Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Posted by: shulburt in School Activities, tags: German Shepherd, King of the Castle, sleeping, TimberWhere exactly did I go wrong in training my dog? Why does my German Shepherd Timber believe that he is king of the Hulburt household? I’m not really sure where this holier-than-thou attitude originated from, or whether I even perpetuated it or not…however Timbers seems to truly believe that he reigns superior over his castle. This mind set was never more evident than one cold winter night when Mr. Hulburt had arrived home late from work.
Earlier that evening the kids and I had snuggled into bed together to keep warm. Unable to resist the temptation of snuggling up against our toasty warm bodies, Timber lept stealthily up onto the bed to lay down with us. However, Timber is not the typical dog who would be content to curl up at our feet. No, no, no…that simply would not do! Timber felt that he deserved a pillow and blankie too. So, he sauntered up to the head of the bed where he promptly pawed the covers until he had the perfect place to lay down. Upon plopping down onto his side, he gently laid his head down on the pillow with a hefty sigh. (I suppose I didn’t help the situation much when I reached over and covered him up with the blanket).
So there we lay-snoring and snoozing-Timber and I sleeping soundly on the edges of the bed with the kids nestled safely between us. When Mr. Hulburt arrived home late that night he was tired and wanted nothing more than to climb into bed. So he quietly began to shake Timber in an effort to wake him and make him move. No luck! So he shook a little harder and angrily whispered “Timber! Let’s Go! Get down!” A gesture that was met with a deep growl from Timber, who raised his head and glared deeply into my husband’s eyes as if to say, “Do you mind? I’m trying to sleep here!” The deep throated rumbling growl was enought to shock Mr. Hulburt who quickly turned and stomped out of the room to sleep on the couch.
And Timber? Well, he calmly lowered his head back onto the pillow and drifted back into doggy dreamland for the rest of the night. At that moment, he must have surely believed himself to be King of the Castle. But isn’t that how a dog is supposed to feel?
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November 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I liked the personafication that you used to say Timber was like the king of the castle.
I liked your rethorical question at the end and the begginning.
You do need more flashy vocab.
What happened after Timber went back to sleep after he said do you mind?
What did Mr. Hulburt say about Timber when he did’nt move?
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I really liked when you said in your story do you mind I am trying to sleep here.
And I think you need more flashy vocab.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Mrs.Hulbert I like your personafication too when timber said do you mind. and I like the rethorical quesstoin at the end. you need to add more flashy vocab.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:50 am
I like how you that you said that Timber said ”do you mind I’m trying to sleep here.” And how Timber glare into your husband’s eyes. You need more flashy vocab.
November 14th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I like your story because of how you talk about timber and how you tell us what it sounded like when he talk to Mr. hulburt in do you mind Im trying to sleep here voice.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I liked the part when timber was on the bed and was saying do you mind I am trying to sleep here because that what my dogs douse
January 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
On my first reply to this I really was not thinking about it.I think you need to get timber a bed or something because if he was my dog I would buy him a bed.You could have your husband come home from work and you could have a good night sleep.