how old is she? often our pets get a lot of sleep during the day because their owners are at work or busy, so I notice my dog Lola is not always as sleepy as we would like. Each dog is different, my last slept between my husband and i with his head on the the pillow and his body under the covers and rarely moved, he also pressed against my husband who did not mind, I on the other hand toss and turn and was always worried I would roll over on him. When we got Lola I told my husband I want to have her sleep in our room but in a crate, he was not to happy about that, after a while we would sometimes let her sleep on the bed, but she did not seem to like it, she has more fur and does not feel the cold, so she never wants to be under the covers, she would go to the farthest part of the bed away from us walk in circles, frantically paw and scratch and if she was not tired would dive bomb our head and hands. I said we have to get her back to sleeping in her crate, we had one night of crying and one night of muffled little cries and now she sleeps soundly all night long. Another benefit of the cage is my husband goes to sleep earlier than I do, so when Lola and I would come to bed, she would start crawling all over him, licking him, nudging him, I would try to hold her tight so she would not wake him, it was stressful, now I put her quietly in the crate. Each case is different so I hope you don't mind me giving you my experiences but after having dogs sleep in their crate versus the bed i feel we all get a better night sleep with the dog in their crate. |