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[biomancer]

No Dogs On The Bed is the rule here too.  Biopup sleeps in our bedroom - that's where her crate is - but is not allowed on the bed.  Sofas are OK, but not the bed.

The singular time we broke that rule was after her paw surgery last summer, when she was so freaked out by the cone that she was seriously worrying me (and keeping me awake) - she wouldn't lay down, and just sat against the foot of the bed, panting hard enough to shake the bed.  We took the cone off, put the sock-T-shirt thing on her, doped her up on painkillers, and Mr.B placed her on the bed so that I could cuddle her and soothe her to sleep.  She slept hard through the night, but has never shown interest in being on the bed since then.

[anakin]

Same here: no dogs on the bed.

Rory can be overly expressive too. One pattern I think might have helped is to ignore - completely - the whining and whimpering when he wants something he's not going to get; then, when he's quiet, I tell him he's a good boy and give him a treat.

[msparticularity]

Interesting--dogs on the bed is actual the simple part at our house. Each dog has established a spot in which he sleeps, and they both get up and settle quickly and easily, bothering  no one until we're all out of bed in the morning. The negotiations come around who is in which favored spot during the day (on the pillow in the sunny back window, on the chair in my office, on the loveseat in the front room), and who is responding to invitations to play.

[biomancer]

Same here: no dogs on the bed.

Rory can be overly expressive too. One pattern I think might have helped is to ignore - completely - the whining and whimpering when he wants something he's not going to get; then, when he's quiet, I tell him he's a good boy and give him a treat.

We did this with Biopup (ignoring the petty whining/whimpering/barking), and I'm SO glad that we did.  Now, when Biopup makes noise about something, it's almost always something that's worth our attention.   She still tries to beg for food on occasion (especially with my Mom, who doesn't say no), but with the exception of barking tirades at the UPS truck and one neighborhood dog, she generally only whines/barks for good reason.

[dr_alcott]

Same here: no dogs on the bed.

Rory can be overly expressive too. One pattern I think might have helped is to ignore - completely - the whining and whimpering when he wants something he's not going to get; then, when he's quiet, I tell him he's a good boy and give him a treat.

Side note: this strategy also works with human children.

[anakin]

Same here: no dogs on the bed.

Rory can be overly expressive too. One pattern I think might have helped is to ignore - completely - the whining and whimpering when he wants something he's not going to get; then, when he's quiet, I tell him he's a good boy and give him a treat.

Side note: this strategy also works with human children.

I learned all my best OPK management tips from my dogs.

[bibliothecula]

No dogs on the bed here too. They'd take up the whole thing!

Old Girl has a thick orthopedic foam bed in our bedroom she loves. She starts out in a little ball, that sprawls out, upside down, so that her front end hangs off the edge. She sleeps that way all night--it must feel good on her back.

Giant Puppy sleeps on a thinner foam dog bed on the other side of the bedroom, and sometimes just on the floor. He sleeps on his back too, with a twist somewhere around his middle, so he looks like he's doing the hula.

During the day in the spring/summer/fall, they both like the outdoor beds we put on the deck. In the winter, though, the beds freeze if they get wet, so Old Girl sleeps out on the grass. Giant Puppy actually has a wispy coat, especially compared with Old Girl, who is like that sheep that got lost and wasn't sheared for 4 years, and he doesn't sleep outside much. He snoozes in the kitchen or in/near my office during the day.

[hipgeek]

I only have one dog so maybe that's why this hasn't been a problem but I'm a big fan of having HipDog on the bed. 

[ranganathan]

Just the one dog, and she sleeps most nights right in between Mr. R and I.  She has a crate that we move her to when she wakes up at 7 am on the weekends and wants to Get Up And Play And Eat!  She is like a furry hot water bottle on cold nights, which is lovely.

[dr_alcott]

Huh. We have to beg Mo to get on the bed with us each night for a good-night cuddle. We can't always convince her. When she does come up on the bed, our normally very cuddly dog tolerates us for a few seconds, and then she saunters off for the night.

[lohai0]

No Dogs on the Bed-but I've always had Great Danes.

[ranganathan]

Huh. We have to beg Mo to get on the bed with us each night for a good-night cuddle. We can't always convince her. When she does come up on the bed, our normally very cuddly dog tolerates us for a few seconds, and then she saunters off for the night.

Hmm.  Rangalab is not much of a cuddler- the only place she will cuddle is on the bed.  And even then, if I pet her too much, she'll move to the foot of the bed. 

[msparticularity]

The Poodle has become a bit less cuddly with age, although he does still sleep with us. In part, though, I must admit that this has made Morry all the more charming; it has been awhile since someone has been so thoroughly thrilled to be with me!

[infopri]

Neither of my dogs are cuddlers.  If I were to try to cuddle Little Dog, she would regard it as a hostile move and would go into full attack mode.  She likes to be petted, but cuddling, no.  As for Big Dog, she's confused by the whole exercise.  Again, she likes to be petted, but she doesn't really get the whole cuddling thing.

If I want to cuddle, I have to turn to the cats (or My Better Half), who, when in the proper mood, are all cuddlers extraordinaire.

[anakin]

:/

So what wakes me up at 2:30 am last night? A cute, shivering pup trying to burrow his way under the blankets with me. I don't know why he was cold last night, but he shivered for a good ten minutes under the covers until we both fell back asleep.