Pet Dogs

　　Many pet parents have a troublesome problem: their beloved dogs always want to sleep on the owner's bed. Why do dogs like to sleep close to their owners so much?

　　Dogs remain in the puppy stage in many ways throughout their lives. Even adult dogs regard their owners as surrogate parents; so, naturally, they want to curl up next to their "mother." In this case, the "mother" is not necessarily the female owner. If the dog is closer to the male owner in daily life, then the male owner becomes the "surrogate mother" and the person they want to sleep with.

　　Even dogs that have been strictly trained and are usually not allowed near the bed still want to be as close as possible to their group when sleeping. The "group" here refers to their natural environment, where several puppies left in the dog’s den would naturally huddle together while sleeping. Only when driven out by the pack do dogs sleep alone away from the group.

　　Similarly, if a dog is driven out of the owner's room every night, it will feel expelled by the pack. Of course, if it is a pack of guard dogs or hunting dogs, this problem does not occur because they keep each other company. But a single pet dog living alone with its owner will find it hard to understand why it must avoid and separate from its companion at bedtime.

　　For this, it is recommended that most dog-owning families find a compromise: of course, the dog should not sleep on the bed, but let it sleep as close to the bedroom as possible, or at the edge of the bed. This way, the dog may avoid suffering excessive psychological trauma every night.