Miss B Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I grew up with two dogs as family pets but a strictly 'no dogs inside the house' policy. My mother was very house proud - not obsessively so, but she certainly would not have tolerated dog hair on the carpet or furniture! Now that I have my own home, I am slightly more relaxed. Having a companion breed, my dogs are allowed in the house but are generally restricted to the main living area (which is tiled). They do sleep indoors but are usually crated. I bath them at least weekly and vacuum often. Not trying to be rude, but it makes me cringe when I see people upload pics to DOL and FB of their dogs inside the house, and in the background you can see dirty floors and grubby walls, hair all over the place etc. ETA: I also have two Sibes who are strictly outdoor dogs, and they are quite happy with that arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 There's an article in the Sun Herald where George Clooney tells how his late pet pig, Max, used to climb up on his bed to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I thought all pets slept on their owners bed They do in this house... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I can accept 'on' the bed only just barely and I cannot accept 'in' the bed at all. Ewww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace_Of_Mind Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I can accept 'on' the bed only just barely and I cannot accept 'in' the bed at all. Ewww. I tend to agree :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Despite the fact that my dogs do not smell, I have no wish for GSD or Lab hair all over my bed and a restful comfortable nights sleep is important to us. Doesn't make them neglected or deprived, actually they make no attempt to get on the beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 it makes me cringe when I see people upload pics to DOL and FB of their dogs inside the house, and in the background you can see dirty floors and grubby walls, hair all over the place etc.. Why? Is the hair going to rise up and stage a coup? If you don't have allergies I don't see how some hair on the floor is going to hurt I only vacuum once a week and there is no mistaking ours is a dog-owning house by Friday, but we are all still healthy and happy. I think who you have in your bed is your own business, be they human or animal. I started letting my girl sleep on the bottom half of the bed, on top of the bedding, when I went back to working in an office. I think it helped offset the sudden change of not having me working from home all day by spending the night closer to her humans. My boy is happy on his bed on the floor of my room or on the couches in the lounge, which works out well for both of us since he is much more of a shedder :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss B Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Why? Is the hair going to rise up and stage a coup? I'm not talking about the odd bit of dog hair, I'm talking about really dirty houses that look like they haven't had a decent clean in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOE Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 my three shepherds tend to sleep on my bed gosh Oliver has his own pillow but they get off and sleep on their mats during the night would hate to be a housebreaker entering my home oh and my house is very clean by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 The cats are welcome in the bed (and I spoon the boy in my sig every night!) but the dog is either in her crate or on her own dog bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 My own private theory about dog domestication is that the bedwarmer effect played an important role in the original domestication (or should we call it symbiosis). The cavemen didn't exactly have central heating. Having something that was 2 degrees C warmer than you willing to curl up at your feet would have been a big plus . . . especially during glaciations where temperature got colder and colder . . . and a dry, semi-warm, protected cave with some food handouts would have been a good deal for the proto-dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 So many people die of cancer & heart disease. So many get sick every year with colds & flus & viruses but I have never heard of anyone dying or being off work sick because their dog lived inside & slept on their bed. If a house is filthy, dogs or not, its because the person doesn't clean it up & it would be like that without the dog there. People tend to over react about dog germs. People germs are a bigger problem. There are only a handful of diseases you can catch from a dog. Listing those you can catch from a person could be a whole book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 If a house is filthy, dogs or not, its because the person doesn't clean it up & it would be like that without the dog there. I think so too. I think that if your pets are indoors, if you are a tidy person you just tend to clean more often to accomodate the extra hair etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Germs play no part in the choice not to allow dogs to sleep on my bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajtek Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The only no-go zone is our bed. The bullies have absolutely free reign of the house. OH works from home and they can come inside/go outside whenever they please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 One of the jobs the first Samoyeds had was to sleep with their owners in the tents to keep them warm in Siberian winters. This breed is hundreds of years old, so dogs inside on the bed isn't exactly a new concept :laugh: I for one am happy to have the dogs sleep with me provided they get off if I ask them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoyedman Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 One of the jobs the first Samoyeds had was to sleep with their owners in the tents to keep them warm in Siberian winters. This breed is hundreds of years old, so dogs inside on the bed isn't exactly a new concept :laugh: I for one am happy to have the dogs sleep with me provided they get off if I ask them. argh the white fluff everywhere. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) I bought a $1500 queen-sized bed and then had the legs cut down so Grumpy could get up on it more easily. He also has a step up so he only has to jump a couple of inches. Funnily enough, speaking of catching doggy diseases, oft have I woken up to find a Grumpy bum close to my face. Eeew, but them's the charms of living with Grumpy. Of course, then there was the time I woke to find his head facing mine on my pillow. Needless to say, I inched backwards a little. Edited February 20, 2012 by Sheridan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 One of the jobs the first Samoyeds had was to sleep with their owners in the tents to keep them warm in Siberian winters. This breed is hundreds of years old, so dogs inside on the bed isn't exactly a new concept :laugh: I for one am happy to have the dogs sleep with me provided they get off if I ask them. argh the white fluff everywhere. :laugh: Can't say it's ever bothered me Sam Man. Just one of the things you deal with to have such a fantastic breed ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskedaway Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Our dogs are inside dogs, however OH said that he doesn't want our house to look like it has dogs. So he sweeps every night and tries to make sure that no dirt gets on the walls, etc. The dogs are allowed on the bed, but must get off when told - every now and again, I'll wake up with a Husky asleep on my feet, or a Lappie curled up in a teensy ball at the end of the bed, but normally they sleep under the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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