Although blind Widget is certainly a princess, I'm not sure she would actually feel a pea underneath her in this collection of beds. There's something about a stack of bedding that always attracts the dogs -- comfort hounds they are -- even if it takes quite a bit of effort for short-legged royalty like Widget to climb up on top of them. I watched her do this and was quite impressed she managed to make it to the top without knocking any of them over. I was tempted to slip a pea in there somewhere after the fact, but I decided that was probably cheating a little when it came to testing the princess and the pea theory.
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Still No. 1!
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I'm so glad to hear Penny is well! Wish I lived closer so I could visit her!
Hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Karen | November 19, 2009 at 10:49 PM
I have a picture of my Renaldo sitting atop a bunch of blankets and I squeezed a can of peas in between the layers.
Posted by: Adele in the Bronx | November 18, 2009 at 09:20 PM
I <3 Widget. She looks so cute aloft her 'throne'.
Posted by: Katie | November 18, 2009 at 08:03 PM
I love that sweet little face that made it to the top of the stack! Go Widget! As I write this, my dog has found my as of yet unmade bed and made a pile of my snuggie, nightgown and blankets and rolled them into a stack. Will now have a dog-scented snuggie!!
Posted by: Angela | November 18, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Karen, Penny is still very much here. Not sure what happened to her Web page but we will get it re-linked the next time we do a Web site update. Her page is: http://www.rollingdogranch.org/dogs/penny.html
Posted by: Steve Smith | November 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Oh and what a princess she is!! just adorable!!
Posted by: Maree in NZ | November 18, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Really cute picture! It is amazing how they seek out comfort & warmth. But, most amazing is how she did get up there w/out knocking any of the bedding over. She had to have been thinking....ahhh, mission complete, now for a nap!!!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | November 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM
This photo made me smile! I would have loved to see Widget climbing up on that pile of bedding. Big hugs to all the Ranch dogs
Posted by: Kristi Gross | November 18, 2009 at 09:49 AM
Widget is the sweetest pea!
Great capture at one of her favorite past times, but where's the food? ;)
Posted by: boundforglory | November 18, 2009 at 09:12 AM
Looks soooooooooooo comfortable!!! Like a cloud!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | November 18, 2009 at 12:37 AM
This comment has nothing to do with the picture! But...I have lost track of Penny. She's not listed in the Meet the Dogs section nor in the Gone But Not Forgotten section. Is she still with you? She has always been a favorite of mine.
Posted by: Karen | November 18, 2009 at 12:21 AM