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02-13-2011, 05:51 PM | #16 |
I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY
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| When Chloe started sleeping with me I bought a new platform bed- it is closer to the ground then my other bed was- I also bought a set of stairs so that she doesn't have to jump at all if she doesn't want to- Armani even uses the stairs now sometimes even though he can jump. They don't really bother me at night- they get up and down on their own if they need water or to go to the bathroom- otherwise they basically just curl up and go to sleep.
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02-13-2011, 06:01 PM | #17 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Springfield, va
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| There have been lots of posts on this type of question in the past. One of our friends had a Yorkie that broke his back by falling off a bed, so yes, it needs to be a concern for anyone who does this and has a high bed. We also use the doggy steps, and our guys always use the steps becuase our bed is high and has a pillow top. The steps lead to a bench, which has a fabric/stuffed covering. We snug a towel over top of the fabric, between the steps and the bed. This serves as a launch pad so our guys can jump up the rest of the way (maybe 18" from there). There are two things we do to minimize the risks of an accidental fall. One is we line the bottom of the bed with large pillows and a big dog bed. The other is that our guys are ONLY allowed in the middle of the humans. They know that if they try and sleep on the longitudinal ends of the bed outside of us, that we will pick them up and put them back in the middle. They are pretty well trained on that by now, and almost never even try to get outside the valley of the giants. It's so hard when they are pups and cry to be with you at night. We have always been suckers for that. I am sure it is safe for most little dogs if you take the right precautions.. Last edited by shawnzeppi; 02-13-2011 at 06:03 PM. |
02-13-2011, 06:04 PM | #18 | |
Love my little flowers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In Gorgeous Montana!!!
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very true....I did forget to say...we ALWAYS put our babies between us...so they aren't near the edge.
__________________ Tam Flower babies: Daizy Mae and Tulip Petals RIP Honey Rose & Jasmine | |
02-13-2011, 06:06 PM | #19 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: With CharlieBrown of course!
Posts: 1,403
| Our bed is pretty high Charlie would not be able to get up without something to climb on. I have a carrier/crate that the breeder gave me to put him in, that I have at the end of the bed, (he's actually only been in it 1 time) there is a towel over the top so he dont slip he only uses it to get up he just jumps off when he wants down. That does worry me as he gets older they say that the have bone issues from jumping, Charlie weighs about 11 pounds. as far as keeping me awake or not, I cant sleep if hes not there. he ususally curls up in the back of my knees to sleep. if he gets cold he comes to the top and pats me on my face so I can open the covers to let him in. He cracks me up!! |
02-13-2011, 06:10 PM | #20 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Posts: 1,043
| My 2 sleep right in between Hubby and I ...I have steps they use to get up and off.
__________________ Jennifer R.I.P Bailey Bella Harley Ivy Baby Milo |
02-13-2011, 06:10 PM | #21 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
Posts: 21,173
| I put my mattresses on the floor until mine was bigger. Now she has stairs, because the bed is a high one and she couldn't get up or down without them. After I put the bed frame back up, I kicked her off the end of the bed one night. I have no idea why she went down there, but she never did again! She wasn't hurt at all, but I almost had a heart attack. She had always slept snuggled up to my neck!
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02-13-2011, 06:19 PM | #22 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| Once the light goes out they usually settle in. Zack burrows between our pillows. Zeke in the back of my knees and Zoey between us. Zack and Zoey use the steps by my pillow but Zeke prefers the air borne route. The top of our bed is 18 inches off the floor. Although they are bigger "pups" at 12 1/2, 10 1/2 and 9 lbs I do worry about them on the bed but more when they take the leap off the bed and onto the tiled floor. By the way, Old Zipp likes his own little puppy bed on the floor where there is less of a crowd and it is easier for him to hit the pad/s if he has to go potty.
__________________ Zack, Zeke, Zoey, Zipp RIP 6/28/12 |
02-13-2011, 06:46 PM | #23 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| We sleep with a night light on, so I pretty well know where Dudley and Kayla are all the time. Also, Dudley is good to watch out for us. If we move or roll over, he growls. Its soooo funny. He sounds like a little cat. I put him on one of the pads for his kennel that has the thick edges around it. I worry more about him going to sleep and rolling off the bed than kicking him off. That little edge would be enough to at least help him not to roll completely off. Kayla likes to sleep with her head on my pillow. Dudley is more down at our knees. We bought a sleep number bed a few years ago that is alot lower than our Serta. I don't let any of them on it. One of my schnauzers got hurt bad from trying to jump up on it and had to have surgery. He had to have an orthopedic doctor do the surgery and it was a long time healing. Thats why we bought the other bed. We would get no sleep at all if they were not on the bed with us because they both sit and do this little cry thing to get back on the bed if they happened to get down to go tee tee or something. |
02-13-2011, 07:58 PM | #24 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| We have three fur buts that sleep with us. The boys are bigger and hop on and off. Some nights in the summer it gets warm and they will hope off and go lay on the tile floor in the bathroom. Remy will sleep on top of my pillow or under the covers at my knees or curled up next to dh. We keep her between us and if we wake up durning the night we check on her !! The funny part is she does hop off. We have carpet and the bed is not too high.. but sometimes she has a hard time hopping back on. We laugh and call her "wack a mole" .. like the game where the ground hog head pop out and you hit them with a mallot (now that I think of it.. sounds kind of harsh).. becaue all we see is her head as she keeps hopping. if she doent get up on her own she will come to my side of the bed and bark for me. As to sleep... some nights are good some are not. Bailey snores, and sometimes FARTS!! Sam is ok, Remy moves back and forth between my dh and me (shares the love) They are so orientated to us.. and I love to cuddle.
__________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy |
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