Bertha hopped right up into my bed the first night I was hers (slut!
) and had to be cuddling up against a human no matter what, but Pancho HATES being picked up, even if I'm picking her up to hold her for cuddling in my lap.
I've grabbed Pancho on a few mornings recently and put up next to me. She actually growls and acts like she's gonna snap at you (I've mostly broken her of that) when you pick her up. She takes a while to settle down then she decides she can stand it goes snoring off to puppy la-la land. She doesn't have a need to touch her human.
BTW, when I put her back down I get the growling act again.
I have no idea what in her history is bugging her. I've decided it's not causing her pain, as I thought at first. I support her carefully and she never yelps.
This morning she was barking in her sleep. Sometimes her legs move like she's running in her dreams. I figure she thinks she's a puppy again. She's had quite the life I don't know about.
BTW, Nick, you have your arm around Piper. I think you know he's there while you're sleeping.