If the question is “Why does anyone need a sofa?” we have the answer.
It’s where good souls sleep.
Anyone who has more than one dog knows why the most critical piece of furniture in a household is a comfortable couch. Add some pillows and a “throw” and everybody is happy.
For this holiday weekend's edition of “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap,” the spotlight is on the couch at rescuer Patty Sprong’s house.
Patty writes, “Here is a picture of my three dogs. One of them is awake, but I'm certain they were all sleeping before I bothered them by taking a picture.
“On the left is my HART foster failure, Sammy the Pom. ... He's the special needs boy that I've had for a year. He is just a joy to have around. He's always happy; he never fusses when I am constantly giving him medicine, and he provides constant entertainment.
(Larry aside: The next explanatory paragraph from Patty contains a literary reference to the appetite of our Readlarrypowell.com staff impersonator and the Cocker Laureate of the State of Texas, Inky.)
“In the middle, licking her lips like Inky when he spots meatloaf, is Pom-Pom. She will be 11 years old this month. I found her running down the street 10 years ago on Easter Sunday. I'm sure she was a gift from God. She is 1/2 diva and 1/2 princess and she'll be the first to tell you.
“On the far end is my first rescue dog, Sandy. She is 13 years old, and when I adopted her from HART, she was 13 weeks old. She has been the best family dog ever, a great big sister to the other dogs, and a great sister to all the foster dogs that have lived here.
“My favorite thing to do is take a nap with these three, but as you can tell, there is never room on the couch!”
(To nominate your slumbering cat, guinea pig (coming up next week!), hoot owl, holiday leftover relative, cuckoo, budgie, mallard or mutt for Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap, e-mail the slumberer's photo and explanation and info to [email protected]. As a prospective member of the American Association of Sofa Sleepers [AASS], we endorse catnapping on couches and snoozing on sofas. We’ll be granted full membership as soon as a witness can authenticate that we have successfully slept the minimum of 10 hours on a sofa. Insomnia torpedoes a lot of membership applications.)
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