Crushing Puppy? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Cherry · 10-27-2006, 05:29 AM

Ok after having my baby for 1.5 years and the many night trying to get this sleeping thing right.. and Im talking, in the crate, out of the crate, in the living room, in the bedroom, earplugs headphones you name it we tried it. He is finally sleeping in bed with me.

Now let me start with I do not at all mind him in bed with me. However, my boyfriend is convinced that one night he is going to roll over on him and hurt him. Diezel is never really asleep im convinced. His head pops up at every little movement. But what are the odds that he wont' pop his head up and gets trapped under my bf big ol' body. He does not live with me and is only here like 2 nights a week, but that makes it hard becaue last night diezel was NOT happy in the living room..

HELP! Am I making a stupid move by having him in my bed?

Peters · 10-27-2006, 05:37 AM

your yorkie may be ok maybe you can teach him to sleep at your feet? or you could get him his own bed in your room.

Timmy · 10-27-2006, 05:41 AM

Both my babies sleep with me but they sleep right next to my feet.

When I only had Timmy he would sleep right next to me or in between us. When we got Mimi she didn't like sleeping right next to us so then Timmy wanted to sleep next to her and now they both sleep together by my feet.

tpaxton23 · 10-27-2006, 07:16 AM

Maybe have puppy sleep on your other side so he is not right next to the bf. If the bf is worried then he probably knows that he is a heavy sleeper.

Bnot · 10-27-2006, 07:44 AM

Adonis sleeps at my feet too. Seems he knows that I roll a lot in my sleep, and must have figured out on his own to move to the foot of the bed.

RowdysMom · 10-27-2006, 07:49 AM

Rex & Rowdy sleep between us and my husband flops around all night long like a dying fish

and no crushing yet. They even sleep completely under a blanket on the top of the bed. I think your baby is safe - but that is a good idea to have him sleep on your side of the bed - rather than close to your bf

peanut · 10-27-2006, 07:50 AM

All mine sleep with me, except Max (GSD), if you don't want to keep in in the bed with you, I would put his crate in your bedroom with you so he want get lonely...

I don't think he will get crushed, they move pretty fast...

Piccolo's mom · 10-27-2006, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RowdysMom

Rex & Rowdy sleep between us and my husband flops around all night long like a dying fish

and no crushing yet. They even sleep completely under a blanket on the top of the bed. I think your baby is safe - but that is a good idea to have him sleep on your side of the bed - rather than close to your bf

I agree.

klncdw · 10-27-2006, 08:09 AM

Tiny sleeps in the bed with me and my boyfriend and he is a bog boy...He weighs like 200 lbs...He's a lot of muscle though...But I have never had a problem with crushing him...And He even sleeps under the covers the entire night? I dunno what you should do...He will know to move, if someone rolls on him...Trust me...A plus if you don't like the idea of letting him sleep in the bed...Then bring his crate into the room with you. Let him sleep next to you in the crate....That should stop the headphones and sleepless nights. They just wanna be near you thats all...Specially when they are spolied as bad as alllllllll of our baby's!!!

Marcellacml · 10-27-2006, 08:40 AM

hmm Maybe you could face the edge of the bed instead of where your bf is and keep the pup wraped in your arms so he doesn't fall over. Theres no way he could be crushed like that..unless your bf rolls over you too. lol

olgap · 10-29-2006, 05:37 PM

We started out with Chico in a crate on top of an upside down laundry basket right next to my side of the bed. Eventually, he ended up sleeping in our bed, but he was getting up at night and peeing where ever. So now, at 11 mos, he is back in the crate at night, but I don't put him in until he has fallen asleep on the bed and is really out. I also found that putting him in "butt first" doesn't bother him as much. He wakes me up about 4 - 5 am. I take him potty then he gets in bed with us till we get up. Good luck

TootiesMom · 10-29-2006, 05:42 PM

when we first got Hope, I bought a TINY puppy bed and she slept in that, in my bed... it worked well and made me feel comfortable... my hubby sleeps rather like a "flopping fish" too... Now, she wont sleep in the "bed" so she sleeps in our bed... I put her blanie between our pillows and it works well...

gypsyqueen · 10-29-2006, 05:51 PM

I refuse to let any of my dogs sleep with me I love them very much however I would not sleep for fear of crushing them and accidents pee poop vomit dont want to roll in any of it

Potter · 10-29-2006, 06:51 PM

I love my baby boy very much too but I prefer to let him sleep in his own bed. His crate is right beside my bed on my side. When we go to bed, he will go in on his own and I will wish him goodnight and wait for him to sleep. He will let me close his crate door when he is totally out. Around 4am, he will wake me up be scratching the crate door and comes out just to stretch and move around. Sometimes, we go back to sleep; me in my bed, him in his crate but if he doesn't want to sleep, I bring him to the living room couch and sleeps with me and he will sleep just because he is with me

He usually wakes up at 6.30am in his crate and if on couch, its about 8am.

Kona · 10-29-2006, 07:29 PM

Both Kona and Bernie sleep in our bed. They like to be near our pillows if not under the covers. Kona is very good about moving if you roll over, Bernie on the other hand is a little slower in that aspect, but eventually he will move.

10-27-2006, 05:29 AM	#1
Cherry YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 268	Crushing Puppy? Ok after having my baby for 1.5 years and the many night trying to get this sleeping thing right.. and Im talking, in the crate, out of the crate, in the living room, in the bedroom, earplugs headphones you name it we tried it. He is finally sleeping in bed with me. Now let me start with I do not at all mind him in bed with me. However, my boyfriend is convinced that one night he is going to roll over on him and hurt him. Diezel is never really asleep im convinced. His head pops up at every little movement. But what are the odds that he wont' pop his head up and gets trapped under my bf big ol' body. He does not live with me and is only here like 2 nights a week, but that makes it hard becaue last night diezel was NOT happy in the living room.. HELP! Am I making a stupid move by having him in my bed?

10-27-2006, 05:37 AM	#2
Peters YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,225	your yorkie may be ok maybe you can teach him to sleep at your feet? or you could get him his own bed in your room. __________________ A pet's love is true right from the start, through good times and bad, like sharing one heart.

10-27-2006, 07:16 AM	#4
tpaxton23 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 867	Maybe have puppy sleep on your other side so he is not right next to the bf. If the bf is worried then he probably knows that he is a heavy sleeper. __________________ Dylan's Dogster Diesel's Dogster Maddie's Dogster Jixer's Dogster

10-27-2006, 07:49 AM	#6
RowdysMom Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,624	Rex & Rowdy sleep between us and my husband flops around all night long like a dying fish and no crushing yet. They even sleep completely under a blanket on the top of the bed. I think your baby is safe - but that is a good idea to have him sleep on your side of the bed - rather than close to your bf __________________ Rex & Rowdy's Mom

10-27-2006, 07:50 AM	#7
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	All mine sleep with me, except Max (GSD), if you don't want to keep in in the bed with you, I would put his crate in your bedroom with you so he want get lonely... I don't think he will get crushed, they move pretty fast... __________________ KIM

10-27-2006, 05:41 AM	#3
Timmy Mimi & Gabby too! Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 3,208	Both my babies sleep with me but they sleep right next to my feet. When I only had Timmy he would sleep right next to me or in between us. When we got Mimi she didn't like sleeping right next to us so then Timmy wanted to sleep next to her and now they both sleep together by my feet.

10-27-2006, 07:44 AM	#5
Bnot YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 1,399	Adonis sleeps at my feet too. Seems he knows that I roll a lot in my sleep, and must have figured out on his own to move to the foot of the bed.

10-27-2006, 08:09 AM	#9
klncdw Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A-Town Posts: 136	Tiny sleeps in the bed with me and my boyfriend and he is a bog boy...He weighs like 200 lbs...He's a lot of muscle though...But I have never had a problem with crushing him...And He even sleeps under the covers the entire night? I dunno what you should do...He will know to move, if someone rolls on him...Trust me...A plus if you don't like the idea of letting him sleep in the bed...Then bring his crate into the room with you. Let him sleep next to you in the crate....That should stop the headphones and sleepless nights. They just wanna be near you thats all...Specially when they are spolied as bad as alllllllll of our baby's!!! __________________ Tiny Man and Momma Kristi www.dogster.com/?395731

10-27-2006, 08:40 AM	#10
Marcellacml Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York Posts: 3,107	hmm Maybe you could face the edge of the bed instead of where your bf is and keep the pup wraped in your arms so he doesn't fall over. Theres no way he could be crushed like that..unless your bf rolls over you too. lol

10-29-2006, 05:37 PM	#11
olgap Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 131	We started out with Chico in a crate on top of an upside down laundry basket right next to my side of the bed. Eventually, he ended up sleeping in our bed, but he was getting up at night and peeing where ever. So now, at 11 mos, he is back in the crate at night, but I don't put him in until he has fallen asleep on the bed and is really out. I also found that putting him in "butt first" doesn't bother him as much. He wakes me up about 4 - 5 am. I take him potty then he gets in bed with us till we get up. Good luck

10-29-2006, 05:42 PM	#12
TootiesMom and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,109	when we first got Hope, I bought a TINY puppy bed and she slept in that, in my bed... it worked well and made me feel comfortable... my hubby sleeps rather like a "flopping fish" too... Now, she wont sleep in the "bed" so she sleeps in our bed... I put her blanie between our pillows and it works well... __________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP)

10-29-2006, 05:51 PM	#13
gypsyqueen Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Las Vegas. Posts: 955	I wont I refuse to let any of my dogs sleep with me I love them very much however I would not sleep for fear of crushing them and accidents pee poop vomit dont want to roll in any of it

10-29-2006, 06:51 PM	#14
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	I love my baby boy very much too but I prefer to let him sleep in his own bed. His crate is right beside my bed on my side. When we go to bed, he will go in on his own and I will wish him goodnight and wait for him to sleep. He will let me close his crate door when he is totally out. Around 4am, he will wake me up be scratching the crate door and comes out just to stretch and move around. Sometimes, we go back to sleep; me in my bed, him in his crate but if he doesn't want to sleep, I bring him to the living room couch and sleeps with me and he will sleep just because he is with me He usually wakes up at 6.30am in his crate and if on couch, its about 8am. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

10-29-2006, 07:29 PM	#15
Kona Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,877	Both Kona and Bernie sleep in our bed. They like to be near our pillows if not under the covers. Kona is very good about moving if you roll over, Bernie on the other hand is a little slower in that aspect, but eventually he will move. __________________ Kona Bernie