Posted on 04/24/2014 12:11:49 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
It's a topic so divisive that it has been known to be a significant factor in choosing a spouse: Do you let your pet sleep in your bed with you?
In some households, it's the norm. All pets are allowed everywhere, all the time. In others, it's no pets on any furniture, ever. But in many, the answer lies somewhere in between: Perhaps the cat or small dog is given a spot to snuggle, but the Great Dane has to remain on the floor.
Many factors come into play, of course. Some pet owners suffer from allergies and sleeping with a face full of fur only exacerbates them, or maybe they can't deal with the dirt a dog would track onto the duvet. But plenty of pet owners - and veterinary professionals - can't imagine drifting off to sleep without their kitty or Cocker Spaniel cuddled up nearby.
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I make sure Jake’s rear is facing the other way.
Our Chihuahua Coco sleeps under the covers next to Mr. GG2. We hardly know she’s there except for the little dog snore. :-)
I am the filling in a Dobermann sandwich...:)
My best regards to Miss Hissy Slashy, which is by the way, the best cat nickname ever.
LOL!!! Do they kick you with their big paws?
“... when he farts it’s always aimed at me. I think it’s because he loves me..”
Well return the love then, GeronL. :)
My cats snore like they’ve been smoking Cuban cigars. I have adapted.;-)
If I did that, my cats would claw through 5 layers of drywall or 3 layers of plaster...just as a prelude as to what was about to occur.
That was the name that she gave herself after we adopted her. It only took four years of
loving kindness to turn her into Miss Purry Petme, and finally, Bobbie for her 4” tail.
She’s quite a sweetheart these days, and she loves getting pets and scritches.
But of course. ;-)
No one is going to sneak up on us while we sleep. Our pups take care of that.
Lol
Reminds me of a T-shirt I saw => “My wife said to get rid of the dogs or she’ll leave... I sure miss her.”
My86 lb. Pitador sleeps with me but there’s no space for the 110 lb. Great Dane, who’ll inherit the Pitador’s place when the Pitador passes.
I had a Lab/ISetter cross who just got too hot trying to sleep with me on the bed. He deliberately slept on the cold, hard tile floor of the bathroom. My Pitador, OTOH, has established permanent Prescirptive Dog Rights to his place on the bed.
I am the foundation layer of a kitty pile when I sleep.
Important qualification, that.
The lab and golden back in the day were allowed to sleep on a blanket next to the bed. They weren’t allowed on the bed. That doesn’t mean these retrievers always followed the rules.
I don't think it will be too much trouble, one of them (probably the female) will establish his/her self as alpha kitty, and that will be that. Other freepers may offer different advice.
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