Ministry Of Silly Naps

Dogs are weird.

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Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. I’m trying something different with this edition. Normally, we’ve focused on the two most important dogs I know, Peggy and Steve. But there are so many dogs out there. This post is a modest effort at sampling the herd.

Recently, I posted a photo of Peggy contorted on the couch and napping in all her glory. In response, hundreds of people sent me their dogs in magnificent repose. Here is a brief taxonomy (this headline was stolen with permission from Cameron Peters)

Now, let’s all take a deep breath and direct our focus on some dogs for a moment.

The Stone Cold Weirdos

Here we have Phoebe, who as a puppy, fell asleep against her crate like so:

Then, there’s Meghan’s dog. Frankly, he should be in his own category. If I’m being honest I believe that he should win some sort of award for this nap. Perhaps scientists should study him to understand more about how physics work and how to defy gravity. I’m in awe of this glorious beast.

meghan b. kelly @meghanbkelly

@cwarzel My dog is asleep in this photo

The Dogsitter

A subset of the Stone Cold Weirdo. In this photo Summer is using Easy as a stool. I respect the decision as well as Easy’s choice to live up to his name and be cool with it.

The Confused Couch

Brendan’s dog offers a perfect

Brendan O @jboconor

@cwarzel

Kipper may also want to consult his sofa’s owner’s manual.

Ian Moore - Comedian/Author @MonsieurLeMoore

@cwarzel @howlieT Kipper. He's bonkers.

I particularly enjoyed this precarious perch.

Ana Livia Jardine @AnaLiviaJardine

@cwarzel

This next one is a favorite of Steve’s as well and if I’m being truthful…this may be the right way to couch.

BaconStraw @BaconStraw

@cwarzel On top of the couch to get the sun

This pal gets it.

Joe Dundas @JoeDundas

@PsychologyKim @cwarzel Or it’s this...

And then there’s Teddy. Distinguished Teddy.

Christie Moffat @christiemoffat

@cwarzel This is how Teddy chooses to sleep on our couch every evening.

The Regrettable Pillow

I don’t pass judgment here at Some Dogs but these choices seem…suspect.

Marla Jones @marlajojojo

@cwarzel

Derek Reinbold @DerekReinbold

@cwarzel @annehelen

Still, I salute the wooden bear pillow.

Jesse Freedman @beerbarren

@cwarzel wooden bear pillow

And then we have Sammy. For his sake I hope it was lightly worn.

Jason Langley @JSquatch96

@cwarzel Old photo of when we first got my dog, Sammy. He's snoozin away in my mom's shoe.

Alexander’s dog got so close.

The Chiropractor

This was perhaps the most popular position. Here’s Nadia.

And Hazel

art is political 🗳 @the_artist_rs

@cwarzel Hazel agrees

This guy is continuing the tradition of wrenched neck napping.

This one looks like a time out but is clearly just a snooze.

Doug Messel @dougmessel

@cwarzel

Sometimes you have to make do with space constraints.

nicky @nickyroth8

@cwarzel

The Pretzel

The Pretzel is versatile and can assume many forms. Exhibit A:

Not a Doctor Haggis 😷 @Drhaggis

@cwarzel Sprawl is good, but also pretzel.

Exhibit B:

Shauna Block @shauna_block

@cwarzel You rang?

OK! That was a lot of dogs. There were many more but we will save them for another day. Please let me know if you enjoyed this edition of Some Dogs. And if you’d like to see our fine publication branch out more frequently. If you enjoyed this, consider passing it along to a friend. Thanks again.

Your faithful correspondent,

Charlie