While the humans at the Rolling Dog Ranch hustle all day (and evening), the dogs ... they nap. That's it. They nap. Oh, sure, occasionally they'll run around briefly in the yard, and some of the young ones will romp and roughhouse with each other, but by and large they nap most of the day.
This is one of those odd things, because we'll let the dogs out of their cottages in the morning (these are the cottages here next to our house), and they'll go off to do their business, but pretty soon they're in the house ... and asleep again. Having just been sleeping for, well, at least 8 hours. I would actually bet that in any 24-hour period, the dogs sleep more than the cats.
So at any point throughout the day, our small house is filled with sleeping dogs. It's enough to make me want to walk through the house, wake them up, and lecture them about ambition and the drive to succeed ... to point out to them that Rome was not built by sleeping dogs. But I'm afraid any such talk would fall on deaf ears, as in Stuart above, or they simply wouldn't see my point, as in blind Callie below:
(Credit to Alayne for getting these photos this afternoon.)
Ohhhhh....that Margaret!!! I heart Margaret too! What a cutie pie!! Thanks Steve, love reading your blog, I happily lurk daily!
XXOO to Margaret and the gang!
Posted by: Lisa Lashaway | September 25, 2008 at 05:57 PM
You know, I tell the cats every morning that they need to go earn their keep - Science Diet isn't cheap, you know! - but they claim they can't because of no opposable thumbs. What an excuse! :-)
Posted by: Heidi & the kitties | September 17, 2008 at 01:42 PM
As long as the dogs are happy life is GOOD!
Posted by: DT | September 17, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Ahhh, but you see in their dreams they are chasing rabbits across fields and cats up trees, herding imaginary sheep, climbing bales of hay to be king of the mound, racing around the house room to room over furniture and under beds, and wrestling with the other dogs in the yard. It can make for some great mental exhaustion....thus naps.
Posted by: Miranda | September 17, 2008 at 11:21 AM
You are funny...
If this doesn't define the term "creature comfort", I'm not sure what does! :) And that's what is SO special about RDR.
Posted by: Margaret | September 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Do you think they sleep more because they're blind? Just wondering, because my (sighted) dogs used to spend a lot of time watching - watching me, watching what was going on outdoors...
Posted by: leslee | September 17, 2008 at 07:29 AM
Even though they are "bums" (our boy Clancy included) there is nothing sweeter than a sleeping pooch. Great pictures, Alayne!
Posted by: Kay Stemnock | September 17, 2008 at 07:08 AM
Mmmm....I'm afraid I would forget all about a lecture and just join them, those beds look comfy enough! A post like this one does make me feel a little less guilty about my two-days-a-week, six-hours-a-day job, my three will spend those days napping too ;-)...
Posted by: Jessica, NL | September 17, 2008 at 05:01 AM
Camilla and Daphne spend most of their time napping, too. They wouldn't be any good at empire-building, Roman style!;-)))))
Congratulations to Alayne for the nice photos.
Posted by: Carla Polastro-Nigro | September 17, 2008 at 03:12 AM
Who needs ambition and drive when you've already reached the pinnacle of any dog's dream - RDR!! My little roly poly also sleeps all day, the only time she gets up is to move to where the sun went! Ahh - the good life. Have a nice day.
Posted by: bregda (South Africa) | September 17, 2008 at 01:41 AM
This is such a funny post! Your wit is great. I'm sorry to tell you this but if you did gather them all together for the speech your audience would be asleep in less than 5 min. No offense to your speaking abilities, I'm sure they are great, but these dogs know when they've got it made & really know what is important in a dog's life! Eat, sleep, take care of personal business. run (but don't overdo it), sleep some more!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin - San Antonio TX | September 17, 2008 at 12:39 AM
What sweet little faces! What I wouldn't give for an afternoon nap!! : )
Posted by: Christine Baltazar | September 16, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Jasmine is a professional napper as well. She wakes ME up at 6:30 a.m., accompanies me while I eat my breakfast, and then promptly falls off for a nap. I usually go out to run errands around 10:00, so I wake her up to go outside for a few minutes and then leave her in the house...to nap. I get home, and she goes nuts for a few minutes, plays a bit, and then naps until mid-afternoon when she gets her next energy spurt. We usually walk at that time. Then she naps until dinner. After dinner, we usually go for another walk, and then she naps until bedtime.
It's a dog's life. We wish! :-)
Posted by: Margaret and Jasmine | September 16, 2008 at 08:59 PM