I have noticed over the years with my different dogs, that they all have a preferred way of sleeping. The older ones with short coats could curl themselves up into the tiniest ball and I would throw a blanket over them in winter. Jack loved this.
The long-haired dogs tended to stretch themselves out as much as possible, taking up the whole mattress, and presumably trying to keep cool. Lady excelled at this.
However, I saw a new first when I went into the kitchen at 2 a.m. this morning to make a cup of decaff coffee. Understandably, my dogs were fast asleep. But what was funny, was how they slept.
Little Monkey was sprawled all over her comfy bed, with her head hanging off the end and on the kitchen tiles!
Mr Spaghetti Legs always “makes” his bed; so his mattress was in the middle of the floor, with the top cover strewn elsewhere. But he seemed to have missed the point of a comfy bed, because, while his head and all four paws were on the bed, the rest of his body was on the cold hard kitchen floor!
Hilarious, so LM likes to keep her head cool and SL likes to keep his tush cool. Very funny!
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They are so odd at times! π
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Poor doggie! He is so cute π
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He is…however he is very very naughty. He takes out toothbrushes from visitor’s bag. Chews them, never gives them back π
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Erm – would you Want them back?? π
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No…those would be somewhere buried π
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hahaha! π
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The picture in my imagination is really funny and adorable π π
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hehe π I couldn’t actually take a photo – because I didn’t want to wake everyone up finding my camera – and the dogs soon woke up once they realised the light was on! π
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Often with dogs and rats I have known, they get into such odd positions that I think can’t possibly be comfy!
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haha This is true π
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Mags just likes to be comfy, either spread out or curled up. We call the latter ‘foxing it’, and have other sleeping positions named as ‘titanic’ (one foot in th air, slides down as sleep comes only to be pushed up again, to slide down etc etc), and pure bliss (tummy uppermost, back legs spread, front legs tucked against the chest). At the moment? Tucked in against my hip, all four feet tucked under her chin.:)
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hahaha I like that you have named Maggie’s sleeping positions! π She is very supple π
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For a relatively small dog, she is very long! I did a post on dog sleeping positions in Nov 2013 if you’d like a read?
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Having a look now π
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Enjoy!!
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I did π
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Great shots and interesting story! π
At night, I partly cover our little Shih Tzu with a blanket, as she sleeps in her little bed adjacent to our bed. She then makes a little grunting noise — as if to say “thank you” — and returns back to sleep! In the living room, last night, I was hugging her a lot as she rested, curled up on a fluffy dog pillow-bed.
Dogs rock!
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Thank you. Your little Shih Tzu sounds cute π
And, Yes, dogs are really great companions and all have their own unique personalities π
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Reblogged this on The White Articles.
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Dogs are really funny, they can keep you entertained for hours. I can tell you love your dogs very much.
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Ah – they keep me sane – most of the time! π
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My dogs used to make their beds too by pounding and scratching at them and then doing circles before flopping down. Funny to watch!
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Isn’t it just? You wonder what goes in their heads! π
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Fascinating! I have quite a few pics of Ray in the most ungainly and strange positions. I must do a Post on his sleeping habits!
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haha Sneak up on the sleeping dog π
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Sneaking up is easy ………….. but touch him when he is asleep at your own risk. Been there …. done that ………… no intentions to do it again!”
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oops! Some dogs you do have to be careful how you wake them!
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They say women’s minds are inscrutable! Dogs and cats are more inscrutable! My cats liked to sleep with their heads resting on a wooden box. But they’re soooo adorable!
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Aw – sounds cute π Cats have a way of fitting themselves in the oddest tiniest spaces too π
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Hahaha this is exactly how my cats sleep also…Sometimes, I have a hard time understanding how they sleep like that. To us (humans), it’s not comfortable at all. However, I bet SL and LM were still looking very cute in their sleep π
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They were totally flat out in the Land of Nod!! π Very sweet to look at π
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hahaha flat out all day everyday π Sure, very sweet to look at π
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Well – it Was 2 in the morning! It is only old Mr SL who is flat out all Day! LM is always looking for mischief! π
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Haha good to know how different they are π All my cats are always flat out. Sometimes,I wonder if they were drunk all the time lol π
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But isn’t that just like a cat! π
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Haha Yes π π π
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When my daughter brings her dog for a visit, she always brings this special blanket. Juan pokes and picks at the coverlet and gets it just right before taking a nap. Of course I do the same. π
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hahaha We do like our creature comforts π
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Oh, and Thank You for reading my old posts on my first two dogs π
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The links were there and I’m always clicking on some ol’ link. lol Need to be more careful!! Could lead to trouble.
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Aw – not on my posts – you are safe there! π
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I am sure they are, but I may scan to be safe. π
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oic – scan for threats/viruses – I thought you meant unsavoury links! π
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Sometimes they are both the same. π¦
I just figured out what oic means. lol
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hahaha I first heard it in a spy spoof movie, where they were talking about the CIA, FBI, NSA and the guy answers, OIC! π
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I would never make a good text-ter because I don’t know any of the shorthand. I want plain English!!
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Ah I don’t know most of them either π
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I can actually pucture what you described and awww!! I am sure they looked adorable βΊ
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hehe They did! And fast asleep – eyes shut tight! π
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