I had a pet dog who had to sleep in bed with me. Problem is he’d spread out and dig his claws into my back. There was a period of time when I had two twin beds in my room, and I’d move to the other when he’d start monopolizing the bed. He’d wake up, realize I was gone, and move to the bed I was in.
Of my three guide dogs, my first would hop up on the bed for about 10 minutes and then get off. My guess at the time is she got hot, but she showed similar behavior elsewhere, wanting to check up on me and then leave. My second was a velcro dog. She slept at the end of my bed, and would even hop on the bed if I so much as sat on it to tie my shoes. My current dog has a small social battery that he drains by seeking occasional cuddles and scritches, but never more than a minute or two, then he’s off hiding again. The only time he’s on the bed is when there are fireworks going off outside, when he’s trying his hardest to get under my skin.
We had a pet cat once. Never would sleep with anyone, at least not me, but one night I woke up to him sucking on my arm.
Yep! Don’t think I have a choice anymore, I made the mistake of pulling a cat onto my bed to pet him, and now he hops on and I just let him.
Nothing better than a cat purring happily as soon as it hops onto your bed.
I don’t see humans doing that, all humans do is get angry at me for being slow. Tf I need you for.
I sleep on my side. My cat sleeps along my upper arm, her front paws curving over my shoulder, her nose facing towards my face, just so she can keep an eye on me.
I’m currently under a cat and the dog is keeping my feet warm. They do stay above the blankets though and I wash my bedding weekly. The dog also gets a bath every other week but, that’s because she’s allergic to everything outside.
Yes. Pets’ worlds are typically extremely small. They only experience what you allow them to. For an indoor cat, that’s basically just the inside of your house, and whatever they can see outside the windows. Dogs are only marginally better, because they get walks and time outside. Why would I essentially restrict them to the inside of my house, and then restrict them even further by disallowing them from sleeping where they want?
My cat is sleeping on my knees as I type this in bed. The dogs can also sleep wherever they want; one prefers his crate (the door stays open so he can come and go) and the other usually prefers the couch or his bed. They’ll sometimes curl up on the bed, but it’s usually during the day when my partner and I aren’t already there.
My cat let’s me into the bed sometimes.
I have a Queen size bed in my home. The bed belongs to the cat.
I have a Queen size too. I’ve never understood how they’re so good at picking the exact spot that makes the bed the least usable.
Surely you meant sometime’s
I would die for this dog, of course he can be on my bed.
They’re cats. How would you stop them?
I do it by shutting the door and being consistent.
Cat: absolutely. Dog: no, dogs stink and roll in poo and other smelly things.
I miss my kitty sleeping on my head.
My cat could sleep on my fucking face and I would have no right to move her
4 dogs here. 2 little ones and 2 big ones. The biggest sleeps between my wife and I, sometimes even sleeps sideways, taking up most of the bed. The second biggest usually sleeps in the floor. The second smallest usually sleeps next to my legs on the outside of the bed. The smallest sleeps between our pillows.
It’s not uncommon for me to struggle to turn over in the middle of the night because I’m sandwiched into the bed.
Oh, and we had a cat that would jump from my wife to me and back again in the middle of the night. Nothing quite like having a 20 pound cat drop onto you I’m the middle of a dead sleep.
It isn’t a good night’s rest without a fluffy 90 lb old English sheepdog in the middle of the bed - all 4 paws in the air and snoring.
Our cats are allowed anywhere we allow humans to put their butts. The floor, the bed, the couch, chairs, etc. Tables, counters, and the like are off limits.
Cat yes, dog no. Dogs seem more comfortable with rules, and I don’t like them in the bed. So I train them not to and we are both ok with that.
Cats I can’t control, but they tuck in easily and don’t take up much space, they are kinda relaxing to have in the bed.
Same rules for the couch. So relaxing to have a cat next to me, purring. Dog at feet, or sometimes we get a chair for them, so they can sit up high like us.
No, my bedroom is off limits.
Can’t tell my cats anything they are often on my bed whenever they want.
