What makes you love your dog???

I don't have a dog, but opened this thread because I LOVE dogs and would love to have one in the next few years.

My question for you all, and I hope this isn't TMI and that I can get an honest answer here.. If you have a dog and live with your significant other, how does it effect your love life? I mean that generally and ALSO in the bedroom.. do you still get ALONE time as much as you need it?

Hasn't affected it at all really.
Sometimes when we hug he'll start barking, but that's easily dealt with by either letting him have a cuddle too, or telling him to lie down - he does as he's told with that Also, if my partner and I are sitting together on the sofa, and one of us gets up for something, he'll jump straight up next to you and nick the seat, but when you tell him "off", he get's off with that sad little look on his face lol

With the bedroom, he's not allowed upstairs, and is crate trained so if we went upstairs he would go in his crate. I can leave him out of it to go upstairs for a couple of minutes, telling him to stay and he will do as he's told. But if I'm up there for longer than a few minutes he will charge up the stairs, and jump around all over the bed, especially if he hears anything going on He's still one crazy over-excited puppy lol This is why crate training is useful for us.

Basically, they like attention and interaction but trained well are obedient and generally do as they're told, so if you wanted alone time there are definitely ways to get it just as easily as without one
The only downside is if you wanted alone time away from the home, such as a hotel or weekend break, you have to arrange care for the dog in the time you're away. I realise you probably know that, but that for me is really the only issue you have with getting one. That, and the initial training stage.

Alright yes, I love my little dog Boo. Yes she is a Chihuahua and yes I am a man!!

And that is her that I am carrying in my profile pic!!

What can I say, she's awesome!

Because she's adorable and super lady like. Also, because she ADORES our son.




P.S. First time posting pictures, and what I see on my screen vs. what I found in the "how to post pictures" thread is NOT the same, even though I'm following the directions word for word....we'll see what happens.

my 55 pound golden retriever mix thinks she's a 5 pound lap dog.

So it's not just my dog! My baby boy is 65 pounds but thinks he is tiny enough to sit on laps too!

My 50 pound black lab is the SAME!!!!!!!!!....Plus she takes up a lot of my bed when she decides to sleep with me and then looks at my like Im in HER way when I make her move over a lil