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It doesn't work like that in our household. They get down when I tell them and are only allowed up when I say so.
This. My dogs don't rule my house, I do. They are beloved, cared for, and respected...to a point. I wouldn't put up with a snarky rebellious child who doesn't behave and I wouldn't put up with a snarky dog that doesn't either.
I have a king bed, and I use a "blanket system". I have three blankets over my top sheet, with the BedSure (pet-proof) on top. The dogs are only allowed on that top blanket. They know it, and when I've moved that blanket off my side (because it's very hot), they move. I rarely have to say, "Scoot." They do not encroach on my side.
I have duplicates of each blanket so that when I'm washing one set I have the other ready. My room is also the one where the doggie door is, and where they are watered and fed, so unless it is raining, they have access to that room all the time. That BedSure has saved my sheets so many times.
I have the other blankets (a thicker velour-like one, and a cotton basketweave) because sometimes I like it cold and I snuggle under the covers, but otherwise I move that blanket over too and only have the light cotton one.
I use two throws on our bed and Boo sleeps on top of those. They are washed regularly.
LOL. That picture. I don't know but there is nothing like having a warm dog softly breathing next to you.
Agree! My dogs have always been "polite" sleeping partners. I do recall the two Scotties our family had when we were kids. My parents didn't allow dogs on furniture without invitations on special occasions. The most common was a sick kid getting the special treat of a Scotty on their bed. Parent would walk into the room only to find the compact Scotties had taken over most of it, blissfully sprawled out, snoring away. The sniveling sick kid was wedged into a corner. All three still looked happy.
Never understood this. A housedog shares more than a bed and they have the same biological needs/functions the resident humans do. They also track the outdoors in, just like the humans do. Any "germs" in or on the dog are probably present everywhere. I don't know anyone who doesn't groom & bathe their dog to remove their more "unsanitary" aspects, who doesn't housetrain them or allows them to eat on furniture. There are all sorts of bed coverings that help manage dog hair/dander. Then there's laundry. Don't know about you, but I wash my bedding regularly! Thank goodness I'll never be a germaphobe!
I never understood this. Raccoons have the same biological needs as humans as well but I bet you won't invite one of them into your bed. Humans typically wear shoes outdoors. Dog will often lie outside or on a dirty floor. Don't even get me started on cats walking in litter boxes and then walking on counters where food is prepared. I doubt that too many people bathe their dog every day or every other day like humans do. I hope washing your bed regularly means every day but that seems like a lot of work. Germaphobes rarely catch colds or the flu. Maybe you should try it sometime.
I posted this poem sometime last year but here it is again, so fitting for this thread. And yes, our current dog joins me in bed, especially in the winter, when she takes her chilly, sleek-coated self under the covers, like the other person's dachshund. (She is the first of our dogs to be allowed to sleep in our bed, even sometimes. We've gone soft....)
Nose tucked under tail,
you are a warm, furred planet
centered in my bed.
All night I orbit, tangle-limbed,
in the slim space
allotted to me.
If I accidentally
bump you from sleep,
you shift, groan,
drape your chin on my hip.
O, that languid, movie-star drape!
I can never resist it.
Digging my fingers into your fur,
kneading,
I wonder:
How do you dream?
What do you adore?
Why should your black silk ears
feel like happiness?
This is how it is with love.
Once invited,
it steps in gently,
circles twice,
and takes up as much space
as you will give it.
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