Told to get to sleep by dog

[PattyDuckface]

My 9yr old daughter had an ill advised 3 hour nap today and has proceeded to spend the bedtime routine chatting and dragging it out by hours because she wasn't tired. Talking about absolutely everything in the world.

My dog was trying to sleep at the bottom of her bed, and then after a few hours of this endless chatting just stood up and growled at us. It was a strange growl, a bit more emotive and pleading. We obviously noticed it, and it was a little weird for him to do it, so I said - ok let's all get to sleep now.

My daughter finally fell asleep and the dog immediately relaxed and fell asleep.

Has my dog just scolded us and told us to get to sleep and succeeded?

Anyone else ever experienced their dog do something similar?

Well possibly yes your dog was annoyed at their own sleep being interrupted.

Honestly I don't think I'd have a dog sleeping on a child's bed if they are growling, even if it doesn't seem aggressive growling as such, it's just not worth it.

If they startled awake if a child moved suddenly there is that potential there for growling / snapping.

Yes, you're right.
Going to make him sleep in dog bed from now on.

Sorry OP I'd never let a dog sleep on my child's bed either. I know they are part of the family but we must remember they are animals and you can't ever trust an animal implicitly. What if your child kicked them in the night, in their sleep by accident the dog could react badly.

Yes definitely a worry. Will fix it.

I'm with your dog.

@rubeexcube indeed, I was talking about Genesis

@PattyDuckface dogs in bedrooms has always been a strict no no from me and we have always had two dogs!! they arent bathed every night like children are so they are dirty.

The dog's right, animals aren't stupid

Yes pets can be keen on routine

My late DDog used to snooze on his bed in the lounge in the evening then come to bed with me, but if we'd had a particularly busy day or I was up late he'd take himself off to bed, then come back 10 minutes later, stand in the doorway and woof once. Then he'd stand there until I went to bed and he'd trot dutifully behind me. I miss him.

Dogs don't tend to be terribly subtle. He was most likely telling you to shut up and go away so he could sleep, which is fair enough really - I think most people would growl if they were trying to nod off and you were sitting on their bed wittering on! Probably best to not let him sleep with children, but it's almost certainly not indicative of anything more sinister.

@StrongFemaleCharacter amazing how much they have a sense of time and routine. Your dog sounds sweet, you must miss them.

😅 dogs love routine! If I was up too late, mine used to get up and stand in front of me doing "the eyes", like "wtf do you think you're doing" eyes, which is when I knew we had to go to bed 😂😍

One of my girls will come back down to get me if I am clearing up downstairs too long and it's past all our bedtimes. She is very keen on the lot of us all going at the same time, she can't settle til she's rounded us up. It's lovely. She's a gentle little soul.

@Crucible oh that's lovely, is your dog a herding type?

Same here! My late dog was a stickler for routine would take herself off to our bed and if we didn’t come up within 15 minutes she would trot back down into the living room and give us what we called the death stare until we gave up and did as we were told, I miss her dreadfully as well.

I've had similiar. I had a dog who routinely growled to let me know when she wanted me to go up to bed.
The dog I have now stares at me intently to tell me it's bedtime.

No, she's a rescued miniature Schnauzer. She was a puppy farm breeding machine and she treats us all like her pups. We let her - it's absolutely fine and makes her feel comfortable. She does the same in the park, she is always last in line making sure we are all ahead of her and safe. She is 9 inches tall.....

rubeexcube indeed, I was talking about Genesis
no wonder the poor dog wanted you to shut!

Nothing wrong with Phil Collins IMO.😉

Sounds like your dog wanted you to shut up and leave him alone, lol.

I agree with PP that you need to be careful about dogs sleeping on the bed with children. I personally wouldn't have a dog sleeping alone all night with a child.

I was thinking the Bible not Phil Collins but that makes sense.

My dog sleeps on my bed. The little growl she does e.g. when you are not tickling her tummy in the exact right place is not aggressive imo.

It was the bible, although it could well have been about how Genesis were phenomenal musicians.

Why do children want to talk about what happens after death and if God exists just before sleep?

On the odd occasion when stay up late at the weekend DDog will eventually get fed up and tell me it's bedtime, whether I want to go or not