how much of a cuddler is your dog?

[milos_mommy]

i know this varies a lot, by breed and individual dog, so how mushy does your dog get?

Both my mom's wheaten Benji and my Eskie Cody would like to be close, but not overly so. Both would lay their head on your knee or lie on your feet when you were watching tv, but they weren't "lap dogs". Cody also liked to be hugged, if you wrapped your arms around you he'd put his head on your shoulder. Benji, if you pick him up and put him on your lap, he'll stay for a while, but he won't do it by himself.

Milo will lie down five feet away, and slowly inch his way closer until his butt's smushed up against you, and then kind of roll over until he's in your lap. He pretty much wants to be touching someone whenever possible.

what about your dogs?

 

[mrose_s]

harry is the best cuddler. he comes up and lyes half on your lap. or sits up and puts his front paws over your arm or should and digs his head right into your chest. he;s just so sweet.

busters very sweet to me, he can get very close and is a big dog to be a lap dog but he manages

 

[Gempress]

Zeus will come and lay his head in your lap, or he'll lay close to you on the couch. He loves attention and loving, and is very sweet and affectionate, but is not an especially "cuddly" dog.

Voodoo on the other hand....oy. He LIVES for laps and cuddles. I can't even sit on the couch without Voodoo trying to back his big brindle butt into my lap. He'll stop if I tell him "no," but will sulk and generally act like his feelings are very hurt. He almost tipped us both over yesterday when he tried to crawl into my lap while I was sitting in my little computer chair.

And of course Hubby doesn't help matters by encouraging Voodoo to crawl into his lap all the time. I tell him that Voodoo is too big for laps. And hubby always replies "Awww, it's ok. He's not too big for me!"

 

[Amstaffer]

Scale of 1-10 (10 being best)

Sal is a 10.5. He demands to cuddle when I watch TV. Sometimes that isn't easy having a 70lb lap dog.

Athena is a 5. Sometimes (very rarely) she will crawl up an cuddle but you are real lucky for her to pick you and the time has to be just right for her.

Athena used to be more of a cuddler before Sal came into the picture. Its funny though, sometimes they will cuddle together in the sun.

 

[Sweet72947]

My Benji loves to be on the couch with you. Daisy's only around you if you have food.

 

[Aussie Red]

Whiskey is the worlds biggest cuddler but only with me. Kahlua is love skidish. She was I am afraid an outside only dog and now we are seeing that she ducks from sudden movements as if she has been hit. She loves my hubby but does not allow him to hold her. She is starting to like a few minutes of cuddle time with me but then will bolt and go into the other room. A few minutes is better then I used to get. She is coming around.

 

[mjb]

Spanky isn't a cuddler. He is very sweet and loveable, and he wants to be very close, but he doesn't want to be touching for long.

Well, he does love if you touch him, as in belly rubs and scratching behind his ears. I haven't found out how long he will stay for that. We've never lasted long enough that he walked away from that kind of affection.

If we cuddle with him or move him over against us so that he's touching us while we're watching TV or something, he will stay for a few minutes, but he'll eventually get up and move about a foot away. He wants to be in close vicinity.....just not touching.

 

[DanL]

Our 3 are all different.

Bruzer is definitely a lap dog and loves nothing more than to spend a lazy afternoon snoozing in the chair with you. He's not a velcro dog though, and doesn't need to be in the same room as you. When you sit in your chair, that's when he's ready to be your buddy.

Gunnar is the type who has to be in the room with you. He doesn't get anxious if he's not, but his preference is to be with me. If I go to the garage to putter around, he comes out and lays there. If I go to the basement for lifting or laundry or other activities that keep me down there, he comes down and hangs out. He isn't a lap dog, and he's not really a cuddler. He likes to come up and put his head on your lap, or he'll climb up and lay his body on you for a few minutes, but he's not going to sleep in the chair with you. Even on the bed, he'll come up if you invite him but he won't stay longer than 5 minutes, then he hops down. When I'm in my office, he's always right there, often putting his head on my foot while I work.

Daisy is the most velcro dog I ever saw. When they say "leans and slobbers" they are telling the truth. She has to press against you. She'll get in your lap and climb up as high on your body as she can, so her face is pressed against yours, and every part of her is pressing against you, then fall asleep. At night she'll try and worm her way up on the bed with us. It seems when she hears the birds start to chirp around 4:30, she wants to come up, and she'll wedge herself right between us, putting an arm around me and pressing up against my wife. It's pretty funny but we're trying to limit her from spending the entire night up there. An hour or so before my wife wakes up is ok, then she'll snooze with me until 6:30 or so when I get up. She has to be in the same room as you, but doesn't have to be right there like Gunnar does.

Right now I'm in the office, she's on the couch a few feet away, napping. Gunnar is laying right next to my chair, and Bruzer is out in the family room.

 

[BostonBanker]

Meg's tag says it all:

She would choose snuggling over meat any day. As soon as you sit down, she comes over and plants her little butt on your leg. She loves to touch and be touched, and the more of her body that is in contact with yours, the better. She is a champion snuggler .

 

[showpug]

My pugs are generally like glue, but they like to lay next to you instead of on you. My bulldog on the other hand is glue in dog form

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

Baxter loves to sit next to, or on my lap--which I enjoy! He is generally a "people" dog--wants to be with or near us. Traveler--she would sit on your lap if allowed (she's just too big!)--but she will soak up every ounce of love you could shower on her!

 

[Peaches 'n Cream]

Peaches loves to be petted and getting attention. She paws you when you walk up the stairs and LOVES to lick. Heck, she wont stop until you tell her to. But, she HATES to be picked up and forced into being in your lap. She will come to you once in a while if you call her while you are on the couch, but other wise she squirms until you put her down. Not too lovey dovey but is such a sweetie! <3!

 

[Dizzy]

Cuddling is life for Bodhi. She isn't content with a quick pet - it has to be full blown snuggles. She loves being SQUEEZED, and I DO squeeze her!

I can lay down and rest my head on her. I can pick her up and put her in any position - she's like a rag doll.

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Buddy is a cuddler on his own terms. Bella is a smooshy wooshy cuddler, with kisses and everything. Banzai, not so much, but if it's cool enough he may be bribed into cuddles.

 

[Doberluv]

All of my dogs love to cuddle and be close. If Lyric had his way, he'd be right on my lap, but he's just too big, so he has to settle for next to me with maybe a foot or chin on me. He really has to have some body part touching me. That's when we're hanging out on the couch. If he's busy outside playing or chasing something...that is definitely not the time for cuddling. Jose` and Chulita are both very much the lap dogs and love cuddling. They can lie on their backs in my arms like a baby, total snuggle bugs. Toker is always game for cuddling. She loves the attention and affection, really craves it after a rough puppy hood.

 

[Blondie]

Blondie is very affectionate. He loves attention so he will sit very close to you, or even sit on your foot while you're watching TV or cooking. He's not a cuddler, though. Never liked to be on laps much, and if I hug him, he'll stay there for a while, and then starts getting anxious until he can leave and shake!

Charlotte, on the other hand, was all about cuddles. Poor angel slept on laps, chests (with her head on the person's shoulder), arms or legs. I was actually worried about what to do when she was as big as Blondie!

 

[milos_mommy]

Buddy is a cuddler on his own terms. Bella is a smooshy wooshy cuddler, with kisses and everything. Banzai, not so much, but if it's cool enough he may be bribed into cuddles.

it's a good thing Bella likes to cuddle, because i don't think it'd work out having such a smooshy ball of adorable in your house if she wasn't into lovins.

 

[Charliesmommy]

Charlie likes to cuddle as long as I am scratching him. Doesn't matter where - ears, belly, back. The second I stop, he noses my hand and licks like crazy for a minute and if I don't start scratching again, off he goes.

 

[ACooper]

Phoebe wants her pets & belly rubs...........then she goes away.

Orson NEVER goes away, hahahahhaha, if he isn't trying to be in your lap, he is sitting on your feet. Any signal that you are willing brings on the cuddles for him

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

My Dacshund, Jackson Browne is a major snuggler. Chloe likes to snuggle to.