Our dog (see below) loves sleeping in bed with us and for the most part, we like it too. She slee in her cage if we put her there, and she'll stay there all night with no problems.
When the baby comes I think we are just going to keep her in the bed. I think that if I'm up a bunch of times through the night with the baby and she is in her cage, she'll just bark. If she's in the bed, she can get in and out as she pleases.
So my question--Where does your dog sleep now? Where will he/she sleep when you have the baby?
Re: dog owners--question for you...
She's crated at night. She goes to bed when we do and goes in her crate. Dh gets up around 6-7am and take her out to go to the bathroom and after that she gets in bed with us for a couple hours.
After baby comes we will keep the same arrangement. A lot of things will be changing when the baby comes so I want to keep her routine the same.
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Mr. M 09/22/11
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MC @ 7 weeks 09/2012
Baby J 07/12/13
EDD 12/5/2015
The "Old Man" Smokey sleeps on the bed either in between me and DH or at the foot on DH's side. Jack sleeps on the floor; and Angel...well she sleeps where ever her big butt decides to lay. lol And as far as Im concerned those sleeping arrangements wont change. Had my dad threaten me and said that we couldnt have a baby till we got rid of the two younger dogs and my kitty! he thinks that Munchie will kill the baby!! haha But we already know how they will react to a new born. My friend that is staying with us, had her baby in Nov. and the most that happens is Angel will "check up" on the baby if she cries, and so will Munchie. Then they go on their merry way. Sorry that was off the subject....lol
If you currently have no issues with where they sleep in your room, and it would prevent any barking, I dont see why it would be a problem.
Our 65lb lab mix sleeps in our bed when one of us isn't home (my hubby is military and he works funny hours a lot). When we are both home she will lay with us if we are watching TV, but she jumps down and sleeps on her dog bed next to ours when we are sleeping. She doesn't bark unless we are playing. It will probably be the same after the baby.
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So you won't allow your own child in your "love nest" but the dogs are welcome? That seems a bit backwards to me...
2 of our dogs sleep on the floor, the 3rd younger terror sleeps in a crate. We used to have them in bed with us, but it got too cramped.
Your dog may or may not opt to stop sleeping with you...all of our pets but one stopped even sleeping in the room with us for the few few months after DD was born, I think they were irritated about being woken up so often.