Sleeping on the Job!

Now I know I've mentioned this in passing before, but my apprentice, Teds, isn't a very active fur first thing in the morning. He's not keen on getting up, and if he is forced to do so, to check up on the location of 'Him and Her Indoors' for example, having satisfied himself, he will often return to bed. If he is called downstairs, he generally ignores whoever is issuing the request, and if he decides to come down of his own volition, he often does so in stages, pausing for a little rest or two, on the way. If his bed is then moved from the bedroom into its daytime location in the kitchen, he takes up residence in its new position and shows no interest in the preparations for his walk. I'm the eager dog vocalising my anticipation at the door, whilst Teds is happily napping away in his bed. Often 'Her Indoors' has to fasten his harness on whilst he's still lying down, and he only gets up when his lead is attached.
          The other day, he reached new heights, quite literally in fact, and 'Him Indoors' carried him downstairs in his bed like a passenger in a doggy sedan chair, and although Teds opened his eyes, I suspect he was just showing a courteous level of interest because he shut them again as soon as he landed, and continued his snoozing.
          Things are not much improved when we go out for walks. If 'Her Indoors' meets someone she knows and stops for a chat, which is not an infrequent occurrence, Ted lies down for a  little rest. This of course, is a tactical error as there are lots of things an enterprising dog can get up to during one of these interludes in a perambulation. There are things to eat whilst she is not paying attention, other dogs to pass the time of day with if she's talking to a fellow dog walker, leads to tangle, and best of all, another susceptible person to ply for treats using your appealing eyes and trembling like a dog who hasn't seen a square meal in weeks. Depending on the person, I can usually get more than one treat unless 'Her Indoors' intervenes which she occasionally does - she's a spoilsport, what can I tell you! Teds, however, has decided that the time is best spent having a little snooze and he settles himself down in a resigned kind of way until she's finished.
          It's not even that Teds has seniority as an excuse like me. He's only six so he's in his prime. Still, I guess it shows how much more relaxed he is and how well he's settled into his new home. All down to me of course. Anyway, we've put together a little movie of Teds' snoozing highlights. Now, if you'll excuse me, all that writing has made me a bit tired. Move over Teds, let the senior partner rest his paws!