I have two basset hounds. They do not sleep on the bed. They are quite short and the bed sits pretty high, they can not get up, LOL. They are in the house alot, and are my sewing,quilting buddies. I just think it goes with the package ,just a little more work to keep the hair cleaned up. I know a lot of work goes into our quilts but our pets are part of the family, kids are hard on things to but we would not change it for anything.