Ever since I got Layla, there has been a nightly contest between her and Daniel to see who can get closest to me on the couch at night when all the walking, running & playing is over. Now, I have a couch, a love seat, a wing chair and a comfy dog bed in the living room, which should be PLENTY of space for me & two dogs, but since they are GSPs, they need to be close to their person, so we have a nightly game to see who can get closest to me.

One night, Daniel (65 pounds) was tucked between me & the back of the couch, with his head resting on my knees. Layla (41 pounds) won that night, though, since she curled up on the pillow, tucked around my head, with her nose resting on my shoulder.   Last night she won again, mostly because she has no sense of personal space and will park that adorable little fuzzy butt anywhere she can. Daniel was in his usual spot between me & the back of the couch, head on my knees, so Layla parked her butt on top of his back and her nose on my stomach and they both snoozed for a couple of hours. Good thing it's cool in the house right now, otherwise I would have suffocated!

Before bed we go outside again to work off a little more energy (their energy, I haven't got any left at that point) and then we head up to bed, where the same contest takes place. You would think a queen size bed would be big enough to stretch out... but not if you have two Velcro dogs!

I finally bought a queen sized bed although I'm the only human in it but it does no good.  I still wind up with about 8" in the middle with Jasper and Chelsea on either side trying to squeeze closer.  I feel like bologna in the sandwich. 

The annoying thing is that Chelsea isn't really a snuggler, but she can't stand to see Jasper snuggling with Mom!  So she gets next to me too just to assert her rights as top dog.

I know that sleeping position, legs straight out.  Usually the legs push against one of us & his body pushes against the other! 

it has always amazed me how much room they can take up with their legs stretched out & how small they look when their all curled up

Angel is not much of a bed hog unlike Star. Angel loves to sleep sprawled out or curled up in a not with her head on the pillow. Star tries to squeeze between or lay on top of us. After awhile she will end up on the foot end. 

 Now with the weather slowly getting colder it's a fight with them for the covers.

LMAO It amazes me how long we will tolerate those legs digging in our back to LMAO. I wake up with my body leaning to the left and their is Ava all bright eyed and ready to start her day ,as I am trying to bend my body back to a upright position LMAO

I had been having mild aches in my left hip.  During a 2 week vacation, WITHOUT the dogs, I didn't have a twinge.  Now I'm home, and you guessed it.  Proof that the problem is due to the unnatural, contorted, uncomfortable positions I'm FORCED into by the bed and blanket hogs. 

LOL!!!

LOL thats ok now all of you are warm on those cold nights