Sampson turned fourteen at the end of July. We’ve always used that, dogs age seven years for every one human life rule. If that in fact were the case, Sampson would be 88 years old.
Of course, I wanted to be sure, so I consulted Dr. Google, and found this article from the AKC. According to this, Sampson is 84 years old.
Either way you look at it, this dog is in his eighties. Now, like most people in their eighties, my puppy boy is slowing down. In fact, he only goes outside to do his ‘business’ twice per day. Once on our morning walk, and once on our evening walk.
You follow? This guy only pees every 12 or so hours.
I bet most eighty-year-olds pee a lot more than that. Honestly, I’m 58 and I pee when I sneeze, cough, laugh, walk…
Both walks combined, take no more than an hour, and that’s assuming we stop to chat with someone on our afternoon walk.
Sampson eats, twice a day, and that takes about all of 20 minutes. He gets one snack (a frozen Kong) around 9:00 pm, which takes him 10 to 15 minutes to eat.
If you add it all up, and factor in the times we come home from work, the times we are moving about, let’s be generous and say, he’s awake 4 hours per day.
Which leaves the other 20 hours for….?
Sleeping.
Yes, my boy sleeps, and he sleeps A LOT.
There are two dog beds in my living room, and a dog bed and a crib mattress in my bedroom.
Delilah typically chooses one place to sleep, and stays there. Sampson on the other hand is a mover. He gets up many times throughout the day and night, and changes position, or he changes the area he is sleeping on. Sometimes he’s on a bed, sometimes he’s just sleeping on the floor.
Sometimes I look at him, and the position he’s in, and I wonder, just how comfortable it is.
Like the other night, when I went to give him his Kong, and he had to extricate himself from the table of all places.
Naturally, I laughed. He’s such a silly guy.
The title of this post asks, “Where Does a Fourteen Year Old Dog Sleep?”
Answer: Anywhere he wants. 🙂
You make me laugh or smile. The sweet, funny, loving things dogs do that brings a smile to my face, or a laugh to my lips.
What did your pet do this week that made you smile or laugh?
Lol he’s so cute. I’ve learnt not to question a dog’s comfiness (is that a word?).
I literally laughed out loud!!! My baby “Butter” is so dang adorable!!!! That looked so uncomfortable! If that were a human being, we’d wake with a start, get confused and literally strangle ourselves! God, he’s so precious!!!!! I love the crap out of my “Butter”!!!!!
I think sweet Sampson deserves a place to sleep just like a 400 pound gorilla does.
GAH! S! Your head under the table is hilarious. I wonder how long it took you to get comfy under there. Either way, I agree with your mama. 14 year olds sleep wherever (and whenever) they want.
Love and careful licks so I don’t wake you,
Cupcake
Indeed, a 14-year old dog does sleep anywhere he can! Then again that fact applies to 6 and 12 year old dogs too for the record though I’m waiting for the head under the end table position. 😇
I agree with he can sleep anywhere. My 13 year old gets whatever spot he wants, and I often wonder how he can be comfy but its what he chooses.
Mom has noticed I’m sleeping a lot more than I used to. I have a couple favorite spots I sleep in at various times during the day and night. Getting old is tiring, but my mom sleeps less as she gets older.
Sampson reminds me of my Chester, he’s a mover. We have 5 beds around the house, and uses all of them throughout the day. Sometime he just curls up on his favorite blanket.
One thing I remember with our older dogs was the fact that they slept so much more soundly too. Kobi gave us scares many times when we’d talk to him and he still wouldn’t move!