The War on Dog Hair

The non-dog owners out there may find this appalling, but our dog sleeps under the covers with us. When she was a puppy, she hated snuggling. After awhile of trying to snuggle with her, she decided she enjoyed it and began pawing at the covers every night to get in. Usually when Jake and I are both in the bed, she sleeps on her dog bed and then comes and gets in bed when one of us wakes up to get ready. I always make the bed when we get up, or she will get right back under the covers without us. She would lay in bed under the covers, with her head on the pillow all day if she could.

When Jake was gone for a month, she obviously missed him because she had to be touching me at all times, meaning she slept with me every night. Once Jake got home, she still wanted to sleep in the bed with both of us in there. The thing about Lexie is that she is part husky and therefore sheds a significant amount. Once Jake was back, he was not happy with dog hair constantly being in our bed, and declared an all out war on dog hair. This got me noticing the dog hair, too, not just in the bed but everywhere else.

Just a typical day in the life of Lexie

She likes to use pillows

Jake decided our first step is keeping her out of the covers. I knew this would be hard because she jumps up on the bed and paws at us until we let her in. And her face is so cute we just can't say no, especially Jake(our future children will most likely have him wrapped around his finger). We found a compromise, she can be on the bed, on top of the covers, but we put another blanket over her so she thinks she is under our covers. She isn't quite fooled, but it has kept her happy for now.

"Mom, please let me in the covers with you"

I have also been on a crusade around the house trying to get rid of all of the dog hair. We thought not having carpet would be better for the dog hair, but now I walk around and see it everywhere. I can sweep daily and it will still be all over the floor. I can't go anywhere without having to lint roll my outfit. 

Yep, that's all full of dog hair. I recommend this vacuum to any pet owners out there, Hoover Windtunnel Petrewind

Dog hair, after sweeping only 2 days before. 

Maybe we should just shave the damn dog and be done with it

Wish us luck in battle

Does your dog sleep in your bed? What do you do to keep the dog hair under control?