Up until last week, I had a very strict 'no dog on the bed policy'. However, Tibby decided enough was enough. She started wearing me down with sleep deprivation FOR THREE NIGHTS. She would start around 1am with her noisy playing - flipping bones and toys into the air. If that didn't work she would whine and act like she needed to go outside URGENTLY. Then she would need to go outside multiple times a night. At first, I watched her, because I thought she might be sick. No, she just wanted to run around in the backyard - at 2am!!! She would also put her paws up on the bed and then put them down and then up and then down. She did this from 1am to 5am for three nights in a row. Of course, she gets to sleep all day while I'm at work. It didn't help matters that it has been -30F outside this week. So she wasn't getting her really looooong walks.
Finally, I was so tired one night that when she jumped up on the bed I didn't care. If she would be quiet I would let her sleep where ever she wanted!
That brings us to this Wednesday. It was a full moon. I dread full moon nights. Tibby always acts CrAzY on full moon nights. I tried to get her really tired out, but she was still CrAzY. For example, if you looked in my backyard Wed. night at about 3am you would have seen a small dog running in circles around and around and around. Finally, when I made her come inside she chewed a hole in my down duvet. ARGH!!!
"Sorry."
Other than the duvet eating Tibby sleeping on the bed has been OK. She flops down and goes right to sleep. And she sleeps through the WHOLE night.
Although, I've started to wonder who is in charge. See video below for evidence of the real boss in the house.
