Oh, that's funny! He really gets into it.

That was terrific! He's rubbing his body with glee, "I'll show you, take that!" he saying.

So cute! It doesn't seem fair that the cat would be allowed on the bed, but not the dog, so I'm all for the dog, lol. We gave up long ago trying to keep our dogs off the bed.

That started my day with a laugh! Very good, thanks!

My parents used to have a dog that wasn't allowed up on the living room couch. When they went out of course he would jump up onto the couch - the hair on the couch was a dead give away. As soon as he heard the car coming down the street he would jump off the couch. As he got older and more deaf the car would have to be closer to the house before he could hear it and would jump off. The day came that between his arthritis and his deafness he could no longer hear the car and couldn't be bothered to jump off the couch even when he saw my parents looking at him after they returned home.

That video is so funny.

So funny. Loved it. Nothing is off limits to our dog. She thinks everything is hers....her bed, her recliner chair, etc.

Ha ha. My dog used to do something similar. He loved to get in the bed when I was not home. Of course, I noticed that the bed smelled rather doggy after he had been in there. After changing the sheets many times I finally smartened up and closed the bed room door.

He would stay in the bed until he heard me come in the door. I would hear a thump as he jumped down. Then he would look at me in all innocence -- who me?

I think the dog in the video is rolling around in his owners' scent. They should be flattered. Love the expression on the cat's face, like what the hell are you doing?

That's pretty funny!

None of our Westies have been allowed to get up just anywhere they wanted. Our current Westie is allowed up on three pieces of furniture. Two give him views outside that he can't get from any french door or the entry door sidelights. One is his bed on the bench at the foot of our bed. (He will sneak up ON our bed at night sometimes.)

Twice we caught him on the living room sofa and he got scolded. (I could see him up there through the entry door sidelights as we drove up the driveway.) I never caught him there again, but he did switch gears to try the big round ottoman in *front* of the living room sofa. He then learned, "Oops! Can't do that either."

Now that he is 14 and has arthritis, I have to help him claim his rightful territory.

I have never allowed a dog on my bed. I keep the door closed and Cooper is crated when I leave the house and he is also crated when I am sleeping. When I got him from the shelter, I didn't know he was crate trained and it was only after several counter surfing episodes that I bought a crate for him. He likes his crate and the treat he gets for getting in the crate.

Trash surf and pretend he didn't!

Lindaohnowga, I had to buy a new recliner when my schnauzer decided to make the old one his. :)

I like the cat's expression too. "You fool. WHAT do you think are you doing? I'm gonna tell!"

my kitties just slept, full run of the house...dd1's dogs are created....it's warmer in her house for them that way...think ds2 crates, too? and when I'm home alone I seem to gravitate to the office...can even nap in here....(twin bed)

Rummage through the house...recheck the kitchen floors over and over..occasionally gets in the trash..
We keep the bedroom doors shut because she likes to pee on carpet..just cuz..

Yet she doesn't pee on the bathroom or entry way rugs..she has been caught napping on them though.

She's never been allowed on the furniture, can't even recall her trying, except as a puppy and learning it wasn't allowed.

My Sheltie is safe in his crate when I'm away. He likes his crate, thank goodness, and goes in very easily.

Another great thing: he doesn't like to be up as high as a chair or bed. He's never tried to get on a chair; doesn't even take anything that interests him that is on a chair. Unfortunately, he also doesn't enjoy riding in the car and I have to lift him up onto his seat behind the driver. He never moves a muscle in the car, never lies down, never changes position. At times I have had things in the car that smelled wonderful, such as some fried chicken, and he never attempted to find it.

Strange dog!

When my boys were in high school we had 2 rottweilers - they were very sweet and acted like golden retrievers. One of them liked bar soap and every now and then we'd discover teeth marks in the soap. It was never eaten, just sampled.

But every now and then my eldest son would complain that his brother was using his Mach 3 razor because he'd find it on the floor. They argued about it, my youngest son claiming that he hadn't used it.

That went on for a few months until the day we noticed one of the rotties was chewing on something - Yep - you guessed it - she obviously like the taste of the soap and was stealing the cartridges right out of the handle. How she managed to avoid cutting herself I'll never know.

She also like to eat BIC pens.

Because I have a big, shiny black flatbed scanner on my desk, I know that my cats walk on the desk when I'm not home. I'm sure their explorations are not limited to the scanner. :-)

I have a GoPro camera and a few nights ago, we thought of setting it up before we leave the house to see what our cat does. We learned what our first cat did. She died five years ago..... But when she was about 3 years old, we had our tv in the basement family room. The kids had gone back to school after lunch break and my husband and I were downstairs. Apparently, Cleo thought we were gone too. We could hear her running from one end of the house to the other and back again, jumping on the couch at one end, then on my daughters bed at the other. We were both laughing. Then she ran through the kitchen and flew down the basement steps. When she reached the bottom she saw my husband on the couch and me at my usual spot: at the computer. She literally stopped dead in her tracks and her eyes were like saucers. It was hilarious! She got caught. She never did that again. She always came down quietly to see if anyone was home. But Sydney, the cat we have now? I have a feeling if we left her sleeping on the couch upstairs, we could come home 3 hours later to check the camera to see she hadn't moved a muscle. Boy can that girl sleep.

Why would you even have a pet if it is crated all day while you are gone and all night while you sleep? Why? That makes me so mad, I could scream!
We have a couple of pieces of "pet friendly" furniture, a couch, with a blanket cover, so they can look out the window. An ottoman, blanket covered, to sit in the sun, or in front of the fireplace, and hubby's recliner, where they always are, (if he is in it), anyway. A soda can, with some pebbles in the bottom, shaken when they try to get somewhere they shouldn't be, is usually effective within a couple of days of being in the household of where their "territory" begins, and ends.
Crates have their place, and the puglet would go into his crate when there was too much excitement, i.e., company, kids, other dogs, etc.,
The cat just goes down to the basement.
I just don't understand the reasoning of getting a pet to chain it in your yard, keep it in a kennel ("dog run"), or crate it while you are gone and when you sleep.
Were your children crated when you weren't home, or while you slept?
Sorry, sore subject with me!

That was funny. I love animal videos.

I'm sorry my crating of my dog upset you so much. He is in his crate at night, right next to my bed. But in the daytime, he is seldom in it for more than 2 hours at a time. I never said he was crated all day.

When he was a pup it was necessary to crate him as he chewed everything in sight. No way would I leave him to his own devices while I was gone for even a short time. He is not quite 2 and still loves to chew certain things, like my beloved books, and the edges of the carpet and area rugs. I'm sure he will grow out of this eventually. I do leave him the run of the house more and more, when I am out for only a half hour or so, and am hoping to work up to longer as he becomes more trustworthy.

He is NEVER chained anywhere, and has a dog door, which enables him to out to survey his kingdom whenever he is so inclined.

Scream all you want, but I know that my boy is well cared for and enjoys his life, and is pretty pampered by me also. Please do not make assumptions without knowing all the facts. Yes, I also am sad when I hear about pets being left outside all the time, and chained, too. I consider myself a responsible, caring pet owner.

@ maxmom ~ get over yourself! My reply was to the person that crates her dog when she leaves in the morning and sleeps at night! In my world, that is 6 am to 6 pm, and from 10 pm to 5 am. Why have a pet?

My apologies, angelaid. Since you did not specify who you response was aimed at, I assumed wrongly that since I was the last to mention 'crate' that it was to me.

I do agree with you about not having a pet if you're going to crate him all day.