Peri Asks Permission to Come onto Bed

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

So, this has been happening periodically, but now it is a daily occurance.

 

Peri sleeps on her bed at the foot of our bed on the floor.  She loves her bed and curls up on it as soon as we turn out the lights for bedtime (or if we start reading in bed).  About 6 months ago, she would start waking up before our alarm went off - when the sun came up really.  She would then pace around and jump up on the bed, which was fine with us so we could sleep in a little longer.

 

For the past month, she will not come up without us saying "come on up!" and us patting the bed.  She will not at all.  The new morning routine is her pawing at me (imagine her hind legs on the floor and front paws on me!) and giving a little friendly grrr.  I then say "come on up" and pat the bed and she jumps up and sleeps until we wake up.

 

So what the dood?  Why won't she just come on up?  We did make a point to train her to go "OFF" when we got in the bed, so maybe she is trying to be a good doodle and ask politely first?  Really, what gives?

 

Just another odd doodle trait.  Peri got her Canine Good Citizen award and now she feels she must ask permission for certain things. What a good girl :)  (I am kind of joking here....stop pawing me!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Judi, David & Maddie Irishdoodle]

Maddie sleeps in her crate, on the floor or on her pillow during the night but early every morning she comes to the side of the bed and asks permission to jump up and stretch out.  She'll sleep another hour or so until I get up and have my shower. Maddie can jump like a deer onto the bed but we have to haul her 65 lb butt into a vehicle - go figure.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

She is such a good girl!  Murph won't come up on the bed either unless I give him permission.  He'll pace around and stare at me until I tell him it's okay.  We actually taught him this because I didn't want him on the bed during the night when we were sleeping.  It's a non-issue with Guinness....he can't get on the bed until I put his stairs up.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Early in the morning, Kona comes to my side of the bed and wags his tail (banging on the wall). This is how he gets me to pat the bed and say, "come on". He NEVER gets on the bed without asking. He's a gentleman in every way. Peri is just being polite.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Peri is a Lady in every sense of the word!

[Sharon & Monty]

Monty used to ask permission.  Now he just comes and goes on and off the bed thru the night.  Funny how we just assume crippled up positions just so we can have him on the bed.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Oops...forgot to say Peri is just being a good little doodle girl. She knows she has to keep up the good work, because now she is a Canine Good Citizen!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Fudge and Vern never jump up on the bed. They put their front paws on the bed and hind legs on the floor and we hoist (and it truly is a hoist for Vern) them the rest of the way up. They also do not jump down off the bed. Weirdos, I say!!! lol