My poor overworked dogs need to catch a little relaxation whenever they can. It’s amazing how many hours a day our pets can sleep. I’m told dogs, on the average, sleep between 21 and 23 hours a day. The remaining two or three hours are devoted to begging for treats, eating, and barking.
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Dogs sleep 21-23 hours a day😂 That’s so funny, tho my dog is soo hype all the time and usually just wants to play a lot and eat a lot. She doesn’t sleep 21 hours, but when I’m not home she might be sleeping just as much (cuz what else can she do without me). I like this post! And the pictures are very cute!
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They get less hyper as they get older. Bonnie was totally ADD when she was young. Now, she is very sofa-driven 🙂
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Aw I like them hype tho. Anyways they’re awesome no matter what 🙂
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These are the perfect choices. Very relaxing and very stylish!
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Thanks. They look exactly like that right now as I type this. That’s pretty much life in the doggy lane 🙂
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I’m going to have to try that sometime…. sleep for 21 hours in one day. I can do 12 if I’m really, really zonked out… and even then, my back feels like a crumbled statue’s after laying in bed that long…
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That’s my problem too. I could sleep more, but they’d have to bring in the jaws of life to extract me from the bed. After about 7 hours, the need to move before I fuse into a solid lump exceeds my desire to sleep. This NEVER stops our pets. They can ALWAYS sleep. Ever seen a cat or a dog with insomnia?
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LOL, if only you could get her to relax 😀 😀. Adorable.
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Yes. Poor baby, worn down to her paws!
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21 to 23 hours per day seems unreal. I can’t say I’ve seen that, as the owner of maybe a dozen dogs in my lifetime. Mine were pretty active. I hear cats sleep about 16.
Your dogs are adorable though. Poor tired pooches haha
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Puppies are more active, but dogs, unless there’s something going on, will sleep. I know Bonnie doesn’t sleep that much, but Gibbs, barring something more entertaining, will sleep. It’s his default mode 🙂
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Mine stayed up lol. They were busy causing ruckus even at 5 and 6 years old. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see them past that. Someone poisoned all of them when I was a teen.
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That’s horrible. People can be so evil.
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Indeed, they can be..
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Such a ruff life….I love the little doggie paws in that first photo. So sweet.
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Gibbs has terrific paws. They are so perfect they look fake 🙂
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Now that’s a dog’s life.
Leslie
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Tough life, I know. I’m not sure we’ve made them comfortable enough.
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There really is nothing more relaxing than watching a pet sleep. I have no explanation for this, but there is a peacefulness, a gentleness, a delight that comes over us as they rest close by. Delightful.
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oh, defnitely. they roll over, and you go, ‘awwwww” . They snore and you chuckle. Isnt that CUTE. They open one eye and look at you, the tail thumps and they drift off and you are in hysterics. Been there, still am.
Had a small money cat at one point who used to sleep under the light on the kitchen table. On her back, paws doing that dog paddle thing, slowly, drifting. I could watch that forever.
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I know, it’s so delightful. They bring such pleasure.
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Hah. I meant brother, but borther suggests bother, doesn’t it? Also appropriate. And to be fair, Diego is no angel. He heads directly for the garbage can if he is let into the house.
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I finally bought a REALLY expensive trash can that has — so far — resisted the efforts of the doggies to raid it. But it was really expensive. It’s also amazingly good at keeping smells away. It’s even fingerprint resistant. Who knew a trash can could improve the quality of life? Live and learn.
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We get easier to please as we get older, right? Amazing what thrills us now.
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Angels with dirty faces….
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Do all Scotties have a very distinctive odor? Translate that as stinky re/ Morrie!!!
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i know Morrie and Diego would be great at sofa lounging, but alas, they are limited to the deck chairs. Morrie likes to claim everything in the way he knows best, and I fear my furniture as well as our noses would suffer for it. So sorry, Diego, you usually have to abide by the same rules as your little borther.
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Poor babies! Only deck chairs? What suffering! Somehow, I think they will survive the torture. Morrie is neutered, isn’t he? Usually eventually they stop marking once the hormones fade. It took just a few months with Gibbs.
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It’s the Deck Chair Devils versus the Sofa Surfers — coming up on Wide World of Sports!!
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He was neutered a year ago. It is peeing and pooping that he does indiscriminately–wherever he happens to be. He prefers the terrace to the grass, actually. And the odor is BO, not spraying. And unlike any other doggie odor I’ve every experienced. Neither of the other dogs was odiferous and kept themselves groomed to the point where they never even looked or smelled like they needed a bath.
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Gibbs and Bonnie smell a bit doggy, but nothing noteworthy. I wonder why.
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How often do you bathe them? I was told Scotties shouldn’t be bathed too often. He loves jumping in the pool, however, unlike the other dogs. He uses the ball as an excuse. (He throws it in of course and if I don’t retrieve it fast enough, he jumps in and retrieves his own ball!
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Two or three times a year. We take them to the groomer. Gibbs gets really spooked and needs at least two people to keep him from freaking out and Bonnie just doesn’t like getting wet. This is one of the few things I will pay money I don’t have to get done. Also, my drains thank me for not clogging them with dog hair and dirt.
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And they have access to the doggie domain at all times, of course–cushy beds in their cages.
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I don’t think your dogs are suffering. Mine aren’t either, but they wouldn’t agree.
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I instantly want to become a dog. I have everything in life but a long, relaxing sleep isn’t one of them.
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The thing is, they can sleep anywhere. Anytime. All the time. It’s amazing.
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It is magical. I can only dream of it. Ugh.
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Ruff, ruff, Eloquent. More biscuits, please!!
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They need their rest. Being a dog (or cat) is hard work. They have to plan and organise their sleeps, that is a full time occupation – and in between they have to eat.
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Obviously. Because the periods between sleep and sleep are short and the periods of deep relaxation are intense and long. Though Bonnie sleeps less than half as much as Gibbs. In fact, she sleeps less than any dog I’ve ever had. I think she’s got an excess of something. She’s awake most of the day while Gibbs is sacked out.
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Bonnie is our keeper of the flames.
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well after all, that nap/sleep/roll over sleep thing is exhausting. Wears a fella out, just yawning, some days.
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And don’t forget the racing up and down along the fence while barking at delivery people … or any vehicle in the driveway. Bonnie doesn’t bother with the whole running up and down while barking anymore. Now that she has Gibbs, she tells him what to do and he does it. They have divided their responsibilities. Bonnie watches. Gibbs runs and barks.
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It’s a hard day’s night for Bonnie and Gibbs. They need biscuits and then a chaser.
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Such a beautiful dog, I love animals. xxx
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Thank you! They are beautiful, in a raggedy sort of way. But always very cute 🙂
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Rumors have it that Bonnie and Gibbs are among President-elect Orange Head’s candidates for Secretary of Labor.
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haha! Oh, Garry! I had to come back and read this one twice. So very clever.
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