The many curious sleeping positions of a puppy.

In case anyone has forgotten, we have a puppy. Oh, wait, it's impossible to forget because I ALWAYS post about her. Guess everyone is in for another post full of puppy!

I realized that I have a ton of pictures of her sleeping- probably because that is the ONLY time that she is not moving at full speed (aka: insane bursts of energy that should not be possible for anything living). It's also a time when she is 100% adorable...unlike when she decides that she has selective listening skills TWICE in the last week that compel her to decide that she is queen of the world, doesn't have to listen to anyone, and will run off when it is her "play time" at the park. This then, makes for two very unhappy parents when the puppy (aka: Princess Bella) runs into the middle of the street at full speed. THE STREET. AT FULL SPEED. (Insert picture of Tim and I having a heart attack). She is not afraid of cars. She is not too bright in this respect.

But OHMYGOD, Mom and Dad, did you SEE that other puppy across the street? You and that ball are NOTHING compared to that. And that person running? I HAVE TO CHASE HER. GOOOOOOOO! And then us stupid parents? Duh, princess Bella doesn't have to listen so we just sit there and all hundreds of dollars in training classes, all commands, all shouts of "Bella, no!", all nice persuasion to try to get her to come (even with treats and toys), go out the window. Because she is the princess. DUH. This has happened TWICE in the past week. She has basically lost all free play privileges that she had. It's too bad because she had been so good about this up until she hit this 9 month rebellious stage where she has to test her boundaries. And she's still awesome at listening at the dog park with a million other dogs around so it's really weird.

Sigh.

We'll get there with her, she is still a puppy. In the meantime, all ranting aside, below are the sleeping pictures of the cute side of our pup...moments in which she often makes us laugh because of the way she chooses to sleep. Even though she has had her bad moments, generally she has been a great dog. She is super smart and she (usually) listens. She does have massive amounts of energy, but that is a boxer trait and it keeps us entertained.

She LOVES to sleep on top of or beside her toys. Toy cuddles, I guess.

This position is quite common and funny... especially if she starts to dream... and then slides off the step. We hear, THUUUUUMP. Oh, it's just Bella who fell off the step again.

Bella trying to do yoga with me... BUT, she can't stay awake. Does a paw on the mat count?

After returning from the dog park, trying to pretend like she still has energy and is playing with her toy. But nope, out cold.

And for a little mix up.....

She's awake!!

And again....

And my two loves. Bella looks absolutely thrilled at getting a big bear hug.