Research shows that animals can improve our mental health for example, studies suggest that human-animal interactions lessen depression while lowering levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Here they are, along with tips for what to do if you and your partner disagree about the matter: The pros If you have an older, even-tempered dog, the conversation becomes about the pros and cons of co-sleeping with your pet. Brooks adds that beds aren’t a place to play with toys or wrestle, and suggests spreading a blanket or towel across the bottom of the bed to create a spot your dog knows belongs to her. If you roll over and irritate an aggressive dog, you risk getting bitten. “If I get a new dog, I want him to learn that it’s OK to sleep in a room away from me.”īrooks also would want to make sure that the dog is potty-trained, knows basic commands, like “sit” or “down,” and understands that entering the bed is by invitation only.Īnother case where co-sleeping is a no-no is if you have a dog who causes you to “feel any trepidation and fear,” Brooks says.
#Sleeping dogs lie how to
It’s never a good idea, for example, to share a bed with a brand-new puppy: Dogs need to learn how to sleep by themselves in their crates first, says Steve Brooks, a dog trainer and canine behavior expert. In some cases, the co-sleeping decision is clear.
And the other one is, usually, who’s the better parent.” (In this case, he means to human offspring.) Join the debate – email more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.“It’s one of the three major complaints I get all the time,” says psychologist Joel Gavriele-Gold, author of “When Pets Come Between Partners.” The other two? “You love the cat, dog or fish more than you love me.
Perhaps the slugs will take over and clear up the mess left behind. The Tate Christmas illuminations by Monster Chetwynd ( Report, 1 December) seem remarkably similar to Martin Rowson’s cartoon of The Ghost of Mrs May hovering over destruction (Journal, 1 December).
#Sleeping dogs lie tv
I wanted to put in a good word for Scott & Bailey, written and produced by Sally Wainwright and others ( At last TV puts brilliant female friendships centre stage, 28 November), which is absolutely about long-term female friendships, brilliantly done and including realism, humour, hierarchies, conflict and nuance. Who knows what they are doing while you are asleep? Dogs should never be allowed on furniture, let alone on beds. Rather than sleeping with your dog (Arwa Mahdawi, G2, 3 December), I suggest shut it in the kitchen where it belongs. It’s far more likely the thought that their sexual peccadilloes and indiscretions might be revealed that will help persuade them. So chief whip Julian Smith thinks MPs can be persuaded to back Theresa May by the thought that otherwise they might lose some of their Christmas break ( Report, 1 December). Harry Leslie Smith may be history now, but sharing his belief in the power of the written word and his dedication to social democracy would be a great legacy in this age of misinformation, Brexit and an unknown tomorrow. Last Thursday’s Journal was a cracker, a combination of spot-on articles to raise awareness in us all for the need for constant vigilance.
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