does your pup have free access to your bed

[maggiefromnj]

How big is big enough to jump? I know a lot of you with steps have smaller yorkie. Maggie is a 10 pound yorki poo. She jumps onto my cushioned lane cedar chest and the onto my bed. My bed isn't high. It's pretty old so it's not pillow top or any of that stuff. It's the old standard height. It's only a few inches higher than the chest. She jumps on and off the sofa too. When she is playing with her boyfriend she flies on and off the sofa when they are playing. I hope that being a little bigger she won't be as likely to get hirt. we have wood floor in the bedroom, but the part where she jumps has area rug.

[chestermama]

chester has a stool to get up, it was made for him

[DBlain]

Originally Posted by maggiefromnj

How big is big enough to jump? I know a lot of you with steps have smaller yorkie. Maggie is a 10 pound yorki poo. She jumps onto my cushioned lane cedar chest and the onto my bed. My bed isn't high. It's pretty old so it's not pillow top or any of that stuff. It's the old standard height. It's only a few inches higher than the chest. She jumps on and off the sofa too. When she is playing with her boyfriend she flies on and off the sofa when they are playing. I hope that being a little bigger she won't be as likely to get hirt. we have wood floor in the bedroom, but the part where she jumps has area rug.

although jumping is not good, it sounds like your dog is big enough and your bed is not high, Lola jumps up and off the day bed in my office and on the couches as well. my bed is a raised 4 poster and has that new style high mattress, LOL we first bought the same mattress but with the pillow top, the bed was so high that if we got up without being careful we could have hit our head on the chandelier above it and we have a raised ceiling to boot. The let us exchange for a flat top and low profile box spring. IMHO they are making all these new beds to high. Dogs seem to jump different, Lola can jump up quite high, but more like pogo stick just straight up, she can jump up higher than the bed but not on to it. (thankfully) My friends yorkie is quite a bit smaller and low energy buy she can jump up on my bed with what seems to be no effort of all, but I rarely see her jump up straight like Lola does. my last yorkie could hardly figure out how to jump on the couch yet he like Lola was a straight pogo stick jumper. odd little buggers

[Charlies Mamma]

Our bed is about 3 feet high from bed top to floor we do not use steps but Charlie uses his crate to get up on the bed, I have it covered so he dont slip or skid off but is it about 1 1/2 feet tall so he jumps to the crate then to the bed.
but he does not use the crate to get down he just jumps, I am concerned about this although Charlie is larger in size I still worry about his legs.

but then I am not sure what I would do even if I had steps for the bed as he jumps off of all kinds if things he is like a cat he walks the back of the couch lays at the top of the recliner but if he takes the mind to he jumps.

Free access to the bed??? Free access to everything!!! LOL

[YazminD]

Yazmin's been sleeping in my bed since the age of 3 months and uses a ramp to get up and down. If I'm home, I allow her to have access to my bed at any time she chooses. She likes to take her mid-morning and afternoon naps at the foot of my bed with her favorite plush toy.
If I have to leave her alone, she's stays in my kitchen and has a regular bed, plus I toss her Cloud Nine bed in a corner also.

I have a 4 Poster bed that's extremely high but I wasn't able to find pet steps that were long enough to reach the top of my bed anywhere!
I finally found a Seller on eBay who made standard or custom length indoor ramps for pets. I had a choice of 6 shades of carpet for the center, and any color of stain I preferred for the side rails to choose from also.
The side rails are made of oak and the center has a low plush carpet on the ramp.

Yazi was hesitant to go up or down the ramp in the beginning but after coaxing her with a few treats, she was flying up and down the ramp like a champ within an hour!
I'm so happy I chose the ramp over pet steps, she's never tripped or fallen once in 2 years.

This site makes custom ramps for pets also.
Bed Ramps For Pets - Pet Classics™

[chattiesmom]

Lola is adorable laying on her window perch and what a beautiful view!

Lollie and Peppy both have free access to my bed via the Snoozer car seat. The one I bought is too large for my Mini Cooper so I brought it in the house and it has become the favorite bed - even more so since it's heated . Lollie jumps on the Snoozer and from there up onto the bed. Peppy has never shown an interest in getting on the bed, besides that he claims the heated Snoozer.

[Lil Sis]

I have three dogs thT sleep..and take naps with us in our bed. Often I feel like they take more room then I do

I have stairs...remy and my Lhasa uses the stairs to get in e bed.

This time last year my biggest dog..bailey who is 26 pounds..shih tuz.. Hurt his back. It was serious and I was so afraid I was going to loose him. At thT time we took the bed off frame and the mattress are on the floor. It took awhile to get use to, I miss the storage space under the bed but I did what I had to do to make sure bailey was ok.