As we get ready to celebrate National Dog Day, a new survey conducted by Bensons for Beds has revealed the dog breeds that are most likely to steal your bed and leave you fighting for a tiny square inch of mattress to get your snooze on.
If you own a Cocker Spaniel, then it will probably come as no surprise to learn that this merry, frolicsome and high-energy pup topped the list as the canine companion who has the least amount of hesitation when it comes to trying to claim their spot beside you.
In fact, this happy-go-lucky dog is so determined when it comes to both bed stealing and winning their owners over that they manage to sleep in comfort a whopping 14 nights a month - that's almost 50% of the time getting their beauty sleep on their owners bed instead of their own.
The survey, which involved 1,000 dog owners living across Britain, ranked each breed by the number of nights a month they slept on the bed with their owners, pulling the data together to create a final list of the top 10 dog breeds most likely to ditch their own bed in favor of their humans.
Rounding out the top five were the Beagle, Miniature Schnauzer, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, all spending the equivalent of 11 nights a month in their owner’s bed.
In the final five spots were the Shih Tzu, Boxer, Hungarian Vizsla, Dachshund and last but certainly not least, the English Springer Spaniel. It's worth noting that a third of the list was dominated by Spaniel breeds, so if you're planning to adopt one, be prepared for some serious bed wars!
And while they didn’t make the top 10, other popular breeds known to be serial snugglers, such as Pugs, Bulldogs, Golden Retrievers, and Labradors, easily made the top 20 breeds with their cheeky sleep habits.
Despite many of these pooches being incredibly persistent in their desires to sleep on the big bed, many dog owners find themselves asking the vital question: “Should your dog sleep in your bed?”
And, despite experts commonly advising against the bed sharing, the answer to this particular question for many canine owners is based on several factors from the animal’s size to their personality and - not forgetting - the positions they like to sleep in!
