Let Sleeping Dogs Lie...

[Carol and Banjo]

We've been spending a lot more time indoors the past week and as a result Banjo has been sleeping alot!    I'm really surprised at just how much of his day is taken up with Laying Around Doing Nothing!

It's difficult to tell just how soundly he is sleeping and being the nosy curious person that I am I've started "testing" his levels of alertness.   For example this morning as DH and I were having coffee, just sitting around talking about our day I noticed Banjo was in a dream state.   You know.....the funny little half-woofs and the four paws flicking as though he's running after something.   So right in the middle of my sentence to DH I slipped in the words..."and then we'll go bye-bye in the car"....WELL!   Banjo's head popped up whipping around to look at me with that "expectant" look they have when they think something really good is about to come their way!   It was hysterical.   I've been doing this all week ... using other key phrases like ..."do you want some cheese"....always getting the same result.   But this time I really thought he was in a deep sleep....catching rabbits in Doggie Dreamland.   Now I'm feeling a bit sorry for the little guy....wondering if he ever really gets a good night's/day's sleep.   I wonder if dog's have the same stages of sleep we do.    Anyone know?

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

This is great! So much fun! We say "Petsmart" "car" or "bank" and they all do the job. I even lied to miss Chloe 2 times this week because she took like a 1/2 hour to pee, she just kept walking and walking and walking so I said hurry up so we can go to the bank! She spun around and peed! I felt bad for lying but it's cold out there! The 2nd day I really did have to go to the bank, but it got too late to take them with. LOL!

[Carol and Banjo]

LOL....That's adorable Jennifer!   I do that with Banjo....."Bye bye in the car!" will always get a quick pee!

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Now, that's not nice to lie like that to your doodles! I still can't do that to Monty, LOL. I also don't want to test his sleeping patterns at this time. I'm glad he is down for the count.  Let sleeping dogs lie, indeed! But I do think dogs are light sleepers. Monty might  be zonked out, but he still manages to keep an eye on me as I move around the house. I remember when he was just a peanut, his sleep was much deeper and he was totally oblivious to the environment when tired. My DH got scared one time and actually had to go shake him awake since the dog did not wake up when my DH said his name and talked to him. Fortunately for me (I'm not a morning person), Monty learned to sleep in on the bed with me until about 8:30-9am. They do mellow out as they get older. But I'm still not going to conduct your experiment. If Monty is asleep, I'm going to KEEP HIM THAT WAY AS LONG AS I CAN! :-) 

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Wow... that is funny.  I have to test my doodles.  I know when they are awake and I say the key works like "cookie" or "out" both heads spin around and look at me for a clue as to if they are really going to go "out" or get a "cookie".  I will have to try the sleeping thing :)