Poll for Men: Potential Girlfriend - Her dog sleeps in her bed. Turn off? Turn on?

[IndiReloaded]

That bone your puppy is holding is bigger than my femur, Miso. And she naws on that? Wow.

How do you spell, 'naws'? Arrragh, not in my dictionary either. Anyway...

Speaking of pets, there was a really aggressive raccoon on my deck tonight.

[Aeradalia]

It's not so much about a dog being on the bed as it about whether or not the woman is obsessive over her dog. There are many things that come into play.

First, what is the nature of the dog? Is it obediant? Is it spoiled and unruly? Does it bite anyone other than the woman?

Then you have to wonder about how the woman acts toward the dog. Does she encourage the dog to obey the boyfriend too or just her? Does she even bother to train the dog? Does she coddle the dog too much?

Then last, you have to look at the woman's priorities. Does she favor the dog more than the boyfriend? If so, in what way? Is she willing to admit the dog is an animal and comes second to her boyfriend? Is she willing to work out an arrangement that she will treat the boyfriend with respect so long he treats the dog with either indifference or some form of kindness?

I think it's unfair to ask whether a guy would accept having a dog on the bed or not... as there is room for compromise... so long as both can be reasonable and find some middle ground.

[Cbrider]

I remember my roommates cat jumped onto the bed when I was getting busy with a GF. I kicked the cat off the bed.

Idk, its hard to say, I love my dog to death, but I am territorial about my bed.

[Disillusioned]

Privacy is nice with intimacy. Sleeping itself isn't a very intimate thing for me.

[Gigabitch]

How do you spell, 'naws'? Arrragh, not in my dictionary either. Anyway...

Gnaw.

It's not so much about a dog being on the bed as it about whether or not the woman is obsessive over her dog.

I disagree. I don't let dogs get on my bed. Ever. I adore my dog, I love the dog we're dogsitting right now, but I don't let them sleep on my bed, sit on my bed, put one paw up on my bed. Hell no.