She puts water in the tea kettle, gets the treat, pets the dog, and decides to throw the dog bed covers into the wash, and realizes the wet load in the washer has to be hung on the line (yes, she even hung her laundry in the sun).

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If your dog walks you instead of vice versa, or if she decides that your bed is her personal playpen, check out the plethora of articles from the Perfect Paws Dog and Cat Behavior and Training Center to help you solve and overcome a wide assortment of common behavior problems.

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Even my dog knows that if you get out of bed before, say, noon you're going to have a bad time.

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There are three things you can bring to bed with you at night: your dog, your spouse, and your phone.

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Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch, CO: This Ritz Carlton, located on the slopes of the Beaver Creek ski resort, was one of the first hotels in the nation to have a house dog, Bachelor, a rescued yellow Labrador retriever, whose bed was next to the concierge stand.

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"My mother had a dog just like him, so I would tell her it was her dog, and she would hold onto his leash, even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away, " Walsh said.

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"He sleeps in the same bed as my youngest, " she says, adding that Petey wears sweaters she buys from online dog-clothing stores.

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