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BonBon · 12-03-2010, 08:10 AM

I woke up this morning laying on my right side. Pippin was sleeping on my pillow above my head, her little body plastered around the top of my head. Chelsea was in her usual spot, on her back with her side pressed up against my chest and her head pillowed on my arm. Alexander was curled up in the bend of my waist/hips/thighs. Keagen was stretched out all along the front of my shins. The bottoms of my feet were snuggled along Tate's back (he sleeps under the covers

). Maddox was tucked in the bend of my knees. Jordy had his back pressed up against my back. And little Murphy was laying on top of me, on my left side. Needless to say, I was warm and toasty all night long.

This is a pretty normal sleeping routine at my house. I usually wake up like this or in similar positions. What are the sleeping arrangements like at your house?

I want to add: YES, I do have a king size bed. There's plenty of room in the bed for them to sleep somewhere else....they just won't do it.

ArmaniMan · 12-03-2010, 08:15 AM

Here all three of us have to be touching, they both need to be curled up in such a way that they are touching me AND touching each other

This is fairly new and resulting in very little sleep for me, they always seem just fine! Chloe used to sleep on the pillow next to me and that was much more comfortable- I think she has joined her brother under the covers because it is getting colder.

But I must say while I am awake staring at the ceiling all night, it is very nice to have my babies curled up next to me

Maximo · 12-03-2010, 08:27 AM

Bonny, I hope that is a CALIFORNIA king size bed.

Max takes the "top dog" position near my head or chest with my arm wrapped around him. Teddy either curls up next to him or near my feet. Sometimes they trick me and change positions during the night.

jacquelinebabco · 12-03-2010, 08:28 AM

Two under the covers, one on my pillow and one against my feet to start then we spend the rest of the night arguing who gets cloest to Mom. By morning I am hanging off the side of the bed and everyone else is stretch out and oh so comfortable. No I don't have a king size bed but I sure wish I did!

BonBon · 12-03-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Maximo

Bonny, I hope that is a CALIFORNIA king size bed.

Max takes the "top dog" position near my head or chest with my arm wrapped around him. Teddy either curls up next to him or near my feet. Sometimes they trick me and change positions during the night.

I really don't think any of mine would notice if I switched to twin bed.

Maximo · 12-03-2010, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jacquelinebabco

Two under the covers, one on my pillow and one against my feet to start then we spend the rest of the night arguing who gets cloest to Mom. By morning I am hanging off the side of the bed and everyone else is stretch out and oh so comfortable. No I don't have a king size bed but I sure wish I did!

That sounds like my problem. I forgot to mention that when Max started sleeping in the bed, the mattress and boxspring moved to the floor. When Teddy joined us, I had to move the mattress to the floor. Maybe someday I'll try stairs and put my bed back together.

Maximo · 12-03-2010, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BonBon

I really don't think any of mine would notice if I switched to twin bed.

joann1166 · 12-03-2010, 08:52 AM

Natalie sleeps attached to my back or butt, or bend of my knees usually with her blanket over her. She expects me to put it over her whereever she decides to sleep so she is snuggly and warm. Charlie is in his cage all snuggly and warm (he don't care to sleep with me anymore and hasn't for a long time.

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Donnainohio63 · 12-03-2010, 09:14 AM

Scooter use to sleep right by my side all night long until Sadie came home with me. Scooter has now decided that he has to sleep in his bed at the foot of my bed. Sadie, however, must be right next to me all night long. Sometimes I wake up with her on my head. I would not have it any other way, I am lost without my babies. I have tried to get Scooter back in the bed with me but he has become so independent that he wants to be a big boy now.

yorkieusa · 12-03-2010, 05:31 PM

I couldn't believe it, when I read your post! The first night I had Muffin, she slept in bed and when I woke up she was on my pillow wrapped around the top of my head, too. That was the only time that ever happened! I'm sure you don't need any extra blankets with all of that lovely fur all over you!

Kacee usually sleeps next to my face and neck area, but if she gets hot she'll get on top of the covers. Next, if she gets cold there, she will snuggle up as close to me as she can get.

lisaly · 12-03-2010, 06:12 PM

Reading this made smile and really happy for you. I can tell how much your babies love their mommy. Gracie always slept on my pillow at the top of my head. Somehow I got used to a stiff neck many times a week and her somewhat soft bark resonating in my ear. For years Ashley slept across my neck. She fit under my chin as a baby but seemed to like that spot even as she grew bigger. When she got older, she slept in my arms with her head resting in my chest. Kiwi was also closely hugging my body. Although Ashley was the least dominant of the three, they seemed to respect that she was there first (by only four months with Kiwi and a year with Gracie) and let her have her first pick of where she was sleeping. I loved picturing all of your babies sleeping close to their mom. It must be difficult for you to get up when you need to. Often times I'd wait to get up for something when they were sleeping peacefully because I hated to wake them up. As soon as I was back in bed with them, they went back to sleep. I loved seeing them peaceful and content sleeping, especially when they would lie on their backs with their bellies exposed.

FlDebra · 12-03-2010, 06:25 PM

Did I count right -- you have 8 pups sleeping with you?

Love it! I have only 3, but they too, have to be plastered up to me and little Annie is always on me. She likes to wrap round my neck, but as she has grown I try to keep her from doing that as I wake feeling suffocated and her hair goes up my nose. But she will still lie on my chest or legs. I will remember you the next time I am feeling a little crowded by my 3 -- and realize I have all the room in the world in comparison. The funny thing is.... if one of them gets up at night, I wake up. I know someone is missing immediately and can't go back to sleep until they roam back in and take their place.

Patti · 12-03-2010, 06:30 PM

Omg that's a lot of fur blankets. lol I had to go back and count on my fingers how many you had. I almost ran out of fingers. At my house, Nikki sleeps right next to my head on one side, Cali starts out on the other side of me from then ends up at my feet. Pixie and Roxie sleep in their snuggle beds at the end of the bed but not on my side of the bed.

boopster · 12-03-2010, 07:39 PM

T and I each start out in our own beds. By 1 a.m. I usually wake up and can't get back to sleep right away, so to keep from waking George I get up and go climb in my recliner. T throws a fit if I go in another room so she end up curled up on my chest. I usually wake up a few minutes before the alarm clock with her tucked under my chin.

Codys Dad · 12-03-2010, 07:47 PM

I don't think it will be long before Cody ends up in our bed, I remember my wife would always make comments about people kissing their dogs on the mouth and how she would never want a dog in the house or on the bed…..
Well needless to say since Cody has joined our family she has changed her tune! I think Cody gets more kisses then me and she allows him in bed when she is watching TV so I figure it will not be long before she suggests he sleep with us....

12-03-2010, 08:10 AM	#1
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	Sleeping arrangements I woke up this morning laying on my right side. Pippin was sleeping on my pillow above my head, her little body plastered around the top of my head. Chelsea was in her usual spot, on her back with her side pressed up against my chest and her head pillowed on my arm. Alexander was curled up in the bend of my waist/hips/thighs. Keagen was stretched out all along the front of my shins. The bottoms of my feet were snuggled along Tate's back (he sleeps under the covers ). Maddox was tucked in the bend of my knees. Jordy had his back pressed up against my back. And little Murphy was laying on top of me, on my left side. Needless to say, I was warm and toasty all night long. This is a pretty normal sleeping routine at my house. I usually wake up like this or in similar positions. What are the sleeping arrangements like at your house? I want to add: YES, I do have a king size bed. There's plenty of room in the bed for them to sleep somewhere else....they just won't do it. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

12-03-2010, 08:52 AM	#8
joann1166 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arab, AL, USA Posts: 1,117 Blog Entries: 1	Natalie sleeps attached to my back or butt, or bend of my knees usually with her blanket over her. She expects me to put it over her whereever she decides to sleep so she is snuggly and warm. Charlie is in his cage all snuggly and warm (he don't care to sleep with me anymore and hasn't for a long time. ) __________________ Charlie & Natalie & Ollie

12-03-2010, 05:31 PM	#10
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I couldn't believe it, when I read your post! The first night I had Muffin, she slept in bed and when I woke up she was on my pillow wrapped around the top of my head, too. That was the only time that ever happened! I'm sure you don't need any extra blankets with all of that lovely fur all over you! Kacee usually sleeps next to my face and neck area, but if she gets hot she'll get on top of the covers. Next, if she gets cold there, she will snuggle up as close to me as she can get. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel Last edited by yorkieusa; 12-03-2010 at 05:33 PM.

12-03-2010, 06:25 PM	#12
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Did I count right -- you have 8 pups sleeping with you? Love it! I have only 3, but they too, have to be plastered up to me and little Annie is always on me. She likes to wrap round my neck, but as she has grown I try to keep her from doing that as I wake feeling suffocated and her hair goes up my nose. But she will still lie on my chest or legs. I will remember you the next time I am feeling a little crowded by my 3 -- and realize I have all the room in the world in comparison. The funny thing is.... if one of them gets up at night, I wake up. I know someone is missing immediately and can't go back to sleep until they roam back in and take their place. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

12-03-2010, 06:30 PM	#13
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Omg that's a lot of fur blankets. lol I had to go back and count on my fingers how many you had. I almost ran out of fingers. At my house, Nikki sleeps right next to my head on one side, Cali starts out on the other side of me from then ends up at my feet. Pixie and Roxie sleep in their snuggle beds at the end of the bed but not on my side of the bed. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-03-2010, 08:15 AM	#2
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	Here all three of us have to be touching, they both need to be curled up in such a way that they are touching me AND touching each other This is fairly new and resulting in very little sleep for me, they always seem just fine! Chloe used to sleep on the pillow next to me and that was much more comfortable- I think she has joined her brother under the covers because it is getting colder. But I must say while I am awake staring at the ceiling all night, it is very nice to have my babies curled up next to me

12-03-2010, 08:27 AM	#3
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,044	Bonny, I hope that is a CALIFORNIA king size bed. Max takes the "top dog" position near my head or chest with my arm wrapped around him. Teddy either curls up next to him or near my feet. Sometimes they trick me and change positions during the night.

12-03-2010, 08:28 AM	#4
jacquelinebabco Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: hannacroix,ny Posts: 1,364	Two under the covers, one on my pillow and one against my feet to start then we spend the rest of the night arguing who gets cloest to Mom. By morning I am hanging off the side of the bed and everyone else is stretch out and oh so comfortable. No I don't have a king size bed but I sure wish I did!

12-03-2010, 09:14 AM	#9
Donnainohio63 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lorain Ohio Posts: 1,882	Scooter use to sleep right by my side all night long until Sadie came home with me. Scooter has now decided that he has to sleep in his bed at the foot of my bed. Sadie, however, must be right next to me all night long. Sometimes I wake up with her on my head. I would not have it any other way, I am lost without my babies. I have tried to get Scooter back in the bed with me but he has become so independent that he wants to be a big boy now.

12-03-2010, 06:12 PM	#11
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	Reading this made smile and really happy for you. I can tell how much your babies love their mommy. Gracie always slept on my pillow at the top of my head. Somehow I got used to a stiff neck many times a week and her somewhat soft bark resonating in my ear. For years Ashley slept across my neck. She fit under my chin as a baby but seemed to like that spot even as she grew bigger. When she got older, she slept in my arms with her head resting in my chest. Kiwi was also closely hugging my body. Although Ashley was the least dominant of the three, they seemed to respect that she was there first (by only four months with Kiwi and a year with Gracie) and let her have her first pick of where she was sleeping. I loved picturing all of your babies sleeping close to their mom. It must be difficult for you to get up when you need to. Often times I'd wait to get up for something when they were sleeping peacefully because I hated to wake them up. As soon as I was back in bed with them, they went back to sleep. I loved seeing them peaceful and content sleeping, especially when they would lie on their backs with their bellies exposed.

12-03-2010, 07:39 PM	#14
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	T and I each start out in our own beds. By 1 a.m. I usually wake up and can't get back to sleep right away, so to keep from waking George I get up and go climb in my recliner. T throws a fit if I go in another room so she end up curled up on my chest. I usually wake up a few minutes before the alarm clock with her tucked under my chin.

12-03-2010, 07:47 PM	#15
Codys Dad Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staten Island, New York Posts: 28	I don't think it will be long before Cody ends up in our bed, I remember my wife would always make comments about people kissing their dogs on the mouth and how she would never want a dog in the house or on the bed….. Well needless to say since Cody has joined our family she has changed her tune! I think Cody gets more kisses then me and she allows him in bed when she is watching TV so I figure it will not be long before she suggests he sleep with us....