I should be at Costco or Planet Fitness right now, but since I usually wake up around 7 am, an early afternoon nap seemed like a good idea. Being a well-mannered pup, Sparky waits for an invitation to hop up on the couch. He is far too cute not to be invited up.
Sparky likes helping me take naps, but if I stop petting him for 10 seconds or so, he squirms his way into an alert posture.
If my eyes are closed, he assumes that I intend to sleep the day away and hops off in search of better opportunities. If my eyes are open, he stares at me trying to hypnotize me again. If I start petting him, he reclines back to his adorable lounging posture.
Sparky sleeps all the time, so I asked why he was being a dick about me falling asleep. He said that he doesn’t sleep during the day, but takes power naps. He pointed out that his eyes stay open, which I knew, and he is only 80% asleep.
Sparky said the artist, Salvador Dalí, adapted his dog nap trick when he started taking naps while holding a spoon over a plate sitting on the floor. He also said that Dalí had the original idea to paint dogs playing poker, but dropped the concept because dogs can’t bluff.
As usual, I’m not sure what Sparky is talking about.
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