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:
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:
This is where he systematically began pulling the blankets off in earnest:
Here he's starting to turn around so he can go head first like a bulldozer:
That's much better:
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:
But the reflective moment quickly passed, and one final push sent it off the cliff:
It's as if he was wondering, "Hey, where did it all go?"
So he climbed down to check it out:
And found it very much to his liking:
Blind dogs can be ... so helpful resourceful!
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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!
Dogs can be such goofballs. Mine like to dig the cushions off the couch and then lay down.
Posted by: Donna | March 31, 2012 at 09:29 PM
Love your posts, Steve! Glad you're back, and I hope you had some nice time off with the family.
Posted by: Lisa K. - San Diego | March 27, 2012 at 11:09 AM
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! :)
Posted by: Ann | March 26, 2012 at 10:47 PM
He's so cute!!
Posted by: Tricia Taylor | March 26, 2012 at 10:37 PM
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!
Posted by: Tonya Allen | March 26, 2012 at 05:49 PM
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!
Posted by: Mary H./Washington state | March 26, 2012 at 05:25 PM
Now THAT's a DOG BED!!
Posted by: Linda Murphy | March 26, 2012 at 04:54 PM
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!
Posted by: Kathleen Rivard | March 26, 2012 at 12:07 PM
The groans from the bedding and accommodations manager can be heard even way down here in Florida (heeheehee)Dogs, Gotta love 'em.
Posted by: Anne in FL | March 26, 2012 at 12:06 PM
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
Posted by: Betsy | March 26, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Too Funny!! Timmy does the same thing!! Has to move the blanket around..turn three times and then blops down with a hugh sigh.
Posted by: Laura, Levi & Timmy | March 26, 2012 at 11:20 AM
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.
Posted by: Ellen Nickerson | March 26, 2012 at 08:43 AM
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
Posted by: ginger | March 26, 2012 at 07:33 AM
ha! i love it. thanks for the laugh.
Posted by: jen | March 25, 2012 at 11:51 PM
Love the pictures. Our animals love to help anyway they can don't they. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karen | March 25, 2012 at 10:47 PM
How funny! He could come in very handy on wash day! No having to strip the sheets! LOL!
Posted by: Leila - Washington State | March 25, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Great pics. Made me smile. Congratulations on the $1000. Glad your back to blogging
Posted by: Evelyn | March 25, 2012 at 10:24 PM