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I am starting to think that having the dog sleep in the kitchen is better advice than having the dog sleep in the bedroom -- as we were advised. LoginorSignup TheLabradorForum Home Forums > GettingHelpWithYourLabrador > Labradorbehaviour > Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Discussionin'Labradorbehaviour'startedbyMF,Oct8,2014. MF RegisteredUsers Joined: May5,2014 Messages: 2,545 Location: CapeTown,SouthAfrica AmcurioustoknowwhatotherLabsouttheredoatnight--dotheysleepinoneplaceallnightor,likemyboy,movearoundallnight?Whatisnormal? Iamstartingtothinkthathavingthedogsleepinthekitchenisbetteradvicethanhavingthedogsleepinthebedroom--aswewereadvised.Weloveourboyandlovethatheiswithusatnight,butIamsufferingfromsleepdeprivationcoshewakesmeupwhenhemovesaround.Hehasthreespotsinourbedroomthathealternatesbetweenthroughoutthenight:inhisbed(abig,comfybedwithpaddedfabricsidesthathesnugglesupto),nexttothebalconydoorthathasacoolbreezethatcomesthroughthecracks,andnexttomysideofthebedwherehelikestoresthisheadonadownpillowthatIdroponthefloor.Ifitishotinthebedroom,hewillstandatmysideofthebeduntilIwakeup,orifIdon'twakeup,hewillwhinesoftlyuntilIdo,andthenIknowtoopenthebalconydoortolethimouttocooldown.Ifit'stoochilly,Iclosethedoorandwaitforhimtoletmeknowtolethimin(asinglebarkifI'vefallenasleep). Duringthedayheseemstostickinoneplace.(InoticethiswhenIworkfromhome.)Probablycoshe'sexhaustedfromhavingmovedaroundallnight! Whatisnormalsleeping/nightbehaviour?Thanks!   MF, Oct8,2014 #1 bbrown Moderator ForumSupporter Joined: Jun13,2011 Messages: 9,435 Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Sowesharedaroomwithourdogwhenwewereonholidayearlierthisyearandhedidhuffandpuffandshuffleabout.Henormallysleepsinthekitchenandonlyveryoccasionallydowehearhimwhenhedecidestodoawholesalereorderofhisbedding. I'msureonholswekeptwakingeachotherup.I'dmovehimifIwasyou   bbrown, Oct8,2014 #2 sussex RegisteredUsers Joined: Mar29,2014 Messages: 255 Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? mylabsleepsinourroomandshedoesgetupanddownandmovearound   sussex, Oct8,2014 #3 sussex RegisteredUsers Joined: Mar29,2014 Messages: 255 Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? [quoteauthor=sussexlink=topic=8181.msg115556#msg115556date=1412770382] mylabsleepsinourroomandshedoesgetupanddownandmovearound [/quote]   sussex, Oct8,2014 #4 Boogie SupportingMember ForumSupporter Joined: Mar29,2014 Messages: 8,416 Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Mydogsliketomoveaboutandtheysnoreloudly! Idon'tthinktheywakeup,Ijustthinkit'slikeusturningoveroradjustingtheduvetfortemperature.Duringthedaytheyalsochoosewheretosleepaccordingtotemperature. TheysleepinthekitchenasI'maverylightsleeper,Iwouldn'tgetawink!TheyarefineandneverwakeupbeforeIcomedown,eventhentheydon'talwaysgetupuntilbreakfastisserved!(Theyareonly18monthsand5monthsold)   Boogie, Oct8,2014 #5 Naya RegisteredUsers Joined: Sep14,2013 Messages: 9,628 Location: Bristol,UK Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Harleysleepswithus-usuallyonourbed,butifshegetstoohotshegoesintotheensuite.Apartfromthat,shedoesn'twakeupduringthenight.   Naya, Oct8,2014 #6 Dexter Moderator ForumSupporter Joined: Apr10,2013 Messages: 10,038 Location: Dubai Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Duringtheweek,Dextersleepsdownstairsinhisroombehindagate(it'stheutilityroomroomoffthekitchen)ifhebarkedI'dhearhimbutIdon'thearapeepfromhimnow.... Attheweekendshesleepsonourbed.....heshufflesaroundabitandcangiveaprettygoodbacklegkickattimesifyougetinhisspacebuthenevermovesoffthebed,ever.Hegetsrestlessaround5am(ourwalktime)IcanpushhimonifhethinksI'mstillasleepbutthesecondheknowsI'mbecomingconscioushecomesandliesonmyhead.....   Dexter, Oct8,2014 #7 debsie RegisteredUsers Joined: Oct23,2012 Messages: 1,075 Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? mytwosleepinmyroom,weallstartthenightonmybed,butthereisconsiderablemovementthroughoutthenight!Inthesummerpresumablybecauseitistoohotwithallofussquashedonthebedtheytakeitinturnsthroughoutthenighttoliecuddledupwithme,theotheroneisonthebedonthefloor,buttheywillswapplacesatleastonceduringthenight.Theybothgetupperiodicallyandhaveashakeandastretch,thenhopbackupintobedandgobacktosleep.Whenitgetscolder-ieasofthisweek-theyarebothonthebedwithmeprettymuchallnight.IthinkIamtheirveryownhighsidedbedsurround,IsleeponmysideandtheyliketocurveintomybodysoIhaveonecurledinthecurveofthefrontofme,andonecurledintothecurveofmylegsattheback.needlesstosayIneverfeelcoldinthewinter.I'mareallyrestlesssleeperandflipaboutquitealot,soIthinkIannoythemmorethantheyannoymewithmymovingabout,soneverfelttheneedtoevictthem!   debsie, Oct8,2014 #8 Lisa RegisteredUsers Joined: Jun6,2013 Messages: 5,743 Location: Alberta,Canada Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Simbasleepsbesidethebedonhisownbed,hemovesaroundabitatnightoccasionallybutitdoesn'tusuallybotherme.Occasionallyhewillhavetogetupbecauseofanupsettumorsomething,thenitgetupandlethimoutashescratchesatthedoor.   Lisa, Oct8,2014 #9 MF RegisteredUsers Joined: May5,2014 Messages: 2,545 Location: CapeTown,SouthAfrica Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Thankyouallforyourresponses!Somanyfunnysleepersoutthere--Ifeelwearecompletelynormal! Probablythebestwouldbetoevictthepoorboytothekitchen,butIjustdon'tthinkIcanbeartogothroughtheretrainingandthebarks(hehasanincrediblydeafeningbark(ifused,whichisrare)andtheneighbourswillnotbeimpressed)andIthinkIwouldfeelincrediblyguiltythathehastosleepallalone.Asitis,hefollowsusaround:ifwegotothelounge,hegetsoutofhisslumberfromthekitchentojoinuswhilewewatchTV;ifIworkinthestudy,hetreksupthestairstosleepinthestudywhileIwork.Suchadedicatedcompanion.Iwouldnotbeabletobringmyselftopreventhimfromsleepinginthebedroomwithus. Weactuallyboughtakingsizeextralengthbedrecentlysothat,ifhedidjoinusonthebed,we'dallbecomfortable.Helikestostartofftheeveningonthebedwithmyhusband--Iamalwayslasttobed--butassoonasIgetintobed,heslidesoffandsettlesdownnexttothebed.Iwishhe'dstayonthebedwithus,butwithallthreeofushegetstoohot.IwouldloveitifhecurledupwithmeasdoDebsie'stwo! Atthedogparkawomantoldmeherspanielsleepsagainsttheheadboardtheentirenight,doesnotmoveuntilshegetsup.Anotherwomantoldmethatherstaffiesleepsundertheduvettheentirenightwithher.TheclosestSnowiecomestosleepingnexttomeiswhenhecrashesdownnexttothebed(andyes,itisacrash,bumpsthebedandcanwakemeup),oneofhissleepingspotsduringthenight. Itisnowalmost10pmandtheboyiscomplainingthatwearenotinbedyet!!Hedoesn'tliketogotosleepbyhimself(haveyouever?!).Analarmclockinreverse.   MF, Oct8,2014 #10 drjs@5 RegisteredUsers Joined: Jun2,2012 Messages: 15,335 Location: Fife,Scotland Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? Lillyoftentakesherselfoffto"our"bedmidevening. OHprobablyinbedfirst,LillyshiftstothemiddlewhenIcome. OncebothlightsandTVoff,shegetsanudgeandistold"nightnightbedtime"andhopsoffandgoestoherbed-sometimestheoneatthebottomofthestairs,sometimesnexttomysideofthebed.Neversurewhich. Ifsheisn'talreadyinthebedroomshecomesthroughat6am. Asapupshereallyreallywriggledonthebed. Nowsheisprettystill. Atweekendssheoftengetstostayonallnight.Frequentlyshegetsupvoluntarilyandtakesherselfoff. Mightbemysnoring   drjs@5, Oct9,2014 #11 MF RegisteredUsers Joined: May5,2014 Messages: 2,545 Location: CapeTown,SouthAfrica Re:Movesaroundallnight--whatisnormal? [quoteauthor=drjs@5link=topic=8181.msg115848#msg115848date=1412891359] Lillyoftentakesherselfoffto"our"bedmidevening. [/quote] Sowonderfulthatsheissoindependent!AlthoughwearesuspiciousifSnowiedoestakehimselfofftoourbedwhenwe'renotinthebedroomcosthenwecanexpectthe"turndownservice",iehehasdugtheduvetup!!Usuallyitlookslikesomeonehasturneditdownfromthepillows,andfunnyasitis,heisnotallowedtodoitbecausetherewillcomeatimewhenhewilldigrightthroughthesheetsandmattressIamsure.Ifwecatchhimintheact,hestandsonthebedwithsuchanaughtyexpression,wefindithardtoreprimandhimbecausewe'relaughingsomuch,suchacharacter!   MF, Oct10,2014 #12 (Youmustloginorsignuptoreplyhere.) ShowIgnoredContent ShareThisPage Tweet Yournameoremailaddress: Doyoualreadyhaveanaccount? No,createanaccountnow. Yes,mypasswordis: Forgotyourpassword? Stayloggedin Signupnow! RecommendedBooks ForumStatistics Discussions: 0 Messages: 0 Members: 0 LatestMember: ShareThisPage Tweet TheLabradorForum Home Forums > GettingHelpWithYourLabrador > Labradorbehaviour >