A couple of nights ago I was lying in bed reading, Delilah was stretched out across my feet and Sampson was stretched out between Hubby and me.

I shut the light off, lifted Delilah’s head so I could shift my feet and rolled over onto my side, sticking my face into Sampson’s. We lay there like that for a few minutes, our chests moving in perfect sync as we inhaled, exhaled, inhaled, exhaled, each taking what we needed from the other.

Ok, so it was really me getting what I needed, Sampson could have cared less.

All of a sudden with no warning Sampson blew out his breath and rolled over onto his back, legs up in the air.  I obliged him by reaching over and rubbing his belly.

As I did, I had a thought about how very different my dogs truly are from each other, even in sleep.

Delilah has rarely spent the night anywhere else besides our bed.  When she first joined our pack I fought a nightly battle with her.  I would wake up and she would be on the bed and I would get up and drag her off.

All. Night. Long.

Eventually I gave up and gave in, it was just plain easier.

For all her issues, Delilah is a very quiet and still sleeper.  She normally curls up on either my or Hubby’s feet and that is generally where she remains all night.  If she gets up to shift position, it’s not noticeable at all.

This big, pushy, won’t take no for an answer, I demand you pay attention to me, bull in a China shop dog, is very dainty, quiet and feminine when she sleeps.

Sampson on the other hand is a very restless sleeper, he changes positions frequently, not just rolling over but getting up, turning around and most of the time he simply flomps down.  If your body part happens to be in the way, well he just lies on it.  When Sampson moves we generally know it.

There are two dog beds in our room, one at the foot and one on my side of the bed.  The one at the foot is one of those really big, over-sized beds.  The one on my side has seen better days, it’s getting low on fluff and probably should be replaced.

Sampson now will sleep in our bed only in the cooler weather, and by that I mean winter.  Even with the cooler weather we are having now, it gets too warm for him.  Don’t get me wrong he always starts out on the bed but sometime within the first couple hours, after tossing and turning, he will get up and go sleep on one of the beds on the floor.

Even with him off the bed, Delilah still remains curled up in a ball or stretched out across the foot of the bed.  She rarely if ever ventures further.

It’s almost like they switch personalities when they sleep.

Do you notice anything about your dog’s sleeping patterns as opposed to their every day personality?  Do you have a peaceful sleeper or a restless sleeper?