[Dailydrool] Sleeping Dogs

[Sandi Wittenberg]

A nickzillion years ago, I was hospitalized and my doc came in early one
morning and touched me to wake me up.  I came up swinging and caught him on
the jaw.  After that he touched my toes to wake me up.  When my kids lived
at home, I had them trained to bring me a Diet Coke, leave it on the
nightstand, and call to me from the door.  They understood that I was not
safe to be close to when I first wake up.  My husband, after 40+ years, is
finally trained not to wake me up abruptly.  

I afford the same courtesy to my dogs.  I always call their name and make
sure their eyes are open before I touch them.  When I have an old basset
with poor hearing, I make sure to do something that causes vibration to wake
them more gently.  No animals like to be startled awake - it initiates a
"fight or flight" response, raises the blood pressure too quickly and is
generally irritating. 

 

Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets

sandi at redbaybassets.com

 

 

 

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