WHY WE LOVE DOGS
They're vigilant.
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April 21, 2011
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Vigilant? As in, they know when there's a sucker nearby?
Posted by: Tash | April 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Ah yes, my dog Max's favorite position. It's important to always be ready for a belly rub.
Posted by: marfie | April 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Dogs just love laying like that.
Posted by: Theresa | April 21, 2011 at 11:48 AM
It's a trick -- the dog is setting up maximum sensor range to detect any postal employee, delivery person, squirrel or family friend who dislikes dogs.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | April 21, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Maybe "Lucy" should be renamed "Loosie."
That is the Tai Chi position "Reclining Wolf."
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 21, 2011 at 01:14 PM
They drag their butts on the carpet to keep themselves awake while on duty.
Posted by: Clankazoid | April 21, 2011 at 01:34 PM
She's using her sensitive skull & spinal chord to detect minute vibrations and shifts in the Earths' crust.
Lucy is a genius K-9 Seismologist, Dave. She deserves extra treats.
Posted by: Punkin | April 21, 2011 at 01:37 PM
That's exactly how my lab, Daisy, watches TV. Occasionally she'll squirm around to scratch her back. btw, would the makers of any TV commercials that start out with a door bell ringing please stop it? Whenever one of those commercials come on TV I spend the next 5 mins. yelling, "It's on the TV, dammit!" to make the dogs stop barking.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 21, 2011 at 02:20 PM
Taught our labrador to do this whenever we point a finger at her and say 'bang!'
Lucy is dreaming of salty cats --->
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 21, 2011 at 02:32 PM
NC --
So I shouldn't see if there is a phone app that has a random timing doorbell sound?
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | April 21, 2011 at 02:50 PM
NMUA, only if you want to go to the ER to have the phone removed from your app.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 21, 2011 at 03:04 PM
nc -- me too, with my cats except they are quiet. If they are on a lap, however, you get deep clawmarks as they leap off of you.
Maybe that guy Pavlov was onto something.
Maybe we should all change our doorbell sounds. A voice yelling "Sit! Stay!" might help.
Posted by: Tash | April 21, 2011 at 03:50 PM
Considering Lucy and her hedgehog are in the same position you may want to check the house for a gas leak.
Posted by: Martini Shark | April 21, 2011 at 04:48 PM
A dog's life. Gimme.
Posted by: hogsatemysister | April 21, 2011 at 05:37 PM
Yeah...dogs...buy them an expensive doggie bed, and they lay on the floor.
Posted by: Novanglus | April 21, 2011 at 07:10 PM
First thing in the morning we call it "back dancing".
Jack Bauer Beagle is always vigilant, even when asleep (20 hours a day). Try to sneak a snack and the slightest sound of cellophane brings him to full slavering DefCon 5.
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 21, 2011 at 08:11 PM
M-shark - if there's a dog in the house, trust me, there's gas.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | April 21, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Yes, dogs produce some aromas. Why is it that a dog's nose is supposed to be thousands of time more sensitive than mine but Stewie can emit a fragrance that would gag a rat and neither dog seems to be aware of it? Or aware of much of anything else?
That dog does look comfy. She probably got too close to Stewie and was stunned as a result.
Posted by: Steve | April 21, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Not My Usual Alias.
Or in the case of my dog, air molecules.
Posted by: MikeyVA | April 22, 2011 at 09:11 AM