I know lots of folks on here let their furballs sleep with them with great success but I have tried and failed. Here's why: Nikko is the grumpiest, barky sleeper around!!
Hubby and I like to watch the 10 o'clock news in bed every night. We tuck in and usually fall asleep right after the news. Usually Nikko will be in bed with us but then I would carry him to his crate at the foot of our bed when it was time to go to sleep. Lately, he falls asleep even before and I feel so sorry for him curled up next to me that I have tried to leave him there. Things go ok for a few hours. Then at the slightest noise, the little demon will pop right awake and bark really loud, scaring hubby and me out of our wits!! He does this every time. He hears something or we turn and make the slightest noise and he will open his big mouth and scare us right out of our sleep. Ugh!! He is the grumpiest sleeper alive!! The weird thing is that once I put him in his crate, he falls right back asleep and won't make a peep for the rest of the night. Could it be that he doesn't like sleeping in our bed? Are we too disturbing of him?
Has anyone experienced anything similar? I thought dogs loved to sleep with their owners but I think mine prefers his crate.