Our dogs and cats always slept with us, but now that we have our granddaughter's dog and son's dog, no cats anymore, they do not sleep with us. One sleeps under my chair and the other sleeps behind it. They shed a lot, too. When we had a beagle, he did not shed.
There are periods when one or the other of mine chooses to sleep elsewhere. And some mornings I wake up all alone. I had a beagle once upon a time, or rather my father did. Epimethius - after thought. He was such a good dog. Whenever I came to visit, he would howl for joy for a very long time. I miss that dog.
Epimetheus I had to look it up, now I know it means an afterthought. I learned a new word, thank you.