Should I allow my yorkie to sleep with me???

[MY OSCAR]

all of my dogs sleep in their own bedtime crate.
we have a yorkie 7 lbs., a shih tzu 13 lbs. , an airedale terrier 85 lbs.

[Yorkiemom1]

It is personal preference....I love my babies up in my bed...I have a ramp, so no jumping up and down.....but mine are all grown....I did not let them sleep with me when they were puppies, too afraid they would walk off or fall out of the bed and I have stained concrete floors....they would kill themselves if they fell out of the bed. But once you start it, they are like kids....it will be hard to break them of it! I dont have to travel anymore, but when I did, it was not a problem...my cousin kept them and they knew at HERE house, they slept in their crates.

[citygirl123]

We started Copper in crate by my side of the bed. I took the door off long ago and he still sleeps in his crate at night unless it is a really cold night. He then hops on the crate and then to the bed to snuggle under the covers with me. Which ever he prefers is fine with me. I do move a lot, so he usually goes to the crate.

[bjh]

Having dogs sleep in your bed is a personal choice, it has it's pros and cons. We currently have two sleeping with us but it does have its problems. My Dixie is almost 16 years old and she will no longer go up and down the steps by our bed because she is going blind. She usually will need up once during the night to go pee so she will just do a quiet little bark to let me know she wants down. I will get up with her then put her back in bed when she is done. Also, it can get challenging when you want to get intimate with your mate. Lol, yorkies don't like being booted out of bed for that. My hubby always said that yorkies make good birth control.

Then there is the concern about having them fall off the bed. That happened to us a few times over the years but luckily none ever got hurt.

Over the years I have let different ones sleep with us. I think the most we had sleeping with us at one time was 5. Unfortunately, a few yorkies that I would let sleep with us decided it was okay to pee on the bed so sadly those got banned from the bedroom.

Good luck to you whatever your decision might be.

[Sir Bentley]

Does everyone use steps for them to get up and down off of the bed. Our king size bed is so high off the ground we are afaird that they will wake up during the night and walk off of it and get hurt because of the height.
Prissy has started to jump out of the playpen so now we have that to worry about, so what is the best advice sleep with or remain in their own beds.

[yorkiemom2000]

My 2 yorkies and 2 cats sleep with us on our king size bed. I have a little ottoman type thing at the foot of the bed that they use to jump up. They each have their own dog bed at the foot of my bed but more often than not I find them tucked up against my legs. We love having all our critters sleep on the bed with us - they're great snugglers!

[yavenay]

Hello Welcome
I from Bear Delaware and I let Brandi sleep with me. In fact, it's weird if I wake up and she's not in bed with me.

[Onni]

All three of our Yorkies sleep with us and our Jack Russell as well...we would not have it any other way.

[Britster]

I can't imagine NOT sleeping with a dog - it's second nature to me. I love Jackson in my bed and wouldn't have it any other way, he's been there since a small pup. I am single, but when the day comes that I have a permanent spouse, they will have to be accepting of it. No questions asked. I wouldn't date a guy that forced me to kick him off the bed, lol. But it's different when your in a situation where the guy was first, and the dog came second... so it's just preference.

[backwardsrain]

I know everyone else is saying the opposite, but I have had no problem switching Eevee between sleeping in the bed and sleeping in the crate. Sometimes if she won't poop before bed, or just won't settle down and sleep, I put her in her crate to prevent problems. She's pretty happy as long as she has a bed and a chew toy in there. Most nights, though, she sleeps between my feet.

[KendraE]

I LOVE my babies sleeping with me!! They each have their own "spot" and cuddle up against me!! If im ever gone for the night, its hard to fall asleep without them!!!

[MarleyMyLove]

Thank you all so much for your responses, I read every last one of them! I will be getting my baby boy in 10 days, and more than likely, he will be sleeping with me He is so cute! xoxo

[MamaZiggy]

lol, i do understand your concern about a bf/spouse. but i look at it like this: if you love me, i need for you to take me as i come, just as i will take you exactly as you are. I mean if i date a guy who has children, i will love his children as my own, i expect you to love my baby too. There are so many happily married people on here who have wonderful, accepting partners, i know i will find that too

[Deadbug]

Only share your bed with your Yorkie if you're ok with sleeping on a 8"x8" corner of the mattress. I don't know how they do it, but these little dogs manage to get the whole bed and somehow, I'm just ok with that.

Last night, I even lost custody of my pillow.

[GeorgiesMomma]

Originally Posted by Deadbug

Only share your bed with your Yorkie if you're ok with sleeping on a 8"x8" corner of the mattress. I don't know how they do it, but these little dogs manage to get the whole bed and somehow, I'm just ok with that.

Last night, I even lost custody of my pillow.

Or prepare to have them sleep in between your legs and pin you down....oh and Heaven forbid you move Georgie actually growls at us LOL