Friday, May 14, 2021

I Have A Water Buffalo In My Bed

I wish someone could explain to me how a small dog the size of a Shih Tzu can expand to the size of a water buffalo in bed at night.  I'm lucky if I get 6 inches of bed. I must push her over at least a dozen times a night, but she loves to snuggle and PUSH! Most of time I don't mind, but when I'm in pain, it gets to be a little too much togetherness.  Typically, what my babies do is burrow under the covers and find a spot.  Fenway's spot is always right up against me.  She loves her momma!

My other small dog, B.A. (a Doodle aka Doxiepoo) settles in and you'd never know he's there until morning when he wakes up and wants to go out and then it's a fire drill to get outside.  While he and Libby eagerly go outside, I always have to come back inside to roust Fenway out of bed because she loves to root around in the sheets before going outside. Isn't it funny the routines animals establish?

My third dog, Libby (a Dandie Dinmont Terrier) sleeps in a dog bed...go figure! She doesn't like being outside.  She has severe allergies so all her outside activities are just out and right back in followed by an hour or two of scratching.  She does take allergy meds which help somewhat, but to date nothing has given her complete relief. I've spent thousands of dollars trying to find something that works, but as of now nothing has.  The vet just tries to keep it as managed as possible with diet etc.

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  1. They've all got their own unique personalities, don't they!

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  2. It's just like having three kids with different personalities. And I don't know how people with multiple animals afford the vet bills. Do you have pet insurance?

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    1. No, I don't have pet insurance. I just go without eating. lol

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  3. Jazz is a complete bed hog. He lies diagonally across the (queen sized) bed and claims it all. He is prepared to defend his bit of bed with tooth and claw.
    I feel for Libby. Allergies outsuck Dyson.

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    1. I often threaten to sleep on the floor. Ha! Like that would hurt their feelings. The only thing it would hurt is my old, worn out back and hips. You should see them when I fall asleep on the sofa and how they pile on me there...

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  4. That's funny that they are so little and you get 6" of the bed. I have an 80lb dog, a 265lb man. I'm lucky I get sleep at all with those 2 snorers. Thankfully my dog is so old she can't climb up the bed any longer so she sleeps in her bed now. But that big hairy guy is still there. He steals the covers and radiates so much heat you'd think you were having a flash.

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    1. I think 6" was being generous actually. Sometimes I have one leg kind of hanging off the bed. You talk about snoring...it's like trees are being cut down next to me, but as long as the queen sleeps soundly then all is right with the world!

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    1. I so love my babies. I may bitch, but I wouldn't trade them for any others.

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  6. Cats are the same way, in case you have ever wondered. A ten pound cat can own a king size bed.

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    1. Oh yes, I have a cat, also. She thinks she's a dog and part of the pack. She's a "cog." I've always had pets my entire life.

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  7. A ten pound Cat can Own the whole house!

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