Do you allow your pet on the bed while you sleep?

[Wcross]

Poll question: Do you allow your pet on the bed while you sleep?

Just curious, I want to know how odd I am.

[flvegan]

1. On the bed? Try under the covers.

I have one on the bed all the time. Couple days a week, I have another that wants under the covers.

But then, I AM odd.

[Forkboy]

19. That's like my cat.

Sleeps right beside me, head on the pillow, all night every night.

[CatWoman]

116. you promised you wouldn't tell!!!!

:)

[Forkboy]

117. Hehe

You're so silly. :loveya:

[ThomCat]

56. I hope you have a king sized bed.

:)

[LeftyMom]

77. No, I think it's a full.

Mind, I wasn't checking the labels on the sheets, but it's not very big.

[Fox Mulder]

2. Yes.

Both my dogs and my cat sleep on my bed.

[huskerlaw]

3. Of course!

Normally all 3 cats have full run of the apartment (with the exception of my roommate's room) and they usually choose to sleep on my bed. Right now, I've got a cat with special dietary needs, so I keep her in my room at night while the other two stay in a different room. She always sleeps on the bed.

I've never understood people who don't allow their animals on their beds. :wtf:

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Allow? I have a choice? LOL Boy cat on my feet and girl cat on my face most nights

[Arugula Latte]

Hah! My thoughts exactly. And I have the same cat/gender distribution

with another male occasionally making an appearance on my side.

My girl kitty "kneads" my head and hair and, damn, if I haven't trimmed her claws that hurrrrrrts! Not that I don't love it, though. :loveya:

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I get tickly fur up my nose... or worse, a bum

[Orsino]

5. One dog sleeps with us most nights.

And all the cats are welcomed aboard for the occasional afternoon nap.

[Chovexani]

6. My cat used to sleep on my feet

I think the bed was his and I was just renting. :)

[Wcross]

37. Do your cats "hug" your feet?

Both of my cats grab on to a limb, be it an arm, leg or foot & sort of "hug" it. My guess is they like the added warmth. It's like wearing a pur-sock!

[Chovexani]

43. Yep he sure does!

It's a win-win situation, really, 'cause my feet are constantly cold (bad circulation).

[JackBeck]

7. No.

The cats allow us on the bed while they sleep.

[Darth_Kitten]

8. No, she's a bird.....

don't want her to get hurt. :)

[Lady Freedom]

81. I had a parrot when I was a kid that used to sorta sleep with me.

He liked to sleep on the headboard and was only 6 inches from my head.

[TrogL]

9. There's a choice?

[Mike03]

10. Yes, for sure

My dog and cat are my lifeline now.

[Sub Atomic]

11. Actually, she allows me to lay on her bed to sleep.

She's funny that way.

:D

[Arkansas Granny]

105. Mine too, but she's very gracious about sharing and she doesn't

hog the blanket.

[youthere]

13. Nope. The dog sleeps in her kennel...

and if I could find one large enough, my husband would sleep in one too...I'm a major bed hog.

[Roon]

25. Oh, I am too, I hate sharing my bed

one of the few nice things about being single.

[Ikonoklast]

14. Do the math....four cats, cool nights.

I sometimes have dreams that I'm wearing a fur coat that purrs.

[yellowdogintexas]

31. that sounds like our house. I get pinned into place sometimes by my

two heavy kitties and pushed out of bed, almost by my big black one

[NMDemDist2]

15. I need an 'other'

we don't mind them on the bed but it's a high platform and they can't jump up so the answer is

yes and

no

[pink-o]

16. When I was married, the Golden Retriever was notorious for climbing in between us.

Especially if there was a thunderstorm, the big wussy was like a toddler: every time the lightning flashed and the thunder rumbled, he'd shake and wimper and burrow deeper under the covers.

Now, I've always let my dogs sleep with me, because they're basically wolves, who sleep in packs in the wild. It seems unnatural to force them to sleep separately, like it's a punishment. But as for cats: I never had a cat till 6 years ago, when I brought the Bombay home from the shelter. I just figured she'd want nothing to do with me unless it was feeding time, so imagine my shock when she insisted on cuddling up every night! And yes, she has to get up in your face, pushing you off the pillow unless you wanna breathe in fur all night. The purring is nice, but the biting and clawing when she wants attention gets annoying sometimes!

Anyway, bottom line: animals love to sleep with you--and don't dump half as much crap on you as significant others!

[Roon]

17. My ex's dog uses to sleep with him all night

until he got a water bed. The dog hates it. So now she'll lay with him in bed until she thinks he's asleep,then she gets down and sleeps the rest of the night on the floor.

[DS1]

22. awww

faking it. that's cute

[SallyMander]

18. Elmo splits his time between our bed, his bed, and the couch

He has to keep an eye on things overnight :D

[Wcross]

40. He is a great lookin guy! n/t

[SallyMander]

45. We have a friend who calls him a "handsome devil"

:rofl:


Thanks though! This is one of my favorite pics of him and IzaSparrow... :D

[TommyO]

103. Both of them are too darned cute for words!

[SallyMander]

108. Thanks! :-)

I'm a lucky gal to have such cute boys around :D

[TommyO]

109. I have three boys of the feline variety

I'm working on a fourth of the human variety!

[SallyMander]

110. Be careful, the human ones are much higher maintenance!

;)

:rofl:

[TommyO]

113. I know, I had a ten-year relationship and they're infinitely more difficult

I know I am!

[Gonzo Gardener]

52. Ok Sally...

do we live in parallel universes? It's... well, kinda creepy.

What ARE the odds?! :wow:



:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[SallyMander]

60. z0MG!!!

That dresser was Iza's grandparents, i think... it's one of the few things we'll keep when we move, since most of my furniture is crap. ;)

That hat's not real, right???? :o


:hi:

:hug:

[Gonzo Gardener]

65. Oh, it's real...

and, ahem, your couch upholstery...



I'm ROFLMBO ovah here!

:rofl:



You wouldn't, by chance, own a pair of black leather Birkenstock 'Londons' would you? I think we must be walking in the same shoes from time to time. (This is a long shot, but if you answer "yes" I'm in the Twilight Zone, baby!):crazy:

[SallyMander]

95. You're not going to believe this, but...

Iza has those shoes and wears them EVERYWHERE!!! :wow:


Come to think of it, the hat and dresser are his too... Remember when everyone thought you were him??? :think:


I totally thought you photoshopped the hat just to be silly... i am cracking up! :rofl:

:hug:

[ThomCat]

57. That is just too adorable!

:loveya:

That looks like a well-loved and cared-for dog. :)

[SallyMander]

63. Thanks Thom!

He's my sweetie... maybe a LITTLE spoiled. ;)

How are you doing tonight?

:hug:

[ThomCat]

70. Pretty well.

I'm fed, medicated, and getting ready for bed. :P

:hi:

[DS1]

20. Allow?

My cat is always invited, and often visits.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

21. Our kitties love to sleep with us

And we love to have them. They usually all congregate around me, rendering me helpless to turn over.

[bamademo]

23. The first night I got my first Golden puppy, I tried to make her sleep in the kitchen...

Ha! She started yelping at 1:30 AM at 2:00 AM she was fast asleep between the two of us. We always had to help her on the bed. When we would make love she would put her front paws on the bed (and later on her adopted brother Beau, the Golden did the same thing" as if to say, "What game is that, can I play?".

Yes, all my animals sleep with me, including a future male human animal. :-)

[Skittles]

24. of course I do

absolutely

[harmonicon]

26. yes

When I'm where the dog lives, the dog sleeps in the bed with us. However, we didn't let her sleep with us for the first several months - letting a dog sleep on the bed right away can make them think they're dominant. She would also get up and tear things apart when she was a puppy if not locked up.

When I had a cat (I miss my cat), he would sleep with me a lot, but he'd often wake me up to be let out, which was kind of a pain, so I'd try to have him out of the room when I went to bed, but he was so cute, it was hard to say no.

[tpsbmam]

27. They allow me

a smidgen of space in which I get to sleep. Wherever I am, they have to snuggle up as tight as they possibly can. One sleeps curled up against my back and the other sleeps either by my head or curled up totally under the covers behind my knees. Allow -- sheesh, the 2 little ones have their own steps up to the bed!

Add me to the odd list.

[LeftyMom]

28. I don't think I get a choice, they have me outnumbered.

I do draw the line at the bitchy older cat hissing at me for moving my legs.

[Lasher]

50. Ha ha, I thought our female was bitchy but your hissing kitty has her beat.

One night our male was laying on my ankle and nature called me to the bathroom. He didn't want me to get up and every time I tried he dug into me with his teeth and claws. Left marks.

[gbate]

29. No, she's a pretty big German Shepherd and a cover-hogger.

[Coyote_Bandit]

30. One dog

sleeps stretched out in the dead center of the bed. By morning he has pushed me to the very edge of the mattress. Pretty good for a 15 pound dog. This dog has to be awakened every morning and ordered out of bed and outside.

The other dog is an odd character. He likes to roam the house at night. And he fancies himself a 17 pound guard dog. He will bark at the moon on moonlit nights. He barks at the neighbors cars as they come and go. In order for the rest of us to sleep he is confined in the bedroom. He gets in the bed when we go to bed. He doesn't stay long. Usually the last thing I am aware of at night is him getting out of bed. He has a dog bed that he sometimes sleeps in. More often he sleeps on the bathroom tile - or on the carpet between me and the door - no doubt standing guard. I'm sure he still hears most of the noises because I do. But he doesn't bark when he is confined at night. He gets up on the bed again in the morning when he thinks it is time to get up. And he expects you to get up within a reasonable amount of time thereafter. If not he will get two inches from your eyes and stare. Or he will position himself as a very uncomfortable lump in the bed. Finally, he will scratch and paw usually between the shoulder blades - but sometimes at the head. Works every time.

[margotb822]

32. I don't have a choice

If I kick them out of the room, they cry. And they usually sleep pretty well.

I had to buy an automatic feeder for the weekends though. I was pretty sick of having to get up and feed them at dawn (especially now that it is getting lighter sooner).

[Pacifist Patriot]

33. I'm sound asleep. How am I supposed to stop it?

I must say, my cats' movements at night sure leads me into some weird dreams.

[LostinVA]

91. They're in your bed already!?!?!

You are officially owned. Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out how to keep Haruka's cat out of the bedroom. He spends all night climbing all over me. She sleeps through anything, so it doesn't bother her.

[Pacifist Patriot]

98. What do you mean already?

As I said, I'm sleeping. What the heck do I know?

LOL! Yep, I'm a hard sleeper. I've had children crawling in bed with me for the last ten years without noticing. What the heck difference is a kitten going to make. *grin*

[DarkTirade]

34. I've never owned any pets that could sleep on the bed

but when I was dogsitting for my parents I let them. Only because I felt bad about leaving them locked up when I was at work. :P Normally they're locked up at night when people are asleep. But I worked the night shift, so they were locked up at night... and then a few hours later I'd go to bed. I didn't want to lock them up again.

[malta blue]

35. One dog and one cat in the bed...

other dog on her bed next to my side - only because she can no longer make the jump onto the bed and hates to be picked up.

The little rat terrier sleeps with her legs straight out digging into Mr MB - she will not allow anyone else to be near me. The cat sleeps on Mr MB's feet - the cat likes him more :P

[MountainLaurel]

36. Oh yeah.

Golden retriever, springer spaniel, and cat, plus two humans in a queen-size bed.

Our dogs had slept on the floor until about a year-and-a-half ago when our old golden died. Because the springer had always slept cuddled next to him, and because we needed her presence as we mourned, we brought her into the bed with us because we were all lonely without old Dylan. Then we got a golden pup several months later, and we tried to get him to sleep on the floor, but he would join us in the middle of the night. Plus, it's damn cold in Maine in the winter. Both of the dogs will switch to the floor if so inclined.

The cat has always slept with me, and Mr. Laurel just had to learn to deal.

We're moving in a few weeks and will be upgrading to a king-size.

[femmocrat]

38. Of course! We are all in the same pack.

I call it "corgi heaven"!

[Bake]

39. I'm lucky they let ME sleep in my bed!

I had the Springer Spaniel's ass up in my face all last night. She wouldn't move for NoTHING!

Bake

[Rabrrrrrr]

41. My only pets are fish. So, no.

[femmocrat]

46. HA!

If you really loved them, you would buy a water bed!

[Midlodemocrat]

42. Used to. Until she started getting up in the middle of the night to pee on the carpet.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. I'm lucky the cats let me sleep on the bed.

[Redstone]

47. Christ, yes. Pets should be part of the family.

Redstone

[Zoigal]

48. Of course, let a whippet under the sheet just once and

you have a permanent "bed dog". Thank goodness they aren't too big.
One borzoi sleeps by my side of the bed and another by Zoiguy's. They nap on the bed
during the day. And always remake it. No cats at the moment. Don't trust the zois with them.
z

[GCP]

49. We even have a step up for the old stiff cat

She usually takes over my pillow, the boy cat sleeps down the bed, and the younger female sleeps in the laundry basket at the end of the bed (she's taken it over).

[zanne]

85. Same here.

I bought some "steps" so he could get up on the bed he's not supposed to be on! He's old, and that makes me love him even more, so he gets his way most of the time.

[graywarrior]

51. He allows me to keep living and only because he can't open his food cans.

[mondo joe]

53. Cats yes, dogs no. Except when my partner is traveling, or if I'm napping.

The three of us are too big for one queen size bed, and I'm too light a sleeper.

But if I were single I'd let the dog share the bed.

[mopinko]

54. i outlawed it for a several years.

i had a waterbed for a while that dog claws put pinholes in. the 3 dogs i have now have just recently were allowed on the bed. i have one little dog that sleeps under the covers at my feet. the other 2 figure that if hubby is not there they are entitled to take the other half of the bed.
the dogs really kept my company when i was kinda bedridden for a couple months.
mostly, tho, they sleep on the dog couch.

[Gonzo Gardener]

55. NO WAY

Rascal spends half his day trying to herd geese in the fields and he stinks! He's part Red Healer (Australian Cattle Dog) and he does NOT like baths. No way am I letting his hairy hiney in between my sheets!

[DemoTex]

58. Nick-Nick decides if WE sleep in the bed. Think I'm kidding? See pic!

Seriously. He steals covers big time!

[karmaqueen]

59. Of course!

Where else would they be?

[1]

61. as many have stated...

allow is such a funny word.

when it was just my dogs, the only one that ventured into my bed was my jrt who hated the cold. i felt bad for that, especially when he would lick my nose to gain access under the covers on a really cold night. ok, i allowed.

and then i rescued two kitties over like six months...

the second one was the coolest. sleeping by my head in her bed that she lovingly shared.

but the first, the male, always chose to sleep at my feet. in his bed that he loudly complained about anytime i would shift my position.

neither ever took a crap on my pillow or anything, but have you ever awoken with a kitty sleeping on top of your head? because he's mad?

allow? yeah, i allow.

[BuelahWitch]

62. She allows ME to use it

And also the couch...

For all of us who are allowed to share a bed with the cats:




This one is for Gray

[racaulk]

64. If I tried to banish my cats from the bed, I would never get a wink of sleep.

I really don't have a choice in the matter. I have one that sleeps on top of the covers by my feet, and another that sleeps under the covers snuggled up to my left side. They're weird...and so am I, I guess. :)

[HuffleClaw]

66. i did until my cat decided it was more fun to sleep on my head

so now he's banished from the bedroom at night

[astonamous]

67. I feel all empty without my dogs in my bed...

Not only my four but sometimes I invite one of our rescues over for a slumber party. As long as I have room and no one fights over what corner they get, I'm ok with the dogs in my bed.

[BarenakedLady]

68. Of course.

How else am I supposed to stay warm?

[Lil Missy]

69. Absolutely! n/t

[riderinthestorm]

71. Definitely! Everyone's welcome - fur babies and human babies alike.

I mean, a queen bed is plenty big enough for 6 - 7 living bodies at one time, right??!

[ThomCat]

72. Only if you don't plan on getting much sleep.

:wow:

[tandot]

73. I have a twin comforter that I fold up so my dog can crawl underneath it

He sleeps at the bed end and usually stays under his cover until I get up :)

[grasswire]

74. fat orange marmalade tabby.....

...twenty pounds of tabby on top of me all night. And if I get up to use the bathroom, he takes over the warm spot and won't move when I come back. I wonder if his weight has anything to do with my possible sleep apnea?

[libodem]

75. kitteh lives on my bed

[Omphaloskepsis]

76. That cat rules the bed..

I enjoy her company. Even when she drools on me.

[DainBramaged]

78. Always have, my little cat crawls under the covers and sleeps

with her head on my arm as close to my head as possible. My meatloaf down in the crook of my leg, and my big dog (used to) walk up on the bed and plop down next to me (rip).

Me loves them dearly.

[Zookeeper]

79. Never. In fact, our bedroom is off-limits.

The cats wander too much at night and the dogs do that annoying licking thing.

Luckily for the pets, we have three kids for them to sleep with if they choose.

[NaturalHigh]

80. I'd like to, but they're both really hard to sleep with.

Stoops likes to get between my feet, and Emmy won't sit still.

[zanne]

82. Do I "allow"?

My pets allow ME on the bed!

[sazemisery]

83. Yes, but he also has his own bed.

[TZ]

84. Of course

I am not allowed to sleep unless my fuzzy feline friends camp out on either side of me....And on cold nights one kitty crawls under the covers and sleep on my feet...

[Cannikin]

86. Uhm..do you mean, does he let US sleep with him?

This is my S.O. and my boy Zeke several years ago. The small dog off camera was visiting.

[MissMillie]

87. I used to, and I miss it, but

when I moved into this current apartment, one of the cats decided that they were upset about the move, so it started peeing on my bed. brand new mattress and brand new bedspread. I tried everything to get it to stop, seems the only thing that worked was shutting them out of my room.

Which ever one it was doesn't pee anywhere else in the house (it uses the litterbox)... except sometimes if you leave clothing on the floor.... which of course, I don't do.

[NC_Nurse]

88. We used to, but it got too crowded. 2 dogs, 2 cats, me and my husband.

It was ridiculous. I just felt like it wasn't fair to let some stay and not all, so
they all sleep on couches and the guest bed now. :)

[LynneSin]

89. Perhaps the question should be: Do your pets allow you on their bed at nights

For the most part I share but sometimes they get a bit annoyed when I insist I just need a lil bit more space

[La Lioness Priyanka]

90. i allow the cat to take naps with me but not at night. the dog is never allowed

[mike_c]

92. my god yes-- they even make room for me, albeit grudgingly....

When it gets cold around here I just throw another cat onto the bed....

[unpossibles]

93. yes. one of our cats and the dog usually sleep with us

the cat somewhere next to my right armpit or head, and dog either next to me or at our feet depending on how cold it is. The dog loves to sleep under the bed too.

[Biscottiii]

94. Wasn't planning to log in, but felt compelled to respond to the Did You Microchip Your Pet? Thread

So, since I'm here, I voted & just have to tell you ALL what a pleasure trip this thread was! Thank you for giving an interesting read away from the DUP brawls! Loving the pictures too.

I lost my two furbaby kitties last year for different medical reasons. Can't hardly sleep these days because they're not sleeping cuddled with me. One slept between my legs (so hard to turn or move at night for fear of interrupting her sleep, cries in the night = guilttrip!). The other dear furbaby slept in my left armpit - only the LEFT armpit, she wasn't doing no Right armpit ever! Under the covers if it was cold, top of the covers if it was warm weather.

Dealing with mold abatement issues, so I can't get another kitty for a while. Staples sticking out of the torn up kitchen floor, just not doable until I can get the place fixed, which should take a few more months. Staples could hurt furry paws. Country style kitchen with no doors, I couldn't keep them out. So, it has been pure pleasure tonite reading about all your beloved critters!! Thanks, much appreciated!

[hobbit709]

96. They ALLOW me on the bed.

[PRETZEL]

97. my pup sleeps wherever I sleep,

whether it's our room, the spare room or the couch the little bastard's right there. He never sleeps with my wife (don't blame him) but it does make for some very uncomfortable nights. Plus he has to get up in the middle of the night to get a drink and then when he decides to come back he has to wake me up just to let him back into bed.

[Mutley]

99. Yes.

And the dog likes to sleep horizontally across the bed so she ends up taking up 2/3 of it. x(

The cat likes to get under the covers on cold nights.

[ceile]

100. I'm sorry-"allow"?

:rofl: Good one!
I woke up today with one cat laying on my head and the other on my right arm.

[SOteric]

101. My cat 'allows' me to sleep on his bed with ~him.~

Actually, StirFry comes to get me every night around bed time. We snuggle for a few minutes and then we zonk.

If it's cold he tries to wriggle under the covers with me at night. Sometimes when I have trouble sleeping, stroking him 'til he purrs is a good way to send me nodding off.

[TommyO]

102. The real question is, do they allow me on the bed while they sleep.?

The answer in either case is yes. In my case it's three cats, one of the boys sleeps on the spare pillow, another by my feet, and the third nuzzled next to me, often draped over my arm. What's nice is that they trade places, so it's not always the same cat in each place.

My lint brush gets a good workout every other day.

[RebelOne]

104. A 110-pound Rottweiler? I don't think so.

She has her own comfortable dog bed.

[Critters2]

106. I'm completely covered in cat when sleeping, but the beagle

has been having some night time accidents for some reason. Don't know why she stopped waking me up to go out, but she's back to sleeping in a closed crate at night. It's in my bedroom, so if she makes noises about going out I'll hear her right away. So, we're all in my bedroom, but only the cats are on the bed. At least for now.

[bullwinkle428]

107. Mine puked on the bed yesterday during her daily 7-hour nap,

and it got on one of the remotes...that sure taught me a lesson for the futures!! :puke:

[Critters2]

112. Mine once let me know he was in the beginning stages of urinary disease

by peeing in my face early one morning. A damned effective way of sending a message!!

[Broken_Hero]

111. I use to,

but got tired of dealing with him peeing on the damn floor all the time, and keeping "everything" I own off the floor, so he wouldn't be tempted to pee on them either....

He has been banned from the room since last Sept, when he finally broke the last straw.

[intaglio]

114. Only One??

and one of them likes to warm her feet under the covers

[Pakhet]

115. allow? you act like I have a say in the matter n/t

[applegrove]

118. Mine will let me on the bed at night and visit with me to tell me it is okay

that I am on his bed by purring.