both my cat and dog sleep on my bed, and both are surprisingly clean and self-attentive about grooming. but like children, they do get dirty more easily and spr

both my cat and dog sleep on my bed, and both are surprisingly clean and self-attentive about grooming. but like children, they do get dirty more easily and spread it more easily. that's why we have sinks and showers and washing machines, for them and for our own dirty selves. and as with caretaking humans, i do clean my dog's (and very rarely, my cat's) butt with wet wipes if she happens to get some poop on her fur, but that doesn't happen too often since she doesn't like it either and positions herself to avoid it. dogs need social interaction, especially with their humans and with their dog friends, to avoid (specific) behavioral problems. if you have only one dog, it's often easiest to fulfill that need by allowing it indoors to be with its human(s).