Nicky, Riley & Boris's Blog – November 2011 Archive (2)

Bedtime is pretty routine in our household.  Riley goes out at around 11 pm and we all go to bed, he goes to his comfy one on the floor at the end of ours and we all go to sleep.  Usually I am woken around 7.30 with a lick or a tiny whine which means he wants to go out.  Last night was a little different.  At 5.30 am  Riley woke me, so I got up thinking he needed to go out and muttering to myself that I must lift his water earlier in the evening.  I usually follow him and he usually heads…

Every day I learn something new about Riley and today was no exception.  As I sat on the couch relaxing after Supper I decided I would like a Doodle cuddle.  Riley was lying on the floor and I invited him to come up onto the couch but he decided he preferred the floor.  So I pretended to cry.  I put my head in my hands and did a very good interpretation of a sobbing woman.  It only took seconds and he was up and on my lap, all 45l bs of him smothering me in licks and wrapping his paws around…