Step 1: Wait until your Mom or Dad gets up to go to the bathroom. This might take some patience.
Step 2: When you hear the bathroom door shut, make your move! Creep up to take the empty place they left behind. Be careful to move slowly, or you'll wake up whoever else is in the bed!
Step 3: Carefully place your head onto the pillow. They will have left behind a warm spot, which can be quite nice. But I myself prefer a cooler spot just to the side of where they were laying.
Step 4: Fidget and kick until the blankets cover you to your liking.
Step 5: When you hear Them coming back, quickly close your eyes and make a satisfied, sleepy sound. I tend to go with the, "snort, Snort, SNORT, sigggghhhhhhh..." It's an old favorite, and it never fails to win Mom and Dad over.
Step 6: Enjoy your Human Sleep! If you've followed the steps correctly, They won't want to disturb you from such a comfy position. You might even get some scritches behind the ears if you're being extra cute and convincing!
Remember, this is only one part of learning how to Human - there's lots more to learn, but practice makes perfect! So go ahead - steal Their pillows! (Let's face it, they're basically just rectangle-shaped dog beds anyway.)
Does your dog know how to Human?
xoxo Love Riley
LOL love it- Kilo has this particular skill down- so cute
ReplyDeleteMost cute dogs seem to get this skill down pretty quickly ;)
DeletePawfect advice, I WILL be practicing this!
ReplyDeleteLoves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
Good luck, Leah! I'm sure you'll catch on quick! ;)
DeleteHa! Yes, with these steps we could learn to take over the world! It is awfully nice when they go and get your food though.
ReplyDeleteYou big guys don't have to worry about that - you can counter-surf! Those little legs make it a little tougher for Riley ;)
DeleteBailie sleeps in bed with Mom but she doesn't wait for her to get up, she just creeps over while Mom is sleeping and keeps slowly taking more and more space. She also likes to keep her little butt by Mom's head and often kicks her with her back feet while stretching or dreaming.
ReplyDeleteOooh, my husband and I have been kicked in the head/face by Riley's "rabbit feet" many times!
DeleteGreat tips! I'm taking notes!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had plenty of practice getting this down to a few steps. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! We love it!
ReplyDeleteso cute!
ReplyDeleteYou really know how to human, Riley! That is a great human thing to mimic. It is one of the nicer things that we get to do. Very cute photo!
ReplyDeleteNice human work, Riley! I'll have to keep you away from Liam and Sinead. They haven't mastered this art quite yet (and I want to maintain the illusion that I am in charge!).
ReplyDeleteJean from Welcome to the Menagerie
Mia used to curl up around Rob's head until we bought her a bed of her own. I thought she wouldn't go for it, that she'd prefer to sleep on Rob's pillow, but she likes it. I miss having her human next to me.
ReplyDeleteAw, that's so cute! Riley likes to come up by Jared's head in the morning. Every once in a while, he will go in his kennel and sleep in his bed - I think he likes both!
DeleteRiley, you are brilliant! I can't wait for Part 2 of being Human.
ReplyDeleteLove & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
Hmmm… we kitties are going to try to implement these tips on how to human. We think we can do it too!
ReplyDeleteHi Y’all!
ReplyDeleteOh Riley, you are really, really good!
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Good job on learning how to human - you've nailed it!
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