I absolutely shared my bed with my dogs! I wouldn't have it any other way. They are my protectors, companions, healers and child-figures. I haven't crate-trained a puppy yet, but I see relatives having success with that. One even placed the crate on their king-size bed at night, since they lived alone and had the room to do so for the sake of their puppy. When I'm ill or injured, my dogs have always been there beside me, sharing their compassion to help me get well. When winter has been extremely cold and we've had to snuggle near a heater or in a pair of zero-degree sleeping bags zipped together to stay warm, my dogs have been by my side, sharing body heat and blankets. It's never been a question. My family views dogs as family. Our beds are theirs, too.

Of all the dogs I've had and encountered, I can't say I've ever had one that wanted to sleep in the bed with me. Probably because I move around a lot when I sleep. I think its a great thing, though, if you and your pet(s) are comfortable snoozing together.
My grandparents used to allow their chihuahuas up by the pillows at night so the dogs could immediately let them know when they had to go outside. Small dogs, small bladder. I remember them grumbling in the morning about how they shouldn't have let the dogs drink water before bedtime.

I was thrilled by your post as your answer is the same as mine. Dogs will occasionally lay on my bed with me. Throughout the years I noticed that I never wake up with a dog on my bed. Apparently dogs are not very happy with humans who move around a lot.

Sometimes I wish they would stay beside me and keep me warm. My girlfriend often talks about how warm they keep her.

On the other hand, there is much more upkeep as far as bedding her way.

If our peachy is recently groomed and clean I have no problem cuddling with her. But if she has been playing outside and looks dirty she is not allowed on the bed. But I do not allow her near the kids. I heard kids can become allergic to hair shedding of hair.

Both my dogs come to bed with me and will lie on the bedroom floor until I fall asleep, after that they tend to sleep in their own bed except when its winter and very cold, during those times they will sleep near my feet and the added warmth is much appreciated. When I first got them I tried on the first night to leave them shut downstairs but after half an hour of howling, and a complaint from my neighbour I soon gave up on that idea.

Pup is currently all curled up in the corner snoring away 🙂 I've seen a lot of people say they don't like their dogs because of the hair, he stays brushed all the time and is such a respectful sleeper in his own space...I don't need that corner of the bed, I'm single again 😉 I had allergies to him a bit but exposing myself has made me immune. He's quite appreciative 😀

@IceFirefly How big is your dog? My two dogs are small, so we pretty much have to let them out at night. Maybe this is a dog size thing. I remember when we first got Daisy, we had to let her out several times per night since she was so small.

He is about 50 lbs now! When he was a small puppy we had to let him out at night, at least twice but only for the first week that he was with us. After he was used to us and the house, he trained himself to sleep throughout the night. I think he was the size of your dogs now back then.

I removed the water bowl about two hours before bed time, so it helped training him from wanting to go out at night. Now, he drinks whenever he wants.

It all depends on the situation you living in I guess.

I can totally imagine myself letting the dog sleep with me, when it's still a puppy or has really short fur. But in household where smaller children and babies are sleeping too the dog should be an outside one.

We tried crate training my dog, but he would get extremely anxious to the point of aggression. I was not living with the dog at the time (my husband, then boyfriend, was the sole owner and a first time dog-owner).

He got used to sleeping on his own bed next to my husband's, but I started letting him sleep up on the bed with me when I was there. Now that we're all one big happy family, I LOVE cuddling with my doggy, especially on the cold winter nights. He is big and takes up a lot of my space, but it keeps me warm and relaxed and makes me happy, so it's worth any loss of sleep I experience.

I don't care if this makes my dog spoiled, we're happy 🙂

Never, I kick and roll over so much in my sleep that I would end up hurting my dog. I would love to sleep next to my dog and cuddle but I would feel so bad accidentally hurting her. She's allowed to sleep in my room but not on my bed. I'm so jealous of all the pictures of people sleeping with their dogs because they look so cute.

I never liked my dog and cat to jump up on my bed. So, they quickly learnt that it's a taboo zone for them. Neither do I allow them to sleep on the couch. They both have their respective beds and they can hang out on the old couch in the backyard. I've also trained my cat not to traipse all over my kitchen benches and shelves. I simply don't like it. Even though they are my family, they are still animals at the end of the day. And always. 🙂

My dogs have always slept with me in the bed.
The sheltie has gotten old now, and prefers to be outside 24/7 (thick coat, hot house due to elderly relatives, no bueno), but when she was sleeping with me there would only be minimal 'puff balls' every morning, very easy to pick off. The dachshund doesn't shed at all. They probably bring more allergens into the bed, but if you wash your sheets regularly I doubt it's really an issue.
My father's chihuahua slept in my room for a few months, but she had the disgusting habit of messing on the bed. She is now an outside dog, needless to say.

Of all my pets that I've had previously, only my cats would sleep on my bed. They prefer when I'm not on it.... My dogs all liked the outdoors. We never had a dog that stayed indoors. We have rescues that needed to stay indoors for a few days but never in our beds.

I used to share a corner of my bed when he was a clean stay at home puppy but now days he's gotten a little crazy, likes to spill water and lay on top and then rolls over dirt almost like that's exactly what he's trying to achieve. You can't share a bed with this guy, he's nuts!

I used to share my bed with my dog, but found that he has gotten bigger and there is not enough room for him anymore. He always loved to sleep under the covers between my legs, which would always wake both of us up any time I tried to role over. Now he stays in a kennel at night and is let out during the day.

To be honest, we don't let our dogs sleep in our beds. For one, they have fleas, the house dogs, and no matter what we do, it just won't leave them alone. We have tried every shampoo, shaving their furs and even powders but they still come back. So we cannot really allow them in beds or else we'll risk having the fleas bite our son as well. And even then, our house dogs can be quite dirty even with bathing them once a week. I don't know why though but they always have a way to become dirty even just after bathing, lol.

Back when I was little though, I had a cat which I let sleep in my bed. Even if I don't bather her, she is very clean since she does clean herself. Lol. Although she is satisfied as well sleeping in the floor without anyone bothering her anyway.