Friday, October 12, 2007

Taking over the house - one surface at a time

I have slowly but surely been carrying out "Operation Comfy Pillow" in my house. While my people are gone during the day, I sleep on the couch or on their bed. I do have my own bed, but theirs is just so much bigger.

A dog needs room to stretch!


When my mom gets home from work and sits on the couch to watch some TV, I always make sure that I get up on the couch next to her, just to remind her that it's MY comfy place and she needs to make room for me. I don't jump up there by myself (while they're home, anyway) but I put my chin on my mom's knee until she picks me up and puts me on the couch.

She thinks I sit funny. I can't help it. I haven't been able to sit like a "normal" dog since my knee surgery last year. Don't I just look cuter anyway?
My dad is turning in to a softy. He used to be Mr. Rules - no sleeping in their bed, no treats, no people food. (I get veggie treats now.) Last night he said I could lay in bed with them for fifteen minutes while they listened to something on the radio, but then I ended up sleeping on the bed all night, with my people scratching my belly. Ahhh!

12 comments:

Huskee and Hershey said...

Hi Lenny,
Thank for visiting my blog.. I love to make new friends!!
Heee... I foresee you taking over the bed completely in the very near future..!!

Asta said...

Lenny
I LOVE the way you sit!!!! I wish you would teach me to sit like that..it looks sooo vewy adowable!
You did a gweat job of getting youw pawents to let you up on the bed..and why not?? You'we so gwaceful and you hawdly take up any woom..those wools awe not fow the likes of us heheh
I sleep on the bed all night too
smoochie kisses
ASta
pee ess. let me know if you want to play cawds anytime!

Jackson's J1 and J2 said...

Hey Lenny, I think you're doing a very good job of slowing taking over all the furniture! I'm still working on J1 & J2! J x

Stanley said...

Way to go, Lenny!

You have learned how to work it with your dad. Very nice job training the hoomans, man.

By the way, I wouldn't say you sit funny. I would say you have a very distinctive way that you sit. It makes you look quirky and interesting.

Goober love,
STanley

Agatha and Archie said...

Well we certainly can't talk about how we(ahem) sit or sleep on our beds can we!! We almost have it down pat to with all the furniture...one couch adn the BIG bed left to go..strong work Lenny!! Love A+A

Kirby said...

Hi Lenny,

Thanks for checking out my blog. I'm hoping we can be great buddies! I love to sleep on my mom and dads bed too! The hooman beds are so much bigger than our doggie beds. I wish I could sit on the couch, but dad still says that is an off limits area. Hopefully, I'll work mine over like you did with yours. He he!

Your pal,
Kirby

Scruffy, Lacie and Stanley's Place said...

Hey Len....we mastered the couch quite a while ago...the parents are even looking for new family room furniture...just so we can be more comfy...but we've NOT mastered the bed ever. Mumsie let Scruffy up once...he chewed a hole in the sheet within 50 seconds. I'm so little, she's afraid I'll fall and hurt myself....right...
Hey, how many inches tall are you at the shoulder? I've never seen a WFT except for Scruffy with such long legs. Scruffy looks like a colt...are you guys related? We'll check ur profile and see where you were born. Scruff is a Birchurst wire...like Asta. He's one of the Ohio bunch...she's part of the NC bunch...but there's 2 more in Indiana and Florida.
Have ur mom check the tag on that stuffie and see if it has a brand name. Mumsie's driving us nuts over it!
You gettin' ready for the pawty???
Lacie

Gus said...

Oh yes! Sleeping in the Big Bed with the humans is the bestest. Go, Go, Go!

William Tell said...

You've got the right idea. Trying to take over the house in a hurry leads to frustration. Slow but sure, and you'll conquer all.

William Tell

Luna "The Scruffy Yacht Dog" said...

Lenny,

I do the same thing when Mom and Dad leave alone during the day. Nothing like a nice comfy sofa. Mom and Dad let me sleep with them. Dad annoys me because he moves around a lot and disturbs my sleep. As soon as it starts to get light it's time to go find Mom under the covers. I give her a good licky face attack.

Looney-tunes

Casper and pals said...

You look so cute sitting like that!

Mojo, Digger and family said...

You sit like you are king of the house, Lenny. Lord of all you survey. And way too cute for words!

xxx
Mojo