The Bedtime Blues

Ok, somethings got to give. My terrier, Jada, takes up more than her share of the bed. She has long legs and, of course, she likes to sleep stretched out. She wakes me up so many times at night that I feel like a zombie during the day.

I am thinking about putting her in a dog crate at night. I know she loves me so much and enjoys being close, but I think it would do us both a favor if she sleeps in a crate. Maybe I can decorate it like Paris Hilton's bedroom and then she will feel comfortable in it. I will need to get a pretty pink dog bed with sparkles on it and maybe get her one of those sound machines to play soft music. ha ha

Now I have gone too far! She's a dog for crying out loud. Can't she just sleep outside or something?

I don't know what else to do at night to keep her out of my bed. It seems that they start sleeping in the bed as soon as they know how to jump up in the bed. I never gave her permission to do it, she just took it upon herself to make that decision.

If anyone has any suggestions, please comment. I don't want her to get upset and think I don't love her, I just want to get some sleep.