DawnM Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Just curious. We don't have dog beds and my dogs sleep on the floor, well, one has a towel she likes and the other likes the floor and prefers it. I have thought of getting a dog bed but I am finding flimsy ones or very expensive ones......suggestions? Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 She has a bed and a throw on top of it. We bought her a nice bed from Target and she ate it, or at least a hole in it. She also has a fleece blanket my mom made her. It has two layers of fleece with some batting inbetween. All of these things are easily washed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I chose other because our dogs sleep in dog beds during the daytime. But when we leave the house or go to sleep at night, both dogs go into their crates where they either have a fleece blanket or a towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I picked other. Since mine prefers ME! Ya, my pug thinks I am the most comfortable place to sleep. Doesn't matter if I push him off or not he climbs back up on me and sleeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Even at night? Yikes! Dawn I picked other. Since mine prefers ME! Ya, my pug thinks I am the most comfortable place to sleep. Doesn't matter if I push him off or not he climbs back up on me and sleeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 You forgot two options. Any laundrey left on the floor. Under my feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita in NC Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 During the day the dogs sleep on the couch. At night the dogs sleep on the bed with us. DH even lets the little one sleep under the covers. :D It's like having your own hot water bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I wouldn't be able to sleep! Our dogs have been confined to only half of our house now. They have access to the sunroom, kitchen, dining room/schoolroom, and the basement. Once we put in new hardwood flooring in the living room and master we realized their nails were scratching up our new flooring.....so we don't let them in there anymore. Dawn Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lainey Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 My little inside dog sleeps on furniture and the bed during the day and at night goes in his crate to sleep on a pillow because that is what he prefers. We don't even shut the door, he just goes in there. The big dog that lives in the garage sleeps on..... an egg crate foam pad a double bed comforter folded up, two pillows, a sheet, and we cover her up and tuck her in with a fleece blanket at night. She also drags her blankie around with her. If we let her outside, she'll take her blankie out and sleep on it in the grass. She's cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 this really should have been a multiple choice poll. During the day, the dog sleeps in his dog bed. At night, he's either on our bed, or on any clothes that he can find on the floor. Towels, pants, we even found him curled up on a single child sock once. Anything that bears our odour I guess. But during the day? Dog bed for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Other - they sleep right on the crate floor. We tried blankets, towels, pads, they ate them all and then threw them back up again. We finally gave up and just let them lie on the hard cold plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Our lab "pretends" to sleep on her dog bed, but as soon as she thinks we are asleep she heads for the recliner AND sneaks out of it in the morning (she is not allowed on our furniture and she knows it) AS IF I dont see all the dog hair lol I hear her jump down if I get up to go to the bathroom or if my 2YO gets up at night and she casually lays on her bed then :lol: I am SO on to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Our lab "pretends" to sleep on her dog bed, but as soon as she thinks we are asleep she heads for the recliner AND sneaks out of it in the morning (she is not allowed on our furniture and she knows it) AS IF I dont see all the dog hair lol I hear her jump down if I get up to go to the bathroom or if my 2YO gets up at night and she casually lays on her bed then :lol: I am SO on to her. Our Jack Russell Terrier does the same thing LOL! He knows he's not allowed on our furniture, but on the rare occasion that we leave him out while we are gone, he jumps immediately up onto the couch. How do I know? I forgot something one time and as soon as I shut the door, I opened it right back up and came back in the house to get it. I heard his paws hitting the ground from jumping back up off the couch so quickly! He jumped up there the second I shut the door! Sneaky little things LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Other! She starts on our bed, but had decided that the guest room is hers, and spends part of each night in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 He sleeps on a blanket inside of a cage in our bedroom. If he's allowed to roam at night he gets himself into trouble. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 My dog has two kennels, one downstairs and one upstairs. Each of them has a nice LL Bean dog throw in it. He's only in those when he wants to be during the day (we leave the doors open for him) but at night he is locked in the one in my room upstairs and the one downstairs is for when we leave the house for errands and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Smile Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Kids bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Other - he sleeps in our son's bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 We used to have dog beds for our goldens, but they just got in the way. Our dogs sleep on the floor in the kitchen. My girlie golden would LOVE something cushy and if a coat drops, or there's a towel on the floor, she'll snuggle right up on it. They're not allowed on the furniture, but I know she sneaks into "my chair" if I leave her to roam the house while we're gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Ours has a padded, washable, soft bed - no structure to it. It's more like a pad. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Teddy had half the couch reserved for him, and that is where he slept. He would have chewed up a dog bed, just because he could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Our dachshund mostly sleeps in his bed, along with a fleece blanket under which he can burrow. He does like to be around us, so if we are on the couch he might come up and sleep on a lap. Sometimes he will beg to sleep in bed with one of us; usually DD is the one who will let him so he'll snuggle under the covers on her bed on those few occasions. The bed he has is a cheap one from Ross. My BIL/SIL have this bed for their dog. The cover's washable, and it's good for snuggling under the burrow 'flap'. They paid full price for it, which I think is super high. Now that it's less $$ and we've had our dog long enough to know he's not going to chew or scratch and destroy it, we might get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 The lab sleeps in his bed, the chihuahua sleeps in dd's bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Mine is fond of wadded up fuzzy blankets. She has one in her crate that she sleeps on, and one on the couch for daytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-girl Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Honestly, she's usually outside. If the weather is bad or too hot out we will lock her inside in her kennel. Otherwise, she can be found outside. If ever a dog was not fond of the great indoors, that would be our dog. :glare: Oh, we have to be careful locking her in -- it has to be really hot out or really bad weather. She's eaten the wall around her doggie door when locked in during nice weather. If she would have been the indoor dog we intended her to be, she would have one of those lovely pillowy doggie beds they sell at Costco. Hopefully a pretty red one. A mom can dream...right?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 We have Snooza beds for in the house, 2 beds for 2 dogs. Outside we have 1 very large hammock style dog bed, metal frame with canvas top, they share. The hammock style one was very inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Dd's dog sleeps in her bed with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I picked blanket but really it is the quilt that Coastal Poodle Rescue gave us/him when we adopted him from them. He mostly sleeps on that every night. In the day, he is usually sleeping on the floor near wherever I am or resting near me. My two girls think it is not good that both my dog and my cat like me the best. But I know it is because I am the alpha dog/cat to them and the one who feeds them and takes care of them most consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I voted other. Our dogs beds are crib mattresses 2 stacked on top of one another on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-girl Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 We have Snooza beds for in the house, 2 beds for 2 dogs. Outside we have 1 very large hammock style dog bed, metal frame with canvas top, they share. The hammock style one was very inexpensive. I've never seen a dog hammock! That is so fun! I want one for my doggie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 for easy washing. Ours have padding and cedar chips so they smell nice.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Ok, so after I started this thread I realized I had some foam padding from a 2" foam mattress topper that I had leftover from cutting a larger one. I got an older beach towel and sewed up the sides and cut the foam to fit in there and VOILA, I have a dog bed for my one dog that likes something softer. She is already on it and happy. Other dog doesn't seem to mind at all as she prefers the hard cold wood to anything soft. When 2nd dog was a puppy her first owners put her in a crate with no pad or blanket and I think she just got used to that. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I answered "our bed" since that is where she usually starts and ends the night but she'll move around. So the real answer is "any where she wants to." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Our dog bed is from LL Bean. It is 12 years old and almost worn out. But we are so tight on $ and my sweet dog is 13 ... So I added an old dog blanket to the bed to make it softer and warmer and hoping this will suffice. Actually,this is the second inside of the dog bed for the one cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Well I voted blankets, but I should have choose other. During the day he sleeps on his dog bed in the living room. At night he sleeps in blankets in his crate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Our dog has a big square dog bed/pillow from Costco on the floor in the living room. He rarely lays on it; usually he lays at our feet on the floor. At night, he has claimed an old pillow (the kind people use on the bed) on the floor as his. He curls up with his head on the pillow. Occasionally, he'll climb into DS4's bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Our poodle sleeps on our bed, usually on my side of it at my feet so that my feet are pinned in one location. He knows he's not allowed on the sheets or pillows, but sometimes he'll try anyway. During the day, he's either at my feet under the kitchen table, on the couch, or under the den couch (there's quite a bit of crawl space under there). He'll also lay under the rocking chair in the living room, and when he was a bit thinner, he would crawl under our bed. He loves to be in a "den". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycalling Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Our GS sleeps on the landing of our stairs to watch everything and protect the children since they all sleep upstairs. He's a wonderful dog.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I clicked "other" because our dog sleeps on a bean bag. One of those basic, cheap bean bags, I put an old sheet over it and wash that- I'm going to sew a cover for it eventually. we bought her a large dog bed, a cushion type one, but it had cedar in it and she kept wetting on it, I think maybe the breeder had cedar shavings in the puppy pen. she sleeps on the floor, too, but the bean bag is 'hers'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver_67579 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 during the day he sleeps on a hammock near the pellet stove. It is great for older dogs that may have trouble getting up and around. He has a very nice orthopedic bed in his crate where he goes on his own when it is warmer, when the kids are too much for him and is locked in it when we are gone for the day. I got the bed from Foster and Smith catalog and the hammock I got at a dog show many years ago. The Foster and Smith Catalog has some too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I voted floor but that's only been in the last month or so. That's when the cat decided the dog bed should be a cat bed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I voted other....our dogs sleep in their crates. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Not our bed... oldest son's bed. Unless he isn't home. Then he's in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I chose 'other' because the dog sleeps with dd in her room, on her bed. They are practically inseparable. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Darn it. I voted "furniture" because I included my bed as furniture. And then I saw the "my bed" option. My dog sleeps on the couch or my bed. Always. She has a bed, but it must not be as comfortable or something. In fact, she digs away my covers and sleeps in my bed. On my side. I want to be all :glare:, but I just feel like she does it because she loves me, so I complain, but not too loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I checked other because my dog sleeps all of those places. He goes from place to place to sleep and he also sleeps on the arm of the couch and the back of the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Ours sleeps on a dog bed. She chewed a hole in the corner and pulled out all the stuffing so now it has an old comforter folded up as filling (and it's easier to wash which was an added bonus). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I voted "blanket," but I guess it's really a dog bed. It's just a fleece thingummy with a padded "border." I can throw it in the washer and dryer. There's one in the family room next to my chair, and one in his crate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 During the day the dogs sleep on the couch. At night the dogs sleep on the bed with us. DH even lets the little one sleep under the covers. :D It's like having your own hot water bottle. Our little chihuahua sleeps in bed between dh and I. Our yorkie either sleeps with dd or on the couch. Our bigger dog is supposed to sleep on her dog bed or floor. Since she turned 10 years old in December, she has decided her body aches and she no longer cares if she is not supposed to be on the couch. Lately, she even get on the couch while we are in the room! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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