Last month my dear sweet Dolly fell out of bed & died. Before that I would have said "Yes, of course, let your loved one sleep with you." I still don't think I could give up those 13 years I had my little one snuggled next to me every night; from the time she was a baby she wanted to always be with me. After the accident I tried to get Teena to switch to sleeping on the floor in her bed, but she she let me know that is not happening now! I know a man who rolled onto his human baby & killed her, so I'd say sleep with your dog knowing it's a risk.
Exactly what happened: I was staying in a hospitality room at a nursing home. We were sleeping in a twin sized hospital bed & I was on the computer in the morning while laying in bed. Dolly was snuggled next to me as always, sleeping, when she just slid off & hit her head on the baseboard heater. She was gone immediately, without making a peep. Very sad. She was 13 & 100% healthy & peppy. I guess there's a chance she had a heart attack or something & that's why she fell, but I'll never know for sure. |