Bailey half covered

I've posted before about Bailey's odd sleeping habits, whether it's snoozing with his mouth resting on a toy, or only having part of his body covered … and sometimes only his face.  The other afternoon I saw him in the kitchen looking like this, and wondered once more:  why? 

Has he heard the line about how you lose most of your body heat from your head and taken it to heart?

Does his top half just get colder than his lower half?  (If so … um, why?)

Was there something going on in the kitchen he'd rather not see?

Is it easier to fall asleep with your head covered?

Or is this just a fashion statement of some sort?

No other dog here, Dachshund or not-a-Dachshund, does this.  It's a peculiarly Bailey habit.  Your guess is as good as mine!

(Oh … if it looks like something is coming out his rear end in the
photo, no, that's just the tag from the West Paw bed that's turned up
in the corner.  I did a double-take when I first loaded it on the
computer … what is that?)

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15 responses to “It Works For Me”

  1. Bibi Avatar
    Bibi

    Steve,
    Haven’t you learned yet that you simply do not question the motives of a RDR Doxie ??????
    ( But i admit it is fun to try !(

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  2. Moon Rani Avatar
    Moon Rani

    The real reason Bailey does this: he loves to confound you, Steve. Also, the blanket muffles the chuckles he makes from knowing the reaction he provokes. 🙂

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  3. Penny Heinrich Avatar
    Penny Heinrich

    All of my dachshunds do this. Even in the hot summer weather (105 degrees), they snuggle under the blankies like that. Maybe they like to play hide and seek? I don’t know…. but it sure is darn cute!!!!

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  4. Dee in KY Avatar
    Dee in KY

    This is a really fun picture but your comments make it more enjoyable. Makes you wonder what and if dogs actually can reason.

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  5. boundforglory Avatar
    boundforglory

    Clearly a Bailey thing…I bet he doesn’t even realize how creative he is AND…all done in his sleep. What a talent! ; )

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  6. Barbara Techel Avatar

    Ok, as a dachshund who does this very same thing, here is the scoop. We tend to forget our bodies are soooooooooo long… and we love to burrow. So we burrow and burrow into the blanket thinking our bum is covered, when in fact it is not… just as Bailey proves, and I often do too. You really had my mom laughing with this post cause she finds me like this all the time… we also happen to think our little bums are so cute that we like to always show them off.
    ~Frankie, the Walk ‘N Roll Dog
    http://www.frankiethewalknrolldog.blogspot.com

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  7. Linda Avatar

    I think Bailey has come to the same conclusion as my dogs: If I can’t see you, you can’t see me.

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  8. Miranda Avatar
    Miranda

    I could be totally wrong on this but I’ve seen a couple other dogs (both doxies) do this. One liked her face or eyes covered up and the other one went for full body blanket immersion. I always thought it had something to do with their species as dogs who chase prey down burrows or into tunnels and that they feel comfort in a dark space. Whatever the reason, it sure is cute.

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  9. Greta Avatar
    Greta

    Most of my dachsies have been head-coverers. They tell me they’re invisible when they’re like that.

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  10. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    Bailey is too cute – I have a dog that does this too – when it’s cold she rolls up like a doodle bug under one of my old nightgowns with only her schnoz poking out. Guess Bailey doesn’t even need the schnoz opening!!

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  11. Ev Avatar
    Ev

    Maybe in his litter he was always the one on the bottom of the dog piles. So to speak.
    Need for privacy?
    Front or back tucked away……….he is a lucky dog
    to live at RDR with you 2. Obviously
    he is very relaxed.

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  12. Dawn Moore Avatar

    Its not only a Doxie thing, its a min pin thing too. All of our min pins, rescued or not, love to burrow in the covers, as does our doxie and iggie. And as long as at least their head is covered, all is good. If they can’t see you, you can’t see them, right? LOL

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  13. Vicki Small Avatar

    Our [Beagle] Bailey loves to burrow, too. Until we broke her of it (assuming we really have), she loved to get on our bed and, faster than we could protest, even, burrow under the covers until her head was at the foot of the bed. We had the distinct impression that she would be content to sleep there, but we were not content with that.

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  14. Jennifer M. Avatar
    Jennifer M.

    it’s called “I can’t see you so you can’t see me!”

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  15. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin

    That is such a funny & cute trait. But, I agree w/ the reasoning. If they can’t see you, you can’t see them. Or, maybe since sleep is such a wonderful past time he might be trying to cover his bum but just gets tuckered out & falls asleep before he makes it that far. But, the wise words of Frankie are probably correct. Their bums are so darn cute they have to show them off.

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