Dog owners... do you let you dog in the room when.....

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:00 pm

Seeing Dub's parrot thread reminded me of something and I didn't want to hijack it.

Although I grew up around dogs, we always had 'em outside as they were ranch dogs so I have never lived with a dog in the house. When I have been around dogs of friends, the kind of dogs that are really smart, like Labs or Alsatians for example, I have always noticed that they seem to really watch the humans' faces with very knowing eyes.

Now to a hypersensitive paranoid like me (I know, it's a huge surprise to many of you), I kinda feel a bit creepy to think somebody is watchin' when doing intimate things, like usin' the loo or NOT sleeping in the bedroom, if ya know what I mean.

So my two-bit question to provide levity and opportunities for you hard-core dog lovers is, do you lock yer dog out of the bedroom or bathroom at CERTAIN times? I mean, even if the dog just lays down and falls asleep, does it bug you??

America wants to know.. Well, I sorta do, in case I actually ever allow the rest of the family to own a dog in my house, which I have refused for years (mostly because it would be lonely during working hours and I would be the one who had to clean up after it, take it to vet, etc etc)....

Jibes away!

missy · Post by **missy** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:04 pm

Our boxers tend to sit there and do the heavy sighing routine whenever THEIR sleep is disturbed. They have no problem with banging against the bed, however, when THEY decide it's time to get up in the morning.

They won't go near the bathroom (they hate baths, so it's always a chore to get them in there).

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:07 pm

Doesn't bug me...but I suppose it might if I got goosed with a cold nose..

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:08 pm

The Weekenders wrote:Now to a hypersensitive paranoid like me (I know, it's a huge surprise to many of you), I kinda feel a bit creepy to think somebody is watchin' when doing intimate things, like.... NOT sleeping in the bedroom....

Oh, sure, my dog probably watches me when I'm napping on the couch.... only because he considers it his, and he's waiting for me to go away. Doesn't bother me a bit.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:08 pm

My dog leans over the end of the tub when I'm having a bath and licks my wet hair.

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:31 pm

s1m0n wrote:My dog leans over the end of the tub when I'm having a bath and licks my wet hair.

Glad he's not... well.... nevermind.

Random notes · Post by **Random notes** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:36 pm

The only time the bathroom thing was a problem was when we had guests and an inadequately closed door was nosed open while the occupant was in no position to close it.

We had a number of dogs over the years and getting up on the bed was generally acceptable. Consequently, the bedroom was off-limits during "special time" lest one or more wondered what the fuss was all about and decided to jump up for a closer look.

Roger

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:53 pm

Special time on the bed would pique my dog's curiosity to the point where he would have no recourse but to jump up on the bed to discover what was going on, and if he could play too..... needless to say, the door remains closed during this time.

When I am home alone, I often wee wee with the bathroom door open. He doesn't seem the least interested in my activety.

DCrom · Post by **DCrom** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:59 pm

The cat my wife and I had the first few years of our marriage liked to sleep in the bathroom - we had a padded covers for the toilet tank and seat, it was quiet, and (usually) dark. Combine this with a rather lazy Himalayan cat (imagine a Persion with Siamese markings) and you usually had to move a large mound of silky cat hair containing a small, comatose, cat before you could use the room for its intended purposes.

This used to really creep my wife out. She'd emerge from the shower, busily towelling her hair - then notice a pair of unwinking blue eyes staring at her naked body. I thought the cat had been woken up by the sound of the shower and was curious about the vigorous towelling. *She* was convinced the cat had a dirty mind.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:23 pm

Our dogs are always around. No problem. They are really only intrested in what goes on in the kitchen where the food is.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:37 pm

The dog is not interested in bathroom behavior, but the cat always comes in during that first morning wee to announce that's she's up and ready for breakfast. But I have never felt a sense of modesty around any pets, nor did I around very small children--at least until their personal senses of modesty began to emerge.
As for the other thing--the dog knows that the alpha member of her pack (that would be me,) will give her the look and she will have to jump off the bed anyway, so it is very infrequent that she tries to hop on the bed when there are two people in it. The only recent exception to that was at 3 am last week, because there was a scary thunderstorm and her need to be between our heads was irrepressible. Usually there is no need to shut her out, so whether she is out or in depends on where she is at the time the door gets shut.

raindog1970 · Post by **raindog1970** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:07 pm

I work with a guy who learned a painful lesson about shutting dogs out of the bedroom at 'certain times'.
His girlfriend's chihuahua apparently mistook his 'dangly bits' for Kibbles 'n Bits!

Random notes · Post by **Random notes** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:42 pm

raindog1970 wrote:His girlfriend's chihuahua apparently mistook his 'dangly bits' for Kibbles 'n Bits!

YEEEEEHA!!!!!!

I'll bet that didn't do much for his focus....

Roger

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:53 pm

The dog's not allowed on the bed anyway, so if he's in during the "special time" he's asleep on the floor and ignoring the strange thrashings and noises. If it's really hot he comes into the bathroom where the floor is cooler, but he doesn't care what the people are doing.

The cat goes out at night and it's been a long time since any "afternoon delight" so she doesn't get in the way. However, if someone is using the bathroom where her litter box is and has the door closed, she tells us very loudly what she thinks of that.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:06 am

Dog owners are kewl...thanks for stories. Dana's anecdote about the wife is kinda what I meant. They just STARE...of course, that was a cat.

I also sorta imagined that the dog might think that it's playtime when actually, only two were invited...

I think it's an interesting thing, the interface of domestic pets and people. .
I had cats for years and they just basically wanted a human for heat source, no matter whether the human was in motion or not. So I would banish 'em and they would then stick their paws under the door and scratch. Just enough annoyance to cause one to "lose some focus."

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