There are mixed reviews when it comes to pets in the bedroom. Some pet owners love their dogs, cats, gerbils, etc. so much they feel turning their backs on them for even a minute is negligent.

A dog-owning, cohabitating friend told me she and her significant other prefer the pooch in the bedroom to make sure it doesn’t fuck things up in the living room while they … um, fuck.

Personally, it totally wierds me out to be in the throws of passion and out of the corner of my eye see Fido sitting on the bed, chewing on my panties (true story), watching – and bouncing along with – all the action. Not because I fear Rover is going to get frisky and stir up some zoophiliac emotions in me. (Eww,) but does the animal really know what’s going on? I’ve heard some dogs whimper or will bark at the sight of their owners having sex … Why?!

Well, I did the research. So before you call The Dog Whisperer, please note:  Dogs (and other pets) are incapable of secondary emotions. And while the barking and whimpering may be a dog’s reaction to the aromas of sex or its tuned-in senses, veterinary behaviorists will tell you it has no idea you’re getting it on. So knick-knack-paddy-whack … give your dog a bone (Really. They like it.) Compromise — do it for the pet-lover on in you.

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