To whom the furniture belongs...

If you’ve ever had a critter in your home you know that, in reality, whatever furniture there is in the place belongs not to you but to the animals.
As you can see in this photo, the dog and two cats own this couch. It’s their house, too. But, of course, what they really own is hearts.
One of our longtime tipsters, Karen Lee of Fort Worth, suggested that her brother, Ken Tarrant of Austin, send this photo to Readlarrypowell.com and, sure enough, these critters exquisitely qualify for the weekly spotlight of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap.
Even as I’m typing this I’m wondering if they’d mind if a hefty ol’ newshound eased down next to them and sought relief from a raging outbreak of Daylight Sleepyeye. [I'll get over the Daylight Sleepyeye by bedtime.]
Ken explains this tableau thusly: “I took this picture of some of our lazy pets and my sister told me about your site and how you might like it.  My sister is Karen Lee and is an active volunteer for animal rescue.
“All our pets have been rescued from the streets.”
Ah, some rescue attitudes run in the family, don't they!  Of course, Ken and Karen are twins, so, we'll leave that analysis up to the learned psychologists and students of the behavior patterns in fraternal twins.
Ken writes that Shiner the dog doesn’t get his name “from the beer but from the fact that he had a perfect ring of mange around one eye that we had to cure.
“The tuxedo cat to his right is Grayson---Grayson came to our house and kept hanging around and when we picked him up and found that he was declawed and left on his own, we took him in.
“The white and grey cat is Hoover-- he was a stray found near Sayre, Okla.”
Sister Karen wanted to make sure we knew that her big brother (he’s much, much older-- 10 minutes) has a big heart. She wrote, “I hope he mentioned that all of their pets are rescued strays--he and Cyndi have huge hearts for homeless animals. The little dog in the front is Shiner who has to be close to 17 or 18 years old.  Ken is a school teacher and Shiner was hanging around the school yard so Ken took him in--as he has many other dogs and cats.”
And, of course, rescued animals really know how to sleep once they’re in a safe place. They understand that they can completely relax.
Many of you, dear Readers, can attest to how a dog you once couldn’t get within 50 yards of now won’t get out of your chair and has absolutely no problem taking over your couch, bed or favorite spot in front of the TV.  They’ll even mimic human tendencies and nod off on top of the remote control.
[Readlarrypowell.com is always looking for photos of sleeping dogs, napping cats, lounging lizards, reclining reptiles and inert in-laws for our weekend feature, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. Simply send the photo and info to dallrp@aol.com. Remember, the slumbering photo you send may help inspire an insomniac to nod off. Do a good thing and help some of us poor nutjobs sleep.]
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