What's up with this dog? Does he have ants in his pants? He seems to sleep with both ears open and is very sensitive to owls and foxes calling out in the night. Well, that's OK. He'll probably be a good guard dog. But he needs to be a bit more discerning. It's no good him waking me up for any little thing. I only want to be woken when there is a real problem. A burglar, a fire, a tree fallen down on the summerhouse (OK, I hope the last one never happens but its a windy day today!).
I am a light sleeper, my husband sleeps like a log, on his back, gently flapping his lips in a nasal way, if you know what I mean! So when the smallest of the big dogs tiptoes to our bedroom, guess where he goes first. Yup, it's nose to nose, nose to toe, nose under the duvet. Then, a whine or two, pawing at the carpet, and finally, a loud fart!
Well, by that time I'm wide awake so I get up and let him out. He's not desperate for a wee. He wants to run and play down the bottom of the garden, sniffing the air for the scent of pheasant, or some other woodland creature. Eventually, he tires of that and wanders back in. The big big dog hasn't moved at all. He's very happy in his warm bed.
When it's full moon, he's particularly restless. I can just about rouse myself to growl 'Go back to your bed!', and mostly he turns tail and tic-tacs back to his fireside position. But by then I'm wide awake.
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