Briggs in blanket box

There are times we wonder why we buy expensive beds and cots for the dogs when … well, when a box is all you need!  Anita M. from Texas kindly sent us a shipment of blankets a couple of weeks ago.  We opened the box, left it on the living room floor to unpack later, and lo and behold, there's been a dog sleeping in it ever since.  Really.  As in, all day long, we have an ever-changing parade of dogs who settle into the box for a nap.  It's almost like they're taking turns.  That's blind Briggs above.

Here is blind Goldie:

Goldie in blanket box

Daisy the Dachshund isn't even burrowing in it, just curling up on top:

Daisy in blanket box

And of course, no blog post on the subject of sleeping dogs would be complete without an appearance by The Honorable Miss Widget of Ovando:

Widget in blanket box

Notice how the dogs and blankets change but the box remains the place to be?  Some of the dogs like to rearrange things and will pull a blanket or two out to get it just so, or they will try to fluff up a blanket and end up knocking it out of the box.  But at the bedtime, we fold up whatever blankets have fallen on the floor, put them back in the box, and it's ready for another hard day's sleeping.

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8 responses to “This Will Do Just Fine, Thanks”

  1. ginger Avatar
    ginger

    It’s great to know that the dogs really know how to “reuse & recycle”! If more people would do that, we’d all be much better off!
    It’s interesting to see the parade of participants for the “box bed”. It seems to be the “happenin’ place” for naptime adventures!
    Big warm hugs to all,
    ginger, Tobias & Tlingit

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  2. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin

    This is hilarious. I love how each one of them has a different idea of what comfort is all about but the main goal for every one is a good nap.
    My cat has a box full of toys & he will play with something every once in a while but the best toy in the world for him is the plastic ring from a milk/juice jug. He can be anywhere in the house & the minute I start to open a jug he appears at my feet. It makes absolutely no noise when one is opened so I have no idea how he knows but that is one of the never-ending mysteries that I’ll never know unless he begins to talk.

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  3. Barbara Techel Avatar

    I could watch dogs sleep all day! They are always so peaceful. Thanks for sharing these photos of happiness and serenity… even if in a card board box. 🙂
    ~Barbara
    aka Frankie’s Mom
    http://www.frankiethewalknrolldog.blogspot.com

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  4. sharon Avatar
    sharon

    Thank you Anita M.!! It must warm your heart to see the fruits of your labor are so well received 🙂 They sure look comfy.

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  5. Ashley Dunleavy Avatar
    Ashley Dunleavy

    Hows Walker/ Dexter?

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  6. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Widget doing her second favorate thing (after eating of course, and before sending invisible Beagle thought rays to her people trying to get them to give her more food). Widget is just such a Beagle.

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  7. Shauna Avatar
    Shauna

    I love how each dog changes the blankets around and thank you for adding Widget to the blog today I always love hearing about her! Today I walked into the barn I work at and one of the cats was asleep balancing on a saddle.

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  8. Boundforglory Avatar
    Boundforglory

    This sort of snuggling looks very appealing to me! Cats and dogs have this aspect down!
    Darling photos. : )

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