Absolutely not , not on chairs, couches, laps, beds. They're a first line alarm system, not bed warmers. However there are tell tale signs of covert incursions, on softer elevated areas when one is not home.
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Absolutely not , not on chairs, couches, laps, beds. They're a first line alarm system, not bed warmers. However there are tell tale signs of covert incursions, on softer elevated areas when one is not home.
We used to let our 25lb Schipperke and 50lb Rhodesian Ridgeback sleep in our king size bed. But then my Ridgeback OD'd on Advil Liquigels, and is now incontinent. She'll go about a month without any accidents then bam, 3 days in a row of nothing but peeing on everything without realizing it. We don't let her sleep on any furniture now even though our bed has a waterproof cover underneath the sheets.
The Schipperke is my wife's heater (she's cold when its 78 in the house, and I'm hot when its 68, so we keep it at a fair 72, then 68 at night because when its 68 I don't toss/turn all night and therefore keep her awake). And, because he's a small dog, he doesn't take up room and is allowed on the bed.
Long story short, we share the bed with one dog.
Speaking of three dog nights. Last night was -15.
Bottomed out at -11 here.
The wife lets them on the bed while we are in there watching tv or reading, but when it is nighty night time, she kicks them out. They sleep on the leather couches instead.
My big dog, 105 pound Anatolian, will jump up and sleep on the bed if the wife is upstairs on the couch watching TV. She will also sleep on the bed if I got to bed first. Once the wife gets in bed, she is down to the couch or her dog bed.
The little dog (30 pounds) trades off sleeping on our boys bed, but if she can finagle it, she will sleep on our bed tucked up under my arm. I think she is part Terrier and part Viszla, but we don't know. We rescued her from a kill shelter in NM.
Thankfully, the wife is allergic to cats. :)
ETA: Double tap in s u p e r s l o w m o t i o n.
Yes, my last 3 dogs shared the bed. And now I have a cat. She was a Feral cat I took in after loosing my last dog. She doesn't take up much room.
Two dogs, two cats. The only reason there's any room for me, is that the Golden doesn't like to sleep on the bed, most of the time, and the terrier doesn't take up nearly as much space as he thinks he does.
What's the rule, "The only thing more affectionate than a Golden Retriever is a wet Golden Retriever?"
2 dogs, a west highland terrier and a scottish terrier. They both sleep on the king bed with the wife and I. The scotty will sometimes jump down if he over heats a little but last night, both of them were cuddled in tight.