Sunday Randomness #305: Couch content

B on patrol looking out the window, B-B totally content to just sleep on the comfy couch.

B may pretend that she doesn't like B-B or doesn't really want to be around him.   Then we get these pictures of her snuggled up next to him on the couch.  Taken on different days, we found her sleeping next to B-B with her head on his body.  He is a snuggly big teddy bear of a golden retriever.

And finally we have a joking "awkward family" photo-even B-B and B look like they'd rather be anywhere but taking this picture.

B's ears are back and you can see the tenseness in her back.  B-B on the left looks like he just wants to hurry and get this over with.  That's not one of his relaxed happy faces, that's a "I'm looking at the photographer because I've been told to do so and I will suffer the humiliation to get a treat."  

Why the pink bathrobes and pink blanket couch cover? Why indeed. Isn't that kind of the point of awkward photos? An intention, formulated late at night, sounds amusing at the time, but can result in an execrable reality upon execution of the aforementioned, but inherently flawed, intention.  

 

The ongoing saga of B-B and B Part 26: Remember that old Carpenter's song, "Close to You"?

 You can easily find the song Close to You by the sibling duo Richard and Karen Carpenter through any of a number of search engines.  But B and B-B would like to show off their versions of close to you through interpretive sleeping positions.  First up:

Couch Cuddling

Now for a side close up:

Bed Buddies

Floor Friends

And finally, an in-your-face close up because not only do they like to be close to each other, they like to be close to you too!  (Because B and B-B say if you're following this blog you've got to be a pretty great person!)

The ongoing saga of B-B and B Part 20: Sleeping positions in Sept. 2022

On the downstairs couch they have very different spots.  B has that couch. Always.  B-B is allowed to be on the floor but B blocks him if he tries to join her on the downstairs couch. She bops his head with her paw if he tries to get on and she'll herd him right off if he happens to actually get on the couch.

B-B seems pretty content to be on the floor downstairs and will roll onto his back for some tummy scritches.

B usually curls into an sled dog ball on the couch and will sometimes even tuck her head under her tail.  She definitely tucks in her nose when she curls up this way outside.  She's going to love the coming storm.  We keep them inside most of the time but she loves going out and lying in the snow.

Under the bed side by side.

B-B finally decided he wanted to stretch out in his usual spot with his legs extended under the bed so B just had to scrunch next to him.

This is a typical hallway sleeping pose.  B-B sprawled next to a wall and B lying down in a more dignified position.  She'll roll over on her back for her humans and only occasionally with B-B.  B-B rolls on his back daily.

 And finally they do share the upstairs couch a lot when the humans aren't on it.  They also don't usually contest us about sitting on the couch-they just move off.  (Except for B bumping off Daisy. https://cookingandorscience.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-ongoing-saga-of-b-b-and-b-part-18.html )

Here again are typical poses: B-B relaxed with his head on the arm of the couch as his pillow and B perched where she can keep vigil-looking out the window to make sure nothing is invading her pack's space be it human, dog, bird, or squirrel!

The ongoing saga of B-B and B Part 18: Rousting a human from a couch

B decided that she wanted the couch and actually sat on Daisy to encourage her to move. This is unposed-Daisy called out to me to hurry and take the picture of B trying to force Daisy off the couch. 

Success!  The human is gone.  (This was in February-poor leafless trees seen through the window.)

The human takes their book as B-B looks on.  Note that B has not left any room for dog or human on the couch.