This week Sadie got a new bed. Sadie is our 12 year old English Pointer, not the star of this blog, but a main feature of our household, she's a sweetheart. Although she was a brilliant hunting dog in her prime, and Scott states, "the best hunting dog he'll ever own." She now has a hard time hearing, seeing and a lot of arthritic aches and pains which are quickly limiting her mobility. She spends 99% of her life sleeping or at least lying down (I'm not exaggerating).
She received a $300 (don't tell) Orvis Memory foam bed a couple years ago from her Mama, at that time she had the nicest bed/mattress in the house, we have since upgraded our own. The Orvis bed is her night time bed and is upstairs. During the day you'll find Sadie in the kitchen, pressed against the baseboard heater...on a pathetic "mat".
When Frannie was little (bless us) she didn't chew much (other than her toys) however she did like on occasion to gnaw on the corner of Sadie and her own daytime beds. So their daytime beds had been pretty simple Cordura canvas covers w/ foam pad inserts. The cordura held up surprisingly well and she eventually outgrew this naughty habit.
Since, Frannie's bed had been upgraded to a fabulous Molly Mutt duvet cover (we LOVE these!) & stuffed w/ her favorite gross puppy pillow & blankie. Sadie's had not been upgraded (mostly 'cause it was still in decent shape).
In the last few weeks I've noticed Sadie is having a bit more trouble getting around, I started to feel bad she didn't have a "nicer" bed to lay on all day. We also have a couple little pups (my sister's dogs) coming to stay with us for a few weeks, and I feel like Sadie's life may get a little rough for a bit (then we're whisking her off to Florida....ahhh..)
So, I splurged on a new Molly Mutt duvet cover for her (this is now our 3rd one, we LOVE them and they sell 'em at our favorite pet store, Sooper Dogs.)
Apparently this rubbed Frannie the wrong way, she spent the next two days attempting to pull Sadie's bed around (WITH HER ON IT!) Sadie weighs 65lbs- F is about 42lbs! Dear Lord...the funniest thing is Sadie just lays there and looks at me like, "for real Mom?" and I yell at Frannie and pull Sadie back against the heater...and off she goes back to sleep. Scott thinks I'm spoiling Sadie, I just tell him when he's old he'll want someone to be nice to him, he never argues that point.
After a couple days Frannie has stopped and appears to have gotten over her sibling rivalry.
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