Four Legged Pillow

Have to share a story about my dog Merlin that tickled me.

I take a nap after lunch. Merlin always turns up in the bedroom. Sometimes he jumps up on the bed, sometimes he lays down on the floor as close to me as he can get. When he does get on the bed, he never settles face to face -- always it's at the foot of the bed with his hind end in my direction.

When he does get on the bed, and it's way more often than not, I'll reach down and pet his tail...it's all I can reach. About half way through the nap, I'll turn around and use his haunch or tummy for a pillow. He'll groan with delight as I pet my 4 legged pillow.  It seems this is heaven for both of us, I know it is for me.

Yesterday, he settled on the floor next to me. As I was drifting off, I got to thinking about how soft and cuddly he is and  was preparing to turn so I could reach my arm down and pet him on the floor. Before I could move, he unexpectedly jumped up. A little disappointed, I resigned myself to nap without him, but he immediately went to the foot of the bed and jumped up to assume his regular position at my feet. It was like he knew what I was thinking. 

I reached down, grabbed his tail and dozed off until I awoke to use him for a pillow. Talk about a Loveable Doodle!