Letting Your Dog on the Bed is YOUR Choice!Īll other issues notwithstanding, if you prefer that your dog not sleep on the bed with you, the case is closed. So how do you decide if bed privileges are the right choice for your canine pal? There are a number of things to take into consideration. Missy, our 11-year-old Aussie, sleeps on a magnetic dog bed next to ours she has weak hindquarters due to a formerly broken pelvis (acquired long before joining our family) and can’t jump on and off of the bed. Her intense snuggling and licking behaviors can also be annoying in the wee hours of the morning. Scorgidoodle Bonnie is also crated at night she can’t seem to reliably hold her bladder until morning when given house freedom overnight. Our Cardigan Corgi, Lucy, sleeps shut in her crate in our bedroom to forestall her predilection for midnight cat-chasing forays. Three of our dogs sleep elsewhere, for various reasons. That said, there are times when I agree that allowing your dog on your bed may be inappropriate. He just wants to be close to his humans -and comfortable! The dog who wants to sleep on your bed isn’t trying to take over the world. Chances are good I would differ with them on many dog training and philosophical issues, not just this one. Trainers who adamantly oppose dogs on the bed mostly fall into the old-fashioned training camp, and often, they also buy into all the dominance stuff that’s been pretty much discredited by behavioral scientists. Scooter, a Pomeranian, routinely sleeps with us Dubhy, our Scottish Terrier, graces us with the privilege of his presence on our bed only from time to time. In our family, two of our five dogs sleep with my husband and me. Contrary to the strongly held opinion of some training and behavior professionals, I’m generally pretty comfortable with allowing canine family members on their humans’ beds.

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