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Originally Posted by misslissa  Gatsby is 6 pounds and he has slept in my bed since he was 8 weeks old first on a crate pad on my bed then on his own pillow he would use the steps go potty by himself and come back to bed. |
Ditto for my J Gatsby, I could have written your message exactly, however, Ms Daisy also sleeps on the bed and there was no need the crate pad.
Of course the major concerns of this age old topic are 1) Will you squish your Yorkie? and 2) If your Yorkie falls off the bed, will it be OK, and of course, how to avoid falling in the first place.
On the first item, none of our Yorkies have ever been an issue. They sleep in the valley of the giants (Me and the GF). They sleep in areas where they will not get smacked in case of a roll over, and they are a lot more durable than you might imagine, having dog strength. If you bump them too often, they will move out of the way, they are not infants.
The second concern is more critical. For that we take active and passive measures. In addition to the doggy steps, the Yorkies MUST be in the middle of the humans, who get the edges of the bed... which is great if you dont like touching the other person in your bed while sleeping (dont understand how anyone could get any sleep doing that!). Second, we bought large and fluffy full size dog beds and use one on each side of the bed, just in case. There was only once when it was needed as far as I know.