I have an 11 week old rottie who's a cuddle bunny when she starts to get tiered she grabs a toy and sits on my lap if I'm on the floor playing with her or stretching. I absolutely love it but I'm not sure if it could develop into a problem later in life. Not to mention when she's 100lbs and squishes me (I'm 107lbs lol...ouch)
As long as it's on the floor I see it as bonding and her being comfortable with you. If she crawled up on the couch to lay with you I see it as a future issue. If you don't want her getting used to your lap, gently guide her to laying next to you with her toy. When she is bigger, her laying next to your feet will probably be good enough for her.
I used to let my older dog play in my lap all the time when he was a pup. He still gets a little lap time as a special treat every now and then, but it did get to a point where it just wasn't practical to have a big lap dog and he only got to 75lbs. in his prime. A lot of times we'll just stretch out on the living room floor with them and let them cuddle up against us, using our arms/shoulders as pillows.
With our pup, I let him have some special time for a few moments, usually in the morning after I get up, and then I have him go about his business. He's learning that calmly laying down next to me gets him the attention he wants...which at this point is a good chest and shoulder rub.
I agree with jessica. A little lap time is a must but you have to becareful. Raising a pup is kinda like raising a boy. You have to give him a little "snuggle time" when he is little to let him know he is loved but at the same time you also have to estabish you are the alpha and there is a "rank structre" and he isnt up there with you. It is a fine balancing act, but when you do it correctly you ended up with a grown man then knows he is loved and will go to the end of the earth for you. A dog is no different, IN THIS ASPECT.
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when he gets older I would teach "by invitation only" and when you tell him to get off you get an immdiate response. Men having large things jump on their lap can be painful.
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