Well, I have a new respect for pregnant dog owners.

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

We watched my brother's dog over the weekend. She might be needier than most dogs because she is a rescue and has separation anxiety. Anyway, we pregnant ladies pee a lot in the night.... the dog got up every time. One time she got up so fast that I didn't even realize she was up until I opened the door and looked down and she was already in the hall! I'd tell her to go back to sleep and sometimes she would but then she wanted to see what I was doing or she had to pee, too. It got to the point where I was afraid to get up because I didn't want to wake everyone-- the dog and then H! lol Oy. Who plans their pee around a freaking dog!

She's going home today and I'll miss her a lot but I think I'll get better sleep.

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

sylwill:
It might be becuase it was different for the dog. My dog won't even lift his head form the bed now when I go pee a gazillion times in the middle of the night.

I was thinking that might be part of it, too. My brother's GF pees a million times in the night, I am going to ask her if the dog gets up with her! Our door is also really loud and it has to stay shut b/c of the a/c.

faith194 · July 2010

If you ever watch her again, I'd ask if she was kennel trained:)

I have a hard time hooking out dog up on his line to let him out to pee. My husband is going to put a hook on the side of the house, so I don't have to bend over when he's not home!

srthomas88 · July 2010

At first both my dogs would wake up every time I used the bathroom. Now they could care less. I hope it continues this way for the remainder of my pregnancy!

locash · July 2010

It really may have been b/c he was out of his element. We have a dog on each side of the bed (on the floor) and neither even budges when I get up in the night. They're kind of like, screw that! Even when I almost step on the one on my side. He just kind of lays there.

kehgirl · July 2010

My dog follows me everywhere I go. She's like a freaking shadow, seriously. She follows me to the bathroom at night about 75% of the time.

ebriddle · July 2010

I'm right there with you!

We're babysitting one of my friend's lab puppy (I say puppy, but she's over a year old) while she's out of the country... I've been spoiled with our 5yr old Jack Russell, who knows our routine-- puppy does not, and insists on waking up everytime I roll over-- she's been moved into her crate in the kitchen at night, and not too happy about it... Congrats on regaining your freedom to pee at will ;D

elizjane26 · July 2010

sylwill:
It might be becuase it was different for the dog. My dog won't even lift his head form the bed now when I go pee a gazillion times in the middle of the night.

Same here.

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

kehgirl:
My dog follows me everywhere I go. She's like a freaking shadow, seriously. She follows me to the bathroom at night about 75% of the time.

That's how this dog is too. She is in love with my brother. He could just get up and walk a circle around a chair and sit back down and she'd follow him. It's sweet. I just felt bad waking her up in the night in a strange enviornment. They are coming back today, she is going to be so excited..

I'm sure if we had a dog they'd get used to my peeing and eating... I hope!

gemrae1225 · July 2010

Elaine and Frankie (dog/cat) follow me to the bathroom like we're in a parade. They have always done this, and probably always will! I think it's funny until they try to shuffle into the bathroom with me!

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

gemrae1225:
Elaine and Frankie (dog/cat) follow me to the bathroom like we're in a parade. They have always done this, and probably always will! I think it's funny until they try to shuffle into the bathroom with me!

Now that's just funny. lol

CopperT0p · July 2010

I only get up once in the night, and Turtle usually gets up with me. She goes out, wanders the living room and kitchen as if she's doing a safety check on the apartment, then when I'm crawling back into bed to resumes her position beside my side of the bed on the floor.

We sleep with the bedroom door open, so she sometimes wanders around the house even when I don't get up. It's nice to have the company sometimes when I cannot sleep, she'll sit up and happily get some pets while I try falling back to sleep.

gemrae1225 · July 2010

Mrs.Johns:

gemrae1225:
Elaine and Frankie (dog/cat) follow me to the bathroom like we're in a parade. They have always done this, and probably always will! I think it's funny until they try to shuffle into the bathroom with me!

Now that's just funny. lol

They are unique individuals!! They do this everywhere in the house I go. Single line and all!

kehgirl · July 2010

Yep, that's Kota. DH will get up before me on the weekends and Kota will lay beside the bed and wait for me to get up even if it takes all morning. She definitely suffered from some seperation anxiety when she was younger. She's always been very attached to me. Maybe b/c I got her from the pound at such a young age (I don't know?) I think she comes in the bathroom with me because when she was a puppy she couldn't be trusted by herself and I would make her come in with me... now I guess its a habit.

I feel bad when she's sleeping upstairs with me and I want to run downstairs quickly to get a drink or something and she gets up and follows me down and back up. I hate to make her do all that when I'm coming right back! I try to use the stay command- doesn't work very well.

jamiemsmith · July 2010

I'm sorry!! I know it was weird when I first started getting up at night. Eventhough our dogs sleep in another room, they could hear me and would shuffle around and sometimes bark. At this point, I couldn't be prouder... insomnia has set in and they don't even move when I get up and start walking around!! It takes a while to get them used to the new schedule so don't worry and sleep well tonight!

stephanieroyer · July 2010

chevy gets up with me everytime too..he use to come right to the bathroom with me, now he just stands in the doorway and waits for me to return.. but to be honest im pretty sure he has alterior motives..cause when i return and get back into bed he`ll come over and rest his head beside me to get sctratched..sneaky puppy

Connys1976 · July 2010

I usually have one of my 3 dogs escort me to the bathroom at night, they like guarding the door when you go in there at night just to make sure nobody comes in and steals you lol

Kitiara5512 · July 2010

One of our dogs will get up when I do to go pee, but she only hops onto my spot on the bed near the pillow, and then I have to boot her off the bed just so I can lay back down again.

honey740 · July 2010

Mine gets up but I don't have to let her out or anything, she's just hoping I'm getting up for good, I pee and then go back to bed and so does she. The only problem I have is that sometimes she lays right next to my bed and I'm afraid I might step on her when I get up.

KMS416 · July 2010

We have a 3 year old lab and she's has gotten DH up almost every night since she was a pup to go poo sometime between 3-5am. She RUSHES out the door to the yard so you know she really has to go!

Since I've been getting up more frequently during the night I just let her out and she's pretty quick and ready to go back to bed right away. I always think "How would I feel if if I were in her position holding it all in!" How uncomfortable!

Oh what we do for our fur children.

RileyGrace · July 2010

I bet she's getting up because she's freaked out. My dog sticks like glue to me if we're not home. He even forces his 75lb self into the bathroom with me and tries to sit on my lap while I go, but only when he's freaking out. The rest of the time he couldn't care less what I'm doing!

You're going to miss her so much! I want you to get a dog!

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

RileyGrace:

I bet she's getting up because she's freaked out. My dog sticks like glue to me if we're not home. He even forces his 75lb self into the bathroom with me and tries to sit on my lap while I go, but only when he's freaking out. The rest of the time he couldn't care less what I'm doing!

You're going to miss her so much! I want you to get a dog!

Yeah, I really will miss her. She's the sweetest thing.

H and I already talked about it and don't want A dog we want THAT dog. Not going to happen! We'll just see her when my bro is around. She's got so much personality and that's what I love so much about her.

RileyGrace · July 2010

Mrs.Johns:
RileyGrace:

I bet she's getting up because she's freaked out. My dog sticks like glue to me if we're not home. He even forces his 75lb self into the bathroom with me and tries to sit on my lap while I go, but only when he's freaking out. The rest of the time he couldn't care less what I'm doing!

You're going to miss her so much! I want you to get a dog!

Yeah, I really will miss her. She's the sweetest thing.

H and I already talked about it and don't want A dog we want THAT dog. Not going to happen! We'll just see her when my bro is around. She's got so much personality and that's what I love so much about her.

I know exactly what you mean. You have to send me a picture of her, she sounds so cute.

Mrs.Johns · July 2010

RileyGrace:

I know exactly what you mean. You have to send me a picture of her, she sounds so cute.

Here's that pic from Saturday I told you about.

morgansfollower · July 2010

Maddy (our basset hound) doesn't even move when i step over her to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I guess that is one of the perks of having a dog that spends so much time getting her beauty sleep.

RileyGrace · July 2010

Mrs.Johns:
RileyGrace:

I know exactly what you mean. You have to send me a picture of her, she sounds so cute.

Here's that pic from Saturday I told you about.

LOL!!! So cute!

alwayzflirtin87 · July 2010

Mine usually doesn't wake up and if he does he will go right back to bed. But every so often he do wake up and wants to play. He will walk in front of me to try and get me to stay out with him. It will be intresting when the baby comes and instead of getting up to pee, im getting up to BF. Hopefully he will just lay by my feet and not make a lot of noise!

lzybeanie · July 2010

Our dog is a shadow too...can't just chill out, jumps up whenever we make the slightest move! Now when I get up to go to the bathroom he wakes up and before my butt hits the toilet seat I hear him jump up and settle in on my side of the bed. Cracks me up every time b/c seriously dog...you're just gonna have to get up in about 30 seconds anyway!

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