I have a Weimaraner and she sometimes jumps on the bed. what about you guys.
My dog sleeps with me in my bed 3
My, by all rumors I have heard in the forest, the strangest ones were about mortals. What are beds? This topic deeply confuses me, I have heard many talk about these strange solids but I have never seen one before. Are beds similar to dens? If so, beds must be awfully uncomfortable for the vertebrate.
Mine are spoilt dogs, but jumping up on the bed is a huge NO! Sleeping space defines pack leaders, and if you allow your dog up onto your bed you are actually telling him that he is at least on the same level as you in the pack. Dog beds (and my Greyhound would add, couches) are for dogs, peoples beds are for humans.
No, my dog never really wants to get into our beds. The most he will do is if both me and my partner are on the bed in the morning, he may jump up just to be with us. He likes the whole family together. But I never encourage this behaviour....but more from a size perspective. I have a 140 lbs Newfie, if he gets up on the bed....hmm, where do I sleep? Plus he likes cool. Even I allow him on the couch but he does not last more than 5 mins there. Naturally he picks the coolest spot to sleep (basement). If I allow him into the cold room, he will sleep there too. I know people don't allow dogs on bed based on this dominance theory. I will accept it to a tiny degree, I have my doubt. If you check out further, this whole dominance theory is not very well researched out. Even on this whole alpha roll thing, the latest research demonstrates this rolling on the back behaviour is generated by the followers, the leader of a wolf pack never forcefully roll his pack members. From my own experience, I never find any difference in my dog's behaviour before and after I let him get up to the bed. He still listens to me, he still does very well on off leash, and still tries to steal my winter hat everytime we go out.
No Yes. My 2 Little Pekingeses get on the bed with me, but my K-9 German Shepherd does not, my GSD has 4 dog beds that is side by side, and on top of one another, and its more comfortable then my bed!
