Fortunately my dogs sleep together as a pack. I am NOT a pack animal nor a dog, so both they and I are perfectly content to sleep apart and appear to thrive on it.

If you want your dogs to sleep with you that is your choice, if you do not that is also your own choice, neither decision determines your worth as a dog owner!

lola and teddy have started to sleep on my bed to be honest i love lola being that size she makes a great teddy as teddy lays by my feet on the duvet as long as they dont get posseive of the bed its all ok

There times when I think it's appropriate and will allow Missy on the bed and times when I think it's inappropriate to be on the bed.

If I had a small dog it might sleep in my bed but Bertie is just too big. Plus my room is taken over by dog stuff any way. My bed room door being right by the front door and there being not many places to put stuff in our house, it's handy to leave stuff in there like dummies and dog treats and even drying pheasant wings by the heater Bertie would have a fabulous time (we have a half upside down house).

a guy i was seeing not long ago allowed his jack Russell to sleep in the bed and no disrespect but i found it very odd and incredibly unhygienic, to me it was along the lines of your dog licking itself and then licking your face and made me cringe everytime i got into bed x

Wow!! I LOVE your post, especially the final paragraph!!

Great post!!

Dogs are not unhygienic, they are animals. They are generally very good at keeping their personal bits clean!

Unless you wash your hands and clothes every time a dog has had contact with you, I can't see your problem tbh.

My dogs don't lick me when they are in bed anyway

Meggie licks my nose if she wants to go out in the night

You filthy pig you!

How very dare you