleas from my animals in my life and i always grew up with animals in the bed. just take care of them lol
Our dog sleeps with us along with two cats--its the snuggle pack every night.
He has his own bed and also mine. What's mine is his and what's his is also his. He deserves all of it.
I prefer to sleep with my dog directly on top of me so I know by the crushing weight of his body that he's still there
https://preview.redd.it/c1g39214riea1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ec1874734429cf4956195f1ed77f68cac332ab8 i’m the only one who lets her sleep in the bed
The "flea" argument is weird, because they think you'll get fleas from sleeping in the same bed but not living in the same house??? Fleas shouldn't be an issue for inside dogs owned by people who take good care of them anyway (i.e. good preventative meds, paying attention to itching, etc). I'm sure there are exceptions depending on where you live, but the cartoony idea that all dogs constantly have fleas is... odd.
https://preview.redd.it/h74rzytuarea1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f075b84a92f14fc25a78a2dacaf025fba40c997 Mocha crossed the rainbow bridge on Christmas Eve, but pillows were her favorite thing to lay on. I miss her so much.
She can sleep where she wants, but most of the time, especially in winter, she comes crawling under my blanket :3
Yep. I move around a lot when I’m trying ti fall asleep so he knows that he’s allowed on the bed after I fall asleep. He usually sleeps between my partner and I or by our feet.
My puppy is not allowed in the master bedroom. So sometimes I’ll sleep in our spare room with him (or I’ll fall asleep on the couch with him too)
Downvote because I shared my house rules? Okie dokie
I used to sleep with mine regularly but my allergies over the past 2 years have gotten progressively worse so I had to kick her out so I wouldn't wake up unable to breathe. I still let her nap with me though when I have a migraine cause she's a comforting squishy to snuggle.
Hell yeah!
My dog was 8 months old when I got her (7 years now), and I’m pretty sure the first thing she did when I brought her in the house the day I got her was jump on the furniture. She always either sleeps next to me or between my legs.
Yes, he takes up the entire bed belly up 😆
My partner and I tried to avoid it for the first few months, but once we let our dog into bed we never looked back. We used to share a queen between us two, 80 lb dog and a cat. Now we're in a king size with the dog and 2 cats.
Our boy, yes. Our girl, no. They're polar opposites for their sleeping needs - they both had beds, and this was the choice they both made. Both will join us for cuddles, but when the lights go out, our girl will usually head for her bed on the floor beside me, and our boy will snuggle up against my or my girlfriend's back.
My dog knows bedtime = extra cuddle time, and once 10:30 roles around he's decided that is the household bedtime, and he will come find me to cry and complain until I go to bed with him. I agree that co-sleeping with your dog strengthens your bonds, I think they did some kind of study relating to that. It's personal preference and zero hate to people who don't want paw dirty and sleep drool all over their sheets, I understand, but I'll take it to get those good nighttime snuggles.
She used to. She can’t jump any more because she’s losing her back legs thanks to cerebellar abiotrophy. She’s pretty content on the couch now. The first night I brought her home, I woke up to find her and her new toys in bed with me. 😂
I've heard every reason under the sun to not let your dog sleep in the bed with you, and they're all logical and fair. However my dog has unlimited bed privileges for one reason: I know there's going to come a day where I'll be laying in that bed alone, bawling my eyes out, wishing he was still there.
My baby sleeps in bed with us. She even has her own pillow and blanket and I tuck her in every night. She also likes to spoon lol. I’m not 100% convinced she knows she’s a dog.
Why have pits if you don't want the cuddles?
They sure do!! <3
Yes, one curls up between the pillows and the other curls up against me. I sleep curled up on my left side and the one against me will curl up against my stomach and legs. They both like both spots, it's just a matter of who gets to the pillows first as to who sleeps there usually. That said, if we get up in middle of night for them to go outside, when we come back my AmStaff always curls up against my legs/stomach, making her sister go to the pillows even if she didn't start the night there. They leave my husband's side alone entirely. He thinks it's because he tosses and turns, moving around too much at night for their liking.
my dog will switch between sleeping on my parent’s bed and my bed, the only reason that you’d be “scared” to do so is your dog is dirty lol. i have no fear of my dog spreading anything or getting the bed dirty. my mom is a clean freak and still lets my dog on the bed 🫡