It’s cold tonight
Poor Gavin was fussing in his crate so I went to see what the problem was. He was trying to roll up in a little fake sheepskin I had in there. When I realized what the problem was I trotted down to the cellar and retrieved a much larger, thicker blanket. Right now, he’s happily rolling himself up in it and it sounds like a herd of elephants is loose in my kitchen.
Normally our house is warm but when the temperature dips down to a mere twenty degrees, the kitchen becomes quite chilly. I had been running a small electric heater in there to keep the chill off, but after I got the last bill from the electric company I figured Gavin would be happier with a nice blanket he can bury himself in, this is something he’s done since he was a puppy.
I’m sure at some time tomorrow, when Patty inspects Gavin’s crate she’ll be quite put off that HE got a big, fluffy blanket. Miss Patty will never freeze her crate is nice and cozy because hers is next to a radiator in the living room.
These two love their crates and when they decide it’s time for bed, they expect us to drop the towel over the door to block out our lights. No, my dogs aren’t spoiled-yeah right.
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I love the black out curtains for a good night’s sleep. Such sensible dogs!
Dogs are endlessly fascinating. I had one foster who insisted on taking his empty food dish into his crate with him at night. Another wouldn’t sleep at night in her crate. Daytime naps fine, but not nights. I gave up and set up a bed for her. First thing she did was to drag it across the room placing it right next to her crate. From then on she happily slept against her crate.
My dog’s crate that she hangs out in has a blanket covering the outside to keep the breeze away, an old towel and her old pillow from her first dog bed inside. The poor poor spoiled dog has a new dog bed in the livingroom but still sleeps with me at night under the covers, head on the pillow, and cuddled up like a teddy bear. Honestly I do not know who keep who warmer lol.