Aaaaahhh, Melissa, what can I say? My dogs sleep with me and I wouldn't have it any other way. To each his/her own.
I totally agree with you about not taking her outside at night. We do NOT take Higgins out after dark. We put a pee pad down and hope he will use it instead of the bedroom carpet. We have HUGE owls around our house. I've seen them! And foxes and fischers and coyotes and AIN'T NO WAY that little guy is going out at night!
When Luna figures out YOUR routine, she'll fit herself right into it. Higgins slows down around 8 PM and usually goes to sleep curled up in my Polartec jacket that is on a chair in our hall. Don usually goes to bed first and Higgins gets down off the chair and goes in and kisses him goodnight, then comes back out and goes back to sleep in the chair or his bed in the living room. I usually fool around on the computer for a bit, then I get ready to go to bed. Higgins gets up and comes into bed with Pogo and me, kisses me goodnight, jumps down and goes into Don's room and hops up in bed with him for the night. He usually sleeps through the night (or is so quiet we don't hear him), and comes in and wakes me up in the morning.
When we travel this fall and winter in our little trailer, I'm sure he'll adapt to our schedule then.
An idea for you: Bettyeanne, Toto's Mom, has an X-pen (folding exercise pen) for Toto. You can buy them in pet stores or online. She puts a tarp down on the floor and then the X-pen with the crate open in it, a pee pad, food and water, and Toto's toys. If they have to leave Toto alone, they put her in there. When they are home and Toto is out and about the house, the gate to the X-pen is open so Toto can go in and out as she pleases. Toto loves it! Now, I mention this because with this arrangement, you can have Luna just about anywhere you like! |