Owen bed 1

The other day Alayne saw blind Owen starting to crawl underneath the blankets on the bed in the dog room. She picked up the camera to see if she could chronicle what he was going to do next. As it turned out, he decided to unmake the bed — for reasons known only to himself.

In this next shot, he's starting to annoy blind Sophie, who is letting him know with a growl:

Owen bed 2

He decides that's not the best approach (maybe the growly bear Doxie made him think better of it) so he scampered up onto the bed:

Owen bed 3

This is where he systematically began pulling the blankets off in earnest:

Owen bed 4

Here he's starting to turn around so he can go head first like a bulldozer:

Owen bed 5

That's much better:

Owen bed 6

You can see by then that Sophie had left the scene of the crime.

Apparently Owen is sensing he's close to the edge here and takes a moment to ponder:

Owen bed 7

But the reflective moment quickly passed, and one final push sent it off the cliff:

Owen bed 8

It's as if he was wondering, "Hey, where did it all go?"

So he climbed down to check it out:

Owen bed 9

And found it very much to his liking:

Owen bed 10

Blind dogs can be … so helpful resourceful!

Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the spring 2011 round of the Shelter Challenge!  We did get a fabulous $1,000 grant as a weekly winner for week 4. We and the animals are very grateful for all your dedicated voting! 

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17 responses to “Let Me Help You (Un)Make That Bed”

  1. Evelyn Avatar
    Evelyn

    Great pics. Made me smile. Congratulations on the $1000. Glad your back to blogging

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  2. Leila - Washington State Avatar
    Leila – Washington State

    How funny! He could come in very handy on wash day! No having to strip the sheets! LOL!

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  3. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Love the pictures. Our animals love to help anyway they can don’t they. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. jen Avatar

    ha! i love it. thanks for the laugh.

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  5. ginger Avatar
    ginger

    Oh Owen, what a goof you are! Alayne, congrats on the great camera sleuth documentation! It would be difficult to believe without actually seeing those pics. Too funny.
    Warm hugs all around,
    ginger & Tlingit

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  6. Ellen Nickerson Avatar
    Ellen Nickerson

    This is too cute. I live in Nova Scotia and follow the blog. I voted for you everyday and am very glad that you won. Love the blind dog stories. I am a shelter volunteer and 3 dogs own me.

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  7. Laura, Levi & Timmy Avatar
    Laura, Levi & Timmy

    Too Funny!! Timmy does the same thing!! Has to move the blanket around..turn three times and then blops down with a hugh sigh.

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  8. Betsy Avatar
    Betsy

    Welcome back! It was a long week without the blog so it’s great to have you back. The photos of Owen are very funny and the best way to start the week. Very happy you were able to win $1000 for the animals

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  9. Anne in FL Avatar
    Anne in FL

    The groans from the bedding and accommodations manager can be heard even way down here in Florida (heeheehee)Dogs, Gotta love ’em.

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  10. Kathleen Rivard Avatar
    Kathleen Rivard

    I sure have missed the blogs. Owen would be a real help on laundry day when all the beds need to be changed. Can you teach him to put the sheets into the hamper? That is a beautiful shot of him sitting on the sheets. I also love Sophie’s scarf but she will have to learn to put more “authority” into her growl to keep a determined beagle off the bed!

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  11. Linda Murphy Avatar
    Linda Murphy

    Now THAT’s a DOG BED!!

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  12. Mary H./Washington state Avatar
    Mary H./Washington state

    Love the photos and glad the blog is back. Can anyone ever know what truly goes on in the mind of a beagle?!! And Miss Sophie be stylin’ in her scarf!

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  13. Tonya Allen Avatar
    Tonya Allen

    It’s good that he has a hobby! Looks to me like it was all about making a nice comfy private dog bed. Very resourceful indeed!

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  14. Tricia Taylor Avatar
    Tricia Taylor

    He’s so cute!!

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  15. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    How much would you charge for me to use Owen’s services? I could use him to strip the bed and perhaps I could get him to help me with the laundry. Maybe he could teach my 3 lazy dogs something! 🙂

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  16. Lisa K. - San Diego Avatar
    Lisa K. – San Diego

    Love your posts, Steve! Glad you’re back, and I hope you had some nice time off with the family.

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  17. Donna Avatar

    Dogs can be such goofballs. Mine like to dig the cushions off the couch and then lay down.

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