[nagdu] Rules about Being in the Bed was RE: a new dog bed

[Tami Jarvis]

Nicole,

No rules here, strictly speaking. With two dogs and two humans, we've 
worked out our various places and routines... Mostly. Some nights it 
does start to seem like the dogs generously allow us room on the bed but 
only if we don't take up too much or disturb them from wherever they 
have decided to sleep. /lol/ Actually, Mitzi doesn't like to be bothered 
with a lot of human tossing and turning and leg moving, so she will get 
off the bed and go to the couch, making sure to give a big loud sigh so 
we know how much we have inconvenienced her. /lol/ The pup is getting 
better about giving up space when asked, which is nice. She's a brick, 
so trying to move her when she's not cooperating is kinda futile.

It seems like they like to lie smack in our spots while we are getting 
ready for bed, just so that we can make them move when we're ready to 
join them. I wonder what that is really about. I've noticed that dogs 
will do that with your favorite chair if you get up and mean to sit back 
down or if they know you are heading for the chair to sit in it. They 
jump into it and look at you as if they cannot conceive that you would 
dare to ask them to move! Then you ask them to move and they do. So 
what's that about?

Tami

On 07/28/2013 04:53 PM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> All this talk about guide dogs sleeping in the beds of their handlers has
> made me wonder. For those of you who allow your guides to sleep in the human
> bed, do you have any rules, such as only upon invitation, off means off--no
> exceptions, or stay near the foot of the bed?
>
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Wurtzel
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 4:46 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a new dog bed
>
> Right now our pet dog who we have had for eight years sleeps on the human
> bed.  If Filix came on, then some human would have to find a new bed, lol.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of National
> Association of Guide Dog Users
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 3:36 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a new dog bed
>
> Julie,
> 	First of all, what is "a normal size dog"? (grin) I am pretty sure
> it's not Dogzilla!
> 	Like you, we use old comforters as dog beds. We inherited an actual
> dog bed once and, like you, found it rather lumpy after washing. Dogzilla
> prefers the bare floor, while Harmony - our Vizsla - is picky about his bed.
> The Goldador, on the other hand, lays claim to the human bed!
>
> Marion
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 2:34 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a new dog bed
>
> I use old comforters for crate cushions.  Monty's crate is kinda huge.  A
> twin sized comforter folded in fourths fits perfectly in there.  They are
> super cheap to find at garage sales or thrift stores, if you don't have kids
> who have outgrown Batman. They wash up extremely easily.
>
> I have purchased dog beds/cushions in the past.  I think they are pricey for
> what you get.  The fabrics tend to be hair magnets.  They are difficult to
> wash and end up lumpy or misshapen after washing.  Maybe there's something
> awesome out there that I'm just missing.  I don't know.
>
> If you are into sewing, you could even make a cover/pillow case for the
> comforter so it would keep a nice shape.  Or if you have a normal sized dog
> perhaps they sell a pillow case that would be big enough?  I don't know,
> I've never checked out this option.
>
> HTH
> Julie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Wurtzel
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 1:05 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] a new dog bed
>
> Hello,
>
> This is a subject change.  I was given a dog bed some time ago.  You could
> remove the cover to wash it, but you couldn't wash the inside filling.  I
> was looking for a new bed, and none of them would let you wash the inside.
> Felix doesn't get sick very often but has a couple of times and it goes
> through into the filling.  Does anyone have suggestions for a washable dog
> bed?  Thanks.
> Mary
>
>
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