Sunday, June 7, 2009

Oh, the life of a basset hound

Don't you wish you could spend YOUR days laying out in the sun? Never asked to do anything except not pee on the floor and occasionally come when called? I think perhaps in my next life I'd like to come back as a basset hound.

Daisy is the ultimate sun-bather. She will literally sleep in the sun all day if she has the opportunity. Location doesn't matter, as long as its sunny and warm... On the grass...in the driveway... Any place a nap could be possible.
And the indignation of asking her to get up! Getting her loaded into the car with everyone else is a big project. You would think we were asking her to jump over the moon. We have to pick her up to put her in the back of the car because she is too short to get up by herself. Its easy to forget how BIG she is because she is shorter than the other dogs. What she makes up in height, she certainly makes up for in length and density! Even being so fit and trim, she still weighs in at 55 lbs... (of dead weight). Little Hayden weights in at 40, and Lady weighs about 46 or so.
Once the car starts, all 3 sleep in the sun until we arrive at the studio. And then naptime begins again...because, you know, the whole process of getting there was so exhausting.

2 comments:

Laura Dotson-Thomson said...

I love how all three dogs must share the same bed because the cat has one all to itself :) Makes total sense, hehehe. what a cutie. I think we'd all be so lucky as to come back as a bassett if we had a momma like you :D

Liesl said...

Well... there is a reason for that... that cat is pure evil. All 3 dogs are terrified of her... and she knows it! I will have to do an entry just on her. She really is a little monster.