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deanne · 11-13-2008, 10:32 AM

I use baby wipes and I clean the butts and stuff. Then I clean there feet with the wipes. the dirty feet don't bother me as much as possible poo on the fur.

Marilize · 11-13-2008, 11:04 AM

Cash always sleeps with me... has been every since I got him. He gets a bath every week and sometime more frequently coz he gets dirty too quickly.
Regular contact with bacteria is actually good for you!! It helps keep your immune system strong. So, just tell that to anyone who frowns at dogs (clean or dirty) sleeping in the bed!!

CupofDog · 11-13-2008, 11:22 AM

Yeah, I just toss 'em in with me. I do wipe their paws after we go out - especially if its wet. If we go to the park, they might get an extra bath, or a full rubdown.

Another thing I do sometimes is spritz them with a doggie leave in conditioner or 'freshener' and towel them off...

But for the most part we are just gross together and snuggle up. I mean, I let them lick my face, so I am not going to worry about the bed! LOL.

dlross · 11-13-2008, 11:30 AM

My sweetie’s sleep with me too I have 26 carpet stairs to get up to the bedroom, so by the time they get there their feet at clean. But when it’s very dirty outside I do wash their legs and feet.

chestermama · 11-13-2008, 11:56 PM

I wipe chesters feet off if they are wet, otherwise no big deal for me. I work in a hospital with much worse nasty germs than my dog. I just want my baby with me.

duckie215 · 11-14-2008, 03:34 AM

Walker sleeps in his crate most nights, but he does sleep in bed with me when hubby works 24 hour shifts or overnights. I figure he's probably cleaner than daddy after a 24 hour shift soooo...we snuggle dirty feet and all

mkawczak · 11-14-2008, 03:48 AM

My husband and I sleep with 2 dogs,and 2-3 cats at one time. I change my sheets weekly. I've had our new puppy christen my bed more than once. If they are scurvy,or have gotten into something..in the tub they go. Our routine is,mom is only still when she climbs in the bed,so that means,they all,one at a time, get love,and then brushed EVERY NIGHT. Routine. If we have friends/family over,and it's later than the usually bedtime they start meowing,whining,jump up in my face ect. We play poker 1 time a month and I've learned that, If I don't give them their treat they will be on the card table...chips and all!! They are so used to the routine. It's funny. I actually had to prove it to my brother, who did'nt believe me. Every night at 6pm they get a nite nite treat. All of them. When I forget..all @#$@#% breaks loose. I figure,they're my kids ,so who cares about how nasty it may seem. I love it. We all cuddle in,and they all have their spot on the bed.

1babygirl2000 · 11-14-2008, 04:00 AM

I have 2 blankets on my bed for Tyson. A full blanket and his little blanket. He's only allowed to jump up when they are laid out for him. It actually works very well. If I forget he will wake me up to remind me before he jumps up. So I guess we have an understanding.

RoxyJosMom · 11-14-2008, 04:51 AM

Every furry creature in my house is invited to sleep with me - dirty feet and all. I've even found myself sleeping in furballs before

. I look at it this way - sheets wash, I wash, furbutts wash, life is way too short to sweat the small stuff. I need and enjoy their company far too much to fret about dirty feet

. I just moved my birds into my room, so now I'll be sleeping in feathers and birdseed(they have seed spitting contests

).

1babygirl2000 · 11-14-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyJosMom

I just moved my birds into my room, so now I'll be sleeping in feathers and birdseed(they have seed spitting contests

).

I literally LOL'd at the sight of this!!!!

pammiedoodle · 11-14-2008, 05:11 AM

I worry more about my furbaby sufficating under the covers. She insists on burrowing down and I can't sleep cause I am worried she can't breath. Does anyone else's babies do this?

jc212 · 11-14-2008, 06:30 AM

I agree with all the replies. I wipe his face and paws after every walk and the sheets and Chase get a once-a-week cleaning. I can see how others might think it's gross, but he's a member of the family now.

CupofDog · 11-14-2008, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pammiedoodle

I worry more about my furbaby sufficating under the covers. She insists on burrowing down and I can't sleep cause I am worried she can't breath. Does anyone else's babies do this?

Mine are both burrowers and so far, no catastrophes! I did make a little 'hutch' for them to sleep in in my headboard, I bought a bookcase headboard from Target and it has compartments and Ella Bean cuddles into the center one. SO CUTE!!

abaddon248 · 11-14-2008, 06:55 AM

Cutie needs to be under the covers at all times! She will nudge me until I open up the covers for her to let her in. She loves sleeping against me under the covers. She been sleeping like that for 5 years now. She has learned how to move the covers to get underneath too. I wish cutie would sleep in her own little compartment! she refuses to sleep anywhere else except sharing my pillow or undercovers

CupofDog · 11-14-2008, 07:00 AM

Well, Ella Bean is an 'independent woman'! She likes her space. She will start the night cuddling, but finishes in her compartment.

Louis will use his big Cavalier paws to nudge at me until I lift the blanket to let him in...I lift the blanket in my sleep now if he starts nudging...And the truth is its less like a nudge and more like a big paw slapping me!! LOL

11-13-2008, 11:04 AM	#47
Marilize YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape town, South Africa Posts: 703	Cash always sleeps with me... has been every since I got him. He gets a bath every week and sometime more frequently coz he gets dirty too quickly. Regular contact with bacteria is actually good for you!! It helps keep your immune system strong. So, just tell that to anyone who frowns at dogs (clean or dirty) sleeping in the bed!! __________________ Cash & Orio RIP Beautiful Joni

11-13-2008, 11:22 AM	#48
CupofDog YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 707	Yeah, I just toss 'em in with me. I do wipe their paws after we go out - especially if its wet. If we go to the park, they might get an extra bath, or a full rubdown. Another thing I do sometimes is spritz them with a doggie leave in conditioner or 'freshener' and towel them off... But for the most part we are just gross together and snuggle up. I mean, I let them lick my face, so I am not going to worry about the bed! LOL. __________________ Roving dogs do not indicate the civilization or compassion of the society; they betray on the contrary the ignorance and lethargy of its members. -Ghandi

11-13-2008, 11:30 AM	#49
dlross YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 286	My sweetie’s sleep with me too I have 26 carpet stairs to get up to the bedroom, so by the time they get there their feet at clean. But when it’s very dirty outside I do wash their legs and feet. __________________ Deborah

11-14-2008, 03:34 AM	#51
duckie215 YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany Posts: 432	Walker sleeps in his crate most nights, but he does sleep in bed with me when hubby works 24 hour shifts or overnights. I figure he's probably cleaner than daddy after a 24 hour shift soooo...we snuggle dirty feet and all __________________ I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. --Mother Teresa

11-14-2008, 03:48 AM	#52
mkawczak Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 3	My husband and I sleep with 2 dogs,and 2-3 cats at one time. I change my sheets weekly. I've had our new puppy christen my bed more than once. If they are scurvy,or have gotten into something..in the tub they go. Our routine is,mom is only still when she climbs in the bed,so that means,they all,one at a time, get love,and then brushed EVERY NIGHT. Routine. If we have friends/family over,and it's later than the usually bedtime they start meowing,whining,jump up in my face ect. We play poker 1 time a month and I've learned that, If I don't give them their treat they will be on the card table...chips and all!! They are so used to the routine. It's funny. I actually had to prove it to my brother, who did'nt believe me. Every night at 6pm they get a nite nite treat. All of them. When I forget..all @#$@#% breaks loose. I figure,they're my kids ,so who cares about how nasty it may seem. I love it. We all cuddle in,and they all have their spot on the bed. __________________ N.Y. 'S FINESTPONGO,AIDEN,HARLEY, KI-KI ,GARFIELD ,MINI-ME

11-13-2008, 10:32 AM	#46
deanne Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: DeMotte, Indiana Posts: 127	I use baby wipes and I clean the butts and stuff. Then I clean there feet with the wipes. the dirty feet don't bother me as much as possible poo on the fur.

11-13-2008, 11:56 PM	#50
chestermama YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: washington Posts: 3,383 Blog Entries: 1	I wipe chesters feet off if they are wet, otherwise no big deal for me. I work in a hospital with much worse nasty germs than my dog. I just want my baby with me.

11-14-2008, 04:00 AM	#53
1babygirl2000 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MD by way of Anchorage, AK Posts: 63	I have 2 blankets on my bed for Tyson. A full blanket and his little blanket. He's only allowed to jump up when they are laid out for him. It actually works very well. If I forget he will wake me up to remind me before he jumps up. So I guess we have an understanding.

11-14-2008, 04:51 AM	#54
RoxyJosMom Love The Verminator! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ny Posts: 4,282	Every furry creature in my house is invited to sleep with me - dirty feet and all. I've even found myself sleeping in furballs before. I look at it this way - sheets wash, I wash, furbutts wash, life is way too short to sweat the small stuff. I need and enjoy their company far too much to fret about dirty feet. I just moved my birds into my room, so now I'll be sleeping in feathers and birdseed(they have seed spitting contests). __________________ Roxy loves Alphy Remi loves Millie [COLOR="Purple"]Mom to RoxyJo & Remington , Fozzy Bear & Chloe

11-14-2008, 05:11 AM	#56
pammiedoodle Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tx Posts: 13	I worry more about my furbaby sufficating under the covers. She insists on burrowing down and I can't sleep cause I am worried she can't breath. Does anyone else's babies do this?

11-14-2008, 06:30 AM	#57
jc212 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Posts: 440	I agree with all the replies. I wipe his face and paws after every walk and the sheets and Chase get a once-a-week cleaning. I can see how others might think it's gross, but he's a member of the family now. __________________ Loved by Chase

11-14-2008, 06:55 AM	#59
abaddon248 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: rochester,ny Posts: 309	Cutie needs to be under the covers at all times! She will nudge me until I open up the covers for her to let her in. She loves sleeping against me under the covers. She been sleeping like that for 5 years now. She has learned how to move the covers to get underneath too. I wish cutie would sleep in her own little compartment! she refuses to sleep anywhere else except sharing my pillow or undercovers __________________ Cutie Max

11-14-2008, 07:00 AM	#60
CupofDog YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 707	Well, Ella Bean is an 'independent woman'! She likes her space. She will start the night cuddling, but finishes in her compartment. Louis will use his big Cavalier paws to nudge at me until I lift the blanket to let him in...I lift the blanket in my sleep now if he starts nudging...And the truth is its less like a nudge and more like a big paw slapping me!! LOL __________________ Roving dogs do not indicate the civilization or compassion of the society; they betray on the contrary the ignorance and lethargy of its members. -Ghandi