Comments on: 7+ Tips For Sharing Your Bed With A Dog

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:25:27 +0000

Haha! I absolutely cannot let my dog sleep in the bed. He is so gross with all his crusty drool and constant shedding. He also shakes his head and ears around every 20 minutes, and he snores. And he is one of those dogs that shifts around all the time, and he’s a klutz about it. If he’s on the bed, he whacks us with his clunky head or his big paws. About once a week I do let him sleep in our bedroom and he wakes me up several times. I love having him in the room with us, it’s just that we don’t get any sleep!

That being said … I don’t mind having a dog in the bed if they are quiet and if they don’t move around a lot. I used to do a lot of pet sitting in our home, and I had several of those dogs sleep on the bed. They were quiet, and I slept just fine.

By: RumpyDog!

RumpyDog! — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 00:56:56 +0000

So how’s the house-selling going?

By: Taryn

Taryn — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:39:17 +0000

Your bed is much too small for all three of you! I would definitely opt for the couch! Actually I have the exact same scenario as Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s mom. The snoring got so bad I just couldn’t take it anymore! I sleep across the hall in the guest room and some nights I still have to close the door to not hear it! Cardigans aren’t small dogs and two of them take up a lot of real estate. I feel like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle trying to fit myself around them. Heaven forbid I should ask them to move!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:45:35 +0000

Oh lord. I sleep against the wall with one dog at the bottom of the bed and one next to me on the outside. If I have to get up during the night to use the bathroom I have to climb over one of them, so I usually try and hold it, because moving can mean the difference of getting back to sleep or contortioning yourself into a pretzel so as not to disturb the dogs.

By: Clowie

Clowie — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:13:02 +0000

They say I’m far too big to be allowed to sleep on the bed – there wouldn’t be any bed left for them. I say they should get a bigger bed.

By: Groovy Goldendoodles

Groovy Goldendoodles — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 02:36:22 +0000

All of these are great tips. I would add this one: make sure you get in the bed first. If Harley gets in there before I do, I’m doomed from the start.

By: Misaki

Misaki — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:25:39 +0000

All very true. Mummy nodded as she read all of those!

By: Kimberly Gauthier

Kimberly Gauthier — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:17:46 +0000

The lip balm one is something I would have never thought about. I put some on my lips every night before going to bed. I can just feel the dog hair on my mouth.

By: Jan K

Jan K — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:02:09 +0000

Those are all great tips, some I never thought of! We have a king size bed (you have to with three dogs) and trying to find covers that leave extra is very difficult!
Training your dog to roll over can be a great help too. I sometimes have to help them along a bit, but if I get them started they’ll usually do it.

By: Judith Gouveia

Judith Gouveia — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 01:36:54 +0000

You neglected to mention cutting down on liquids before bedtime. Heaven forbid I have to get up during the night. Getting back into the bed usually requires moving at least one dog. Thankfully it’s usually the Chihuahua!