Sex While Having Pets
Recently, as I was fostering a dog, I was lucky enough to have a gentleman friend who wanted to hang out and meet said dog. The pup was a big boy, with a drooly smile, in desperate need of the attention of all in the room. After a loungey chat and catch up with the dog curled up between us, the gentleman and I started making out. And immediately the dog wanted in - he climbed on the couch all over us and tried to join in to the fun we were clearly having.
In order to prevent some accidental bestiality, we put him in his crate when things moved to the bedroom. It was nice to have some alone time and enjoy our more passionate activities without a wet nose snuffling into the middle of the action. But the pup could hear what was happening and whined (LOUDLY) for most of the time that we were going at it. Ambiance be damned, we still had a good time. There was a second attempt, in which we put some YouTube videos on to theoretically soothe him and distract him from the human-and-animal noises coming from the bedroom. But he still whined. The dog has serious FOMO!
Having sex while also having a pet is a fraught issue. Before fostering this dog, I had forgotten that sometimes our animal companions get in the way or try to get involved in sex. I canvassed a few friends after about their experiences with pets and got back quite a few fun stories.
One friend has a cat who is pretty good about getting out of the way when it’s time for things to heat up, but is especially prescient when the sex has ended, often popping up right after the lovers have parted. Another has two dogs - one who is keen to be involved and another who ignores all activities. She often wishes they could entertain one another instead of leaving the lovers to deal with the more interested dog.
Multiple people shared stories of pets interrupting oral sex - given that it seems more inviting, maybe? One in particular was impressed by her paramour’s facility to both pet the dog and continuing his oral mission without skipping a beat.
Our furry friends are not strangers to sex themselves, so it always seems funny to me when they want to join in. It was very fun to see this side of being a dog owner, but I’m happy that my foster dog has moved on. The couple that took him on seems nice enough and hopefully has a door to separate their bedroom activities from his attention.
