@B5004EVER , sounds familiar! Yes, they do like to make themselves comfy at your expense. One of mine liked to sleep horizontal across the bed, leaving my husband and me to cling to the edges, as you describe. Another caused us to almost die.....laughing. The covers were pushed up, and when we moved them we discovered her sleeping on her back, legs in the air, little butt right next to our heads! Hysterical! But most of the time our Basenjis were trouble free sleeping companions, although on occasion they did snore....
For those that sleep in the bed
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We bought a Cal King for more room and we only have 2 basenjis! Talker usually stays on the couch and comes in bed early morning. That happens during the warm seasons. Now that winter is here, he's been coming to bed early and wants to sleep right next to me. He use to sleep at the end of the bed but now he's next to me.
Savannah always sleeps in between my husband and I. She calls that the No. 1 position. -
Lucy will sleep next to me or at the foot of the bed. My husky has to sleep right next to me or on top of my legs. But Bart stays curled up, Lucy will stretch out and shove us off the bed, or toss herself off on accident. I have a Queen sized bed, with 2 bigger people, a Basenji and a Husky/Greyhound. I need more room.
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The nightly ritual (after our walk):
- Mom and Dad get into bed and She-Ra sits at the foot gnawing on her chew/bone/toy for a while.
- Baths for Daddy and occasionally Mommy. Mainly Daddy…I must have a high salt content on my skin or something.
- After a good forehead licking, it's time to figure out where to sleep. Usually it's with Mommy but occasionally she'll curl up with me...almost always somewhere in the middle of the bed.
- The good part...when she's down, SHE'S DOWN. She doesn't move the entire night until I get up to feed the cats (and her).
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Nala is usually in bed with the first person to hit the sheets. Under the covers in between their legs or in the "crook" behind bent knees. She'll get up occasionally (to lure visiting Bs out of bed…?..hee hee) or to get a drink and then jump up or scratch the bed to get us (usually DH) to let her under the covers. She usually does, as my kids call it..."spin, spin, spin, spin....plop!"
In the a.m., if my parents are visiting and sleep "in", she will abandon the empty bed and go bother them to let her under their covers! Ah...a dog's life!! -
what % of basenjis always want to sleep in the bed? and how does that work play out on nights when their owners want to be "romantic". will they flip out because you locked them out the room and try to ruin the moment. that might sound like a joke but im dead serious haha. im trying to get full understanding of what im getting in to if i get one. Just by reading all these stories it make me think they are smart enough to try ruining the moment
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how does that work play out on nights when their owners want to be "romantic". will they flip out because you locked them out the room and try to ruin the moment.
Great question:D
Timing is everything!;) Ah, the beauty of crate training!I guess you put them in their crates or they get to ruin your moment.:D
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what % of basenjis always want to sleep in the bed? and how does that work play out on nights when their owners want to be "romantic". will they flip out because you locked them out the room and try to ruin the moment. that might sound like a joke but im dead serious haha. im trying to get full understanding of what im getting in to if i get one. Just by reading all these stories it make me think they are smart enough to try ruining the moment
uh…100% of our basenjis ALWAYS want to sleep in the bed...but unfortunately for them, only 33% - 50% of them do on any given night
You can definitely train them to sleep in the crate occasionally or always...most basenjis do fine with crate training at night. Or you can just work around them when you are feeling romantic...though, IME, you really can't work around more than two
or you can shove them off the bed...or you could be romantic in the bathtub (basenjis won't follow you there!)I suppose it might be different if it was a dating situation, rather than a married situation. Might be hard to impress a possible mate with dogs lounging around on the bed, and turning into little statues impossible to be moved.
Basenjis aren't so impossible to live with that you have to change your whole life...YOU just have to decide what works for you..and then find a way for the dogs to be happy too. Most of us find it is easier to change our habits, than to change the habits of the dogs...but if you are dedicated and energetic you CAN train these dogs
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Hubby and I give the dogs nice chewies and shut the bedroom door, when we need to "get" together.
Once that is over, the b's come in and snuggle under the covers with us. -
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hmmm ok… good to know. thats doable thanks a lot guys
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Clever girl!
That reminds me of Jurassic Park…y'know..when the velociraptors are about to eat the "zoo keeper"
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I love my basenji heater in bed with me…. especially since it has gotten down to 29 degrees here the past couple of nights!! We finally had to turn the heat on too!!
