My cats are closer to me and know me better than any man currently does. I usually have anyone from 1 to 3 out of 5 cats sleeping with me every night. The purring is documented to have healing properties and help reduce Depression and Anxiety. My cats help me sleep when my PTSD gives me nightmares, and they don't mind when I cry on them. They increase my health.

A long as they alow me my 1' square piece of blanket...it is freaking Amazing how much room 2 10-lb dogs can take up when they want to!

My cat doesn't sleep on my bed, ever. I kind of wish he did though.

IMO it's unhealthy....you could end up with a dog or cat disease. But if you are sleeping with hamsters, remember they burrow into tight places.

I'm ok with one dog, but not during intimacy. LOL
I keep mine pretty clean and hell, I'm alone still, but it thankfully wasn't a thing before.

My bed is just for me. Her Royal Cuteness has her own. I don't sleep in hers, she doesn't sleep in mine.

I have 2 dogs with me nightly.

Mine sleep in my room, cat jumps on me when she wants me to get up.

My dog sleeps on my bed. She's not huge and she doesn't move about or make noise (apart from some occasional bad-dream whimpers--and then I'm glad she's near me so I can comfort her until she settles). I'm not huge and I don't move around or make noise either, so we can share a bed peacefully. She's an old, sweet, gentle dog and I love her dearly. She's been "spoiled" with love her whole life; not sleeping in a bed with either of her "pet parents" would be stressful and effectively punitive for her.

That said, if I were in a different kind of situation with a different animal and I were not sleeping comfortably through the night, the animal would get the iron-fist training until it had conformed to some other suitable arrangement (if it were mine--I don't see myself sleeping in anyone else's bed: I've become a terribly picky sleeper in my old age). I have no problem laying down the law with animals--especially dogs.

I have four poodles and I couldn’t imagine not sleeping with them. I have one on each side of my head, one at my side,and one at my feet. I sleep really well that way and wake up refreshed

No pets on the bed. It's unhealthy and keeps you up at night. Read on:

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"Get that dog off the bed!" I shrieked. "He just stuck his nose up my butt!" Coitis interruptus.

He didn't put the dog in a different room with the door closed, as I requested. I quickly got dressed and left, disgusted.

My 2 cats sleep on my bed most nights. I enjoy their presence. I wouldn't want to sleep with dogs though.

Cat sleeps with me. We have a nightly ritual where he wants to go under the covers. He paws my shoulder and I let him under. Lays by my side and I scratch him for a few minutes. I turn over to go to sleep he climbs out from under and sleeps on the bed the rest of the night.

I'm ok with my cat and dog but they sleep with my daughter now.

Doesn't bother me. I've got two cats and one sleeps in the middle of my back and the other pressed up against my lower legs. If they're in the bed with me then they're not destroying my house.

I would not be comfortable with animals in my bed !

Blahhhk--nasty, germy, irritating--no thanks

Ugh. Not for me.

Animals are animals and they run run around all day. Dirty feet. You want that in you - hopefully - clean bed?

No pets or food in bed.

No no and fuck no.

Not for me - but I know a lot of people who do sleep with their pets. To each his own...

Crazy cat lady!! Unless the Alpha sets the rules, another pack alpha will make other rules. DECIDE - are you willing to live in a home where a 4-legged beast runs the home?

I have always had 3 or 4 cats and a dog or two. My cats always sleep with me. All of my cats are gone except one now, and I did like to have them sleep with me. My little cat that I still have is a Cornish Rex, and is like a little hot water bottle, so is very nice and warm in the winter. When I travel with my dog, she sleeps on the bed with me. She is a 120 lb Cane Corso, and she is very nice to sleep with. She stretches out next to me, and if I move, she does too. At home she sleeps on the couch. She has her own blanket and pillow.