Some people get their deepest sleep, while taking a nap. That’s how it is for Sparky. This a short video of Sparky taking a nap in REM sleep and vivid dreams. I made the video for a post on dog sleep, but thought I’d put it up without all the text.
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Your Dog May Be Wilder Than You Think
This article is about the sleeping patterns of dogs compared to wolves. I am a Sparcheologist and not a dog scientist, but this research doesn’t match my experience. The author does get some things right.
I’m watching an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie called The 6th Day (2000). In the not too distant future, a company can illegally clone people. With a live person or fresh body, they can turn out a duplicate in a day or two. The clone is the same age, looks the same and has the memories of the original. The clone wakes up a little discombobulated, but doesn’t know he’s a clone.
A half-hour ago, Sparky and I were sitting on the couch having our morning chat. When I left him, he was warming his bones in front of the fire. I just went to get him for breakfast, and this is the situation. I was forty feet away, and hadn’t heard anything.
Sparky is a romantic. Last summer, we went up in the tree fort. Sparky got all giggly when he found this heart carved in the tree.
I shouldn’t have been surprised to run into Sparky’s drama on Valentine’s Day.
When Sparky decided to hike up the icy hill, my new crampons allowed me to follow. To show the treacherous conditions, I videoed Sparky. As expected, he had trouble with the ice, but what happened on the hill surprised both of us.
Sparky was getting too comfortable, so I threw him a balloon party. While Sparky watched from his crate, I salted the snack pit with the tasty treats. The video is at triple speed.
Sparky and I had an interesting conversation when he was in the snack pit. He has some strange ideas.
For a guy who never had his own dog, it was very good luck that Sparky was the dog I ended up with. It is amazing how similar we are: