At what age did your fur babies start to sleep with you?

[Iceecool2]

Originally Posted by AnneJ68

Don't have much advice because to be honest Bentley has been easy with bedtime. I have a special setup at the foot of my bed just for night. I got it at Walmart, was supposed to be like a portable kennel. SportPet Pop-Open Kennel, Small - Walmart.com (think I have the medium one got it right at the store) Nylon with mesh on 3 sides. Big enough for a bed and pee pad. I call it a kennel but it's more like a "tiny condo" lol.

I was determined to be very structured with him since everything I read has been yorkies can be very hard to train. Even if I am going to stay up the lights in my bedroom go out right after I put him into his kennel. First 2 nights he whimpered but only for 5 minutes. Only thing I would do it quietly sush him or say settle down. Did not actually talk to him or use his name. Just a quick something to let him know it was not alone. Since then sleepy or awake, if I say it's bedtime he settles right down.

Best suggestion is if you are not comfortable with your baby sleeping with you yet is work on a routine that your pup can learn hey this means I settle down now. Playing him out till he's practically asleep on his feet doesn't hurt either.

Good luck with Titus. It's so easy for them to pull at our heartstrings.

Thank you for the advice. I can only hush him when I'm actually there to sleep at night in my bedroom on the weekends. I work from 10 pm-7 am during the week so I can't b there to soothe him. I feel bad having to leave him in his crate with him crying

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by AnneJ68

Bentley got up at 4 to potty. I brought him to bed with me after. He was not a devilish like he was the previous night when I ended up putting him back in his kennel. He tugged at pillows and roamed a little around the be about 30 minutes and then he settled down. Below is what I woke up to at 7 am.

Thanks everyone for your stories. You are all great this is such a friendly forum.

Isn't that adorable! If the lights are out they generally settle down pretty well. I kept a small night light on so I could see what she was doing if she got up but she knew when the lights were out it was sleep time.

[Teresa Ford]

Most of you that know me, know my dogs sleep in their crates. They often put themselves to bed. The door is not closed on them.
Gracie is the only one who sleeps with me. I got her as a rescue around 8 months old, she was terrified of the crate. So from day one she sleeps in the big bed with me.
Gracie is no longer afraid of her crate and often takes naps in it. She also hides toys in her crate. But when I say, 'lights' out gang. She goes and sits by the my bed.

[SWHouston]

Any new one of my guys starts sleeping with me after he's Housebroken.
That's really not too difficult, since I have Adult dogs which are almost inseparable. ie: When My Male Sneakers has the urge, everyone follows him out to the yard. Newbies get the idea pretty quick. My new Pup Ichabod got his privileges about the third week he was here.

Having Adult Dogs for new Pups to learn from, is INVALUABLE !!!

[dryoasis88]

I started mine with a crate on the bed so he could see me but not wander around. Then we moved to an open crate on the bed, but no steps to get around the room. That was at about 6 months, when he was regularly not waking up at night. I then added the steps as he got better with peeing on the pads and now he has steps and sleeps on the bed, but goes down at night to pee on his pads. He also needed a bit of time to stop wanting to play at night, but it is much better now. Lights off is means time to relax!

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by Iceecool2

There were only a couple of times I let Titus play/cuddle with me in my bed but I don't want him to get used to it because 1) hes not potty trained 2) My bed is high off the ground. I want him to get used to sleeping in his crate but he cries and cries instead lol I'm not sure what to do

It's up to you of course but I took my bed off the frame to lower it some. I know that seems extreme but I really enjoy having her there and she loves it,too. I still needed pet steps for her to get up and down by herself. Yes, I am an accommodator.

[SWHouston]

Originally Posted by dryoasis88

I started mine with a crate on the bed so he could see me but not wander around.

That is an absolutely great idea !

Originally Posted by gracielove

I still needed pet steps for her to get up and down by herself. Yes, I am an accommodator.

I have a set of Stairs, which are invaluable !
My Male Sneakers usually doesn't use them (he's big 13+lbs) but My Female Becca and new Male Puppy Ichabod do (they're smaller). Sneakers goes out to Potty through the night, and the other guys follow him. I hear them moving (have bells on all of them) but barely even open an eye. SO nice !

As far as the accommodating...
Don't we all, but surely I must be the worst of any of us here. It doesn't matter, ANYTHING they want, they got it.

[Carmeow]

Idont remember....Luma slept in an x pen in our bedroom at first, but she would crawl out of it to get in bed with us. Then we tried a crate and she did fine, never cried, but I honestly missed her and couldnt sleep without her, so here we are a year later...she sleeps either snuggled tight between mama and daddy, or I spoon with her lol. She wakes me up every single morning by standing above me and peering down, all of her hair hanging in my face and tells me good morning mommy, time to go for a walk! I love her so, so much....

We're getting a second in April and I have no idea about sleeping arrangements. I will try to keep her in a crate until she seems big enough to sleep on our bed, which is kind of high. We do have pet stairs and hopefully she will use them.

[AnneJ68]

Well maybe he's not a bed sleeper. We had one good night and 1 where I put him in his kennel in the living room half way through the night(was too tired in the middle of the night to setup his kennel in my bedroom). Last night I just set him back up in his bedtime kennel. Little imp slept all night not a sound. (He usually wakes up 1 time during the night and whimpers to be let out to potty.)

I'll try him again in a few weeks. He seems to be going through a restless stage ATM.

[SophieKatesMom]

I think Sophie Kate was about 6 months old when she started sleeping in the bed with us. She had to grow a little and get some meat on her bones in order for me to feel comfortable with her in the bed with Avery (he was 18 lbs and she maybe 4 lbs).