Options when dog can’t sleep in bed with me and DH

[Anonymous]

Our dog slept on a dog bed for years for this reason, and then in a moment of weakness I let her up onto it, lol. She never left. This was a queen sized bed for dog, dh, and I. A couple of years ago we adopted a second dog. We decided to just buy a king-sized bed. They do still almost push me off the bed at times.

But you absolutely can train the dog to sleep on a dog bed on the floor next to you. It will take a long time and may feel like slow going, but with commitment you can do it. Get a good dog trainer (I can recommend one in NoVA if you want).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the last 6+ years, our maltipoo has slept with my teens. Our dog is sweet and cuddly and beloved by all, so they used to fight about who got her. But one by one they’ve left for college and now there’s just 1 graduating senior. The couple times she had sleepovers, the dog slept with DH and I and that’s just not going to be the solution. It just doesn’t work for me to get a good nights sleep. When DH travels she sleeps with me and it’s fine but the 3 of us just don’t work.
But we’ve created a monster. What should I do? I can’t imagine just locking the door but is that the solution? If we got her the best dogbed for our room I bet she’d still jump on our bed, but can that be trained? She loves to be touching someone, not just in the same room, all the time.
Help please! I have plenty of time to figure this out (by next fall) but am already worried.

This is why dogs sleep in their kennels.

You did this.

Shame on you

+1 You're tough, but I agree with you. I haven't had a dog since I was a child living with my parents. But the dog we had never slept in the bed with any of us. As an adult, I have had cats though that wanted to sleep in my bed. I simply locked them out of my bedroom at night and they found somewhere else to sleep.

The people making a big issue of this topic must be very soft. Dogs do not have to sleep in peoples beds. Keep your bedroom door closed at night and the dog will curl up and find somewhere else in the house to sleep.

[Anonymous]

Since you have time, I’d work with a dog trainer who can help you come up with a plan to do this gradually with the least stress to the dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the last 6+ years, our maltipoo has slept with my teens. Our dog is sweet and cuddly and beloved by all, so they used to fight about who got her. But one by one they’ve left for college and now there’s just 1 graduating senior. The couple times she had sleepovers, the dog slept with DH and I and that’s just not going to be the solution. It just doesn’t work for me to get a good nights sleep. When DH travels she sleeps with me and it’s fine but the 3 of us just don’t work.
But we’ve created a monster. What should I do? I can’t imagine just locking the door but is that the solution? If we got her the best dogbed for our room I bet she’d still jump on our bed, but can that be trained? She loves to be touching someone, not just in the same room, all the time.
Help please! I have plenty of time to figure this out (by next fall) but am already worried.

This is why dogs sleep in their kennels.

You did this.

Shame on you

+1 You're tough, but I agree with you. I haven't had a dog since I was a child living with my parents. But the dog we had never slept in the bed with any of us. As an adult, I have had cats though that wanted to sleep in my bed. I simply locked them out of my bedroom at night and they found somewhere else to sleep.

The people making a big issue of this topic must be very soft. Dogs do not have to sleep in peoples beds. Keep your bedroom door closed at night and the dog will curl up and find somewhere else in the house to sleep.

It’s simply a choice. Of course it is fine to have your dog sleep in a crate, bed, or other designated area. It is also fine to allow them on your bed if you prefer. It is not really different from allowing your dog on the couch. If you enjoy that closeness, go for it.

[Anonymous]

I have two maltipoos. One sleeps curled up into me like a teddy bear, sometimes with her head on my pillow, and the other sleeps on a tiny faux fur dog bed in the middle of the bed. We have a king bed. I think they would both sleep in a little faux fur bed if I got two, but I love my little stuffie!

These dogs are never in a room alone without a human. It is not just training, it's generations of breeding with the toy breeds. My recommendation is to get the coziest faux fur bed and a bigger bed.

[Anonymous]

Not trying to stir up a Hornet's nest here but why on earth would anyone want to sleep in bed with their dogs?

Until my dog learns to wash itself with soap and water, brush its teeth everyday, and wipe its behind when it poops, it can sleep in its bed or on the floor. My DH and I both clean ourselves before settling in for the night. Why bother if we're going to just let the dog jump into bed with us?