The Escapades Continue

Doggy escapades....so are the days of our lives! .... yea, I know...sounding like a soap opera! lol
So, the last "episode" we left Bear with his "monk" and moved on to Nikki with her blanket obsession. I'm not sure if she notices us laughing at her sometimes as she tries to get "comfortable". This dog is not happy just laying on her blanket... she likes to be cocooned! She uses her nose and roots up under the blanket, then works hard trying to throw the blanket over her head to give herself the optimum opportunity to wiggle her way under. Once she has achieved this, she proceeds to wind the blanket around her to form her cocoon. Only once this is done does she finally settle down in comfort. Many times this process can take over 5 minutes... which may not be too long, but it does seem to keep going! Sometimes she has an up-close observer as Daisy stands over her watching the "creature" moving under the blanket. What is really funny is when Daisy seems to be unaware Nikki is under the blanket and she gets startled when the blanket starts moving! She jumps back and gets her ears perked up waiting to see what is going to emerge! Nikki doesn't just limit herself to the blanket though....we have noticed her messing with the large doggie pillow sometimes too. Just like with the balnket, she is not very interested in just laying on the pillow....she likes to get up under the pillow! I am not real sure what her issue is...but she loves being hidden...maybe it is so Daisy won't bother her...hmmmmmmmm
Have you ever noticed how dogs seem to sleep the day away? My dogs sleep most of the morning, play a little, then take their afternoon nap. It amazes me how much they can sleep....and they do not like to be disturbed! But forbid I should take a nap!! Nikki is a bossy little princess and thinks she rules everything! If I dare to doze off in the recliner, I usually get rudely awakened by Nikki's barking! When I open my eyes I see her sassy little self, sitting on her rump in begging mode, swatting her paws at me. If I close my eyes back she barks at me again! At times when I was kicked back in the recliner with my feet up, she would be standing up with her paws on the foot rest looking at me. She has even been known to jump up on my chest and looked down at me......apparently she gets determined that I am not to nap when she is awake!........ talk about being ruled by the dogs!
Nikki is very funny to watch, and is a bossy little lady, but she is also a prissy thing! She hates getting her paws wet.... it is so funny seeing her "high-stepping" the wet grass and puddles when she goes outside! Once she is finished with her business, she retreats to the laundry room outside and curls up safely on her dry spot! She really freaks out when there is snow on the ground too........ what a hoot! My next episode will be all about Paddi.....so stay tuned...........