This blog feature amusing and heartwarming stories about our late Leonberger dog Bronco, as well as other Leonbergers. It also has a lot of information about the Leonberger breed, the history, care, training, Leonberger organizations, etc. I also wrote a Leonberger book, which I am featuring in the sidebar.
Dog Humor 7
It is time for another Dog Humor post. To see the previous ones see the list below. All the dog comics are Facebook pictures that are being passed around. The original creator is typically noted on the cartoon.
Today’s post has the them dogs taking over our beds and furniture. When Rollo wants to sit in a specific spot on the sofa, but someone happens to be sitting there, he scratches their legs with his paw so that they know that they need to move over.
My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.
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A trainer we hired told us not to but after Bronco passed away it ended up being that way anyway. Bronco was so big it was not possible to allow him in the bed for very long, so we let no one sleep in the bed during his time.
Dorrie, our Golden, hops right on the bed before we do. She’s 100lbs. I actually like having them on the bed, even if they do take up the whole bed and all the blankets. 🙂
100lbs that is big. Our Leonberger was even bigger though. 140lbs when he was not overweight (then 167lbs). But whether it is 100lbs or 140lbs that is a lot of real estate to lose in your bed. I should add that our Bronco thought so too so he pushed me off the bed with his legs. After he had done that several times we said, no more dogs on the bed.
We love our BIG dogs, don’t we?! Lucie and Vinnie were both 150lbs. They liked to get up on the bed too, but they didn’t stay all night like Dorrie does. 🙂
Yes they own every bed and sofa. Rollo decides who can sit in our beige sofa. He growls at any person trying to sit there who has not been annointed to that position.
He is a herding dog and we are his sheep. It is not good that the dog thinks he is on top but it is difficult to avoid with a herding dog. But he does not really think he is charge. He just think it is his job to keep order. He is both submissive and obedient but also want to decide and protect. Once when I was out in the backyard he followed me around and snapped at the back my shoes while jumping from side to side, as if to push me forward across the lawn. Together we got the yardwork done.
Haha awww ☺️ thanks for the explanation about herding dogs, I know they like to keep order. My Shelby is a Rottweiler so more of a guard dog but boy does she have some herding tendencies. She tries to keep everybody in line, even the cats lol and they aren’t having it. But she’s a good girl. Always alert, I have no clue when that dog sleeps sometimes.
Rottweilers are big dogs and good guard dogs. Our Leonberger was not a guard dog but his size combined with his desire to run up and greet everyone accidentally made him a good guard dog.
I absolutely resonate with the last cartoon 😂 only I have cats in the sofa instead of dogs 😂 Thanks for this, Thomas! Very cool! 😂 Light and blessings your way*
Ha ha, I can imagine. Right now we only have one dog, Rollo, but he decides who is allowed to sit in our beige sofa. If he doesn’t think you are part of his pack you cannot sit in the beige sofa. Thank you and light and blessings your way too.
Such true to life cartoons! Our cats and dogs always claimed the best spots on the bed and furniture. They’d also trick us by indicating they needed to go out, then when we’d get up to open the door they would run back and jump up on the couch. haha 🙂
Ha ha that is funny. It is very difficult to prevent them from taking over beds and sofas. However, when Bronco was alive we had to. He was just too big for our bed and it is not fair to let some dogs up and not others. We let them up on our sofas but not our bed when he was still alive. After he passed that system fell apart.
We recently got a new mattress. While we were waiting to dispose of the old one, we left it on its side. The furball had a field day. Not only did he have a new scratching post, he had a new bed that didn’t involve chasing human feet. It was a sad day when that mattress went away.
The chair one was definitely a cat I had for many years. He decided a sofa was his and got visibly irritated if you even sat on the floor and leaned against it. He would push my father’s head off his pillows, too. But we love our pets so we don’t mind!
Ha ha. It is the same with our dog Rollo. He owns the beige sofa and he decides who can sit there. I am allowed, my wife and our daughter are allowed, and our sons too if they don’t take up too much room. But other people, not so much. He gets mad if a stranger tries to sit in his sofa.
These are cute! The furniture jokes remind me of when Dennis got diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the hip and we were concerned about him hurting himself getting on and off the furniture and his vet was like, “I think that being on the furniture with you is very important to this dog’s quality of life and you should let him do it for as long as he can.” So we set him up ways to get onto the sofa without jumping much and I even took the legs off our bed and lowered it down to the floor to make things easier for him.
Wow that is a remarkable story. You typically hear the opposite from trainers; don’t let them sleep on beds and sit in sofas, they will think they are the alpha. But this veterinarian had another perspective. I am glad you did all this for Dennis to improve his quality of life. Osteosarcoma is such a terrible cancer but so common in dogs.
Yes, his was inoperable and we treated it with palliative radiation, which helped manage the symptoms for a while, but we had less than a year his diagnosis until he went to the Rainbow Bridge.
This is hilarious, Thomas! Did Bronco do that to you? Probably your bed is not big enough for him. My daughter has two kittens and they are on their bed and the grandkids’ beds constantly. Or, they alway are where the people are. I guess they’re people pets, love to be with people.
Yes he did. He was sleeping between us in our bed for a while but he was just too big. He pushed me off the bed with his paws several times. So we ended it. No more dogs of any kind in the bed. Later on Rollo and Daisy slept in the bed and later after Daisy passed just Rollo, but they are smaller dogs. Cats are small too, so I can see how they get used to that.
These are so funny and so true!!
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I can totally relate. Our dogs sleep with us every night. 🙂
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And ours! There is hardly room for us.
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Yep! The things we do for our fur babies. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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A trainer we hired told us not to but after Bronco passed away it ended up being that way anyway. Bronco was so big it was not possible to allow him in the bed for very long, so we let no one sleep in the bed during his time.
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Dorrie, our Golden, hops right on the bed before we do. She’s 100lbs. I actually like having them on the bed, even if they do take up the whole bed and all the blankets. 🙂
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150lbs is big. I remember you writing about Lucie and Vinnie but I forgot what breed they were
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100lbs that is big. Our Leonberger was even bigger though. 140lbs when he was not overweight (then 167lbs). But whether it is 100lbs or 140lbs that is a lot of real estate to lose in your bed. I should add that our Bronco thought so too so he pushed me off the bed with his legs. After he had done that several times we said, no more dogs on the bed.
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We love our BIG dogs, don’t we?! Lucie and Vinnie were both 150lbs. They liked to get up on the bed too, but they didn’t stay all night like Dorrie does. 🙂
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Yes I thought so too. Thank you Darlene
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Thank you for making me smile!
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Thank you masgautsen
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No truer words!
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Yes I agree
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So true, they really do think they own the bed! 😂 How dare you, human! Lololol
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Yes they own every bed and sofa. Rollo decides who can sit in our beige sofa. He growls at any person trying to sit there who has not been annointed to that position.
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Haha! I missed your comment back somehow, Thomas. The notifications have been hit or miss. Rollo sounds like top dog, huh? Too funny 😂
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He is a herding dog and we are his sheep. It is not good that the dog thinks he is on top but it is difficult to avoid with a herding dog. But he does not really think he is charge. He just think it is his job to keep order. He is both submissive and obedient but also want to decide and protect. Once when I was out in the backyard he followed me around and snapped at the back my shoes while jumping from side to side, as if to push me forward across the lawn. Together we got the yardwork done.
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Haha awww ☺️ thanks for the explanation about herding dogs, I know they like to keep order. My Shelby is a Rottweiler so more of a guard dog but boy does she have some herding tendencies. She tries to keep everybody in line, even the cats lol and they aren’t having it. But she’s a good girl. Always alert, I have no clue when that dog sleeps sometimes.
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Rottweilers are big dogs and good guard dogs. Our Leonberger was not a guard dog but his size combined with his desire to run up and greet everyone accidentally made him a good guard dog.
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I absolutely resonate with the last cartoon 😂 only I have cats in the sofa instead of dogs 😂 Thanks for this, Thomas! Very cool! 😂 Light and blessings your way*
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Ha ha, I can imagine. Right now we only have one dog, Rollo, but he decides who is allowed to sit in our beige sofa. If he doesn’t think you are part of his pack you cannot sit in the beige sofa. Thank you and light and blessings your way too.
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LOL These are really funny! And true, too! lol 😀
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Yes I thought so too. Thank you Kymber.
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))) so funny
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Thank you Beth
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What an uplifting post! Very funny!
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Thank you so much Introverted Bookworm
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Ha! Ha! Yep!
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Thank you Jan
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Haha, brilliant, Thomas
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Thank you Robbie
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There is so much truth to these.
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Yes I thought so too. Thank you Jacqui.
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Very funny, Thomas and oh so true.
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Thank you John. I thought so too.
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😀
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Such true to life cartoons! Our cats and dogs always claimed the best spots on the bed and furniture. They’d also trick us by indicating they needed to go out, then when we’d get up to open the door they would run back and jump up on the couch. haha 🙂
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Ha ha that is funny. It is very difficult to prevent them from taking over beds and sofas. However, when Bronco was alive we had to. He was just too big for our bed and it is not fair to let some dogs up and not others. We let them up on our sofas but not our bed when he was still alive. After he passed that system fell apart.
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The discussion about sleeping in your own bed is a hoot!!!!
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Ha ha yes I agree with you. That’s a good one.
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Even though I don’t own a dog, these were really funny.
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Thank you so much Pooja.
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You’re most welcome.
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We recently got a new mattress. While we were waiting to dispose of the old one, we left it on its side. The furball had a field day. Not only did he have a new scratching post, he had a new bed that didn’t involve chasing human feet. It was a sad day when that mattress went away.
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That is funny. I am sorry your furball lost his mattress. If I don’t remember incorrectly it was a cat right? Sorry I forget his name.
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No apology necessary! Yes, the furball is a cat, His name is Siren.
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Thank you Denise. Rollo says hello to Siren.
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Siren says, “Can you throw me a mouse?”
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Ha ha I am sure Rollo can do that
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The chair one was definitely a cat I had for many years. He decided a sofa was his and got visibly irritated if you even sat on the floor and leaned against it. He would push my father’s head off his pillows, too. But we love our pets so we don’t mind!
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Ha ha. It is the same with our dog Rollo. He owns the beige sofa and he decides who can sit there. I am allowed, my wife and our daughter are allowed, and our sons too if they don’t take up too much room. But other people, not so much. He gets mad if a stranger tries to sit in his sofa.
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These are cute! The furniture jokes remind me of when Dennis got diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the hip and we were concerned about him hurting himself getting on and off the furniture and his vet was like, “I think that being on the furniture with you is very important to this dog’s quality of life and you should let him do it for as long as he can.” So we set him up ways to get onto the sofa without jumping much and I even took the legs off our bed and lowered it down to the floor to make things easier for him.
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Wow that is a remarkable story. You typically hear the opposite from trainers; don’t let them sleep on beds and sit in sofas, they will think they are the alpha. But this veterinarian had another perspective. I am glad you did all this for Dennis to improve his quality of life. Osteosarcoma is such a terrible cancer but so common in dogs.
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Yes, his was inoperable and we treated it with palliative radiation, which helped manage the symptoms for a while, but we had less than a year his diagnosis until he went to the Rainbow Bridge.
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I am very sorry for your loss James. Dennis was a beautiful dog.
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Truth! 😂🤣
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Yes you are right Darryl
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I went through this with my husband’s cat! It’s taken me years to get on her good side. But these are funny.
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That is great. Thank you so much Dawn.
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Java Bean: “Ayyy, my place when sleeping in the bed is right between Mama and Dada, because the middle of the pack is the safest place to be!”
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Those are wise words Java Bean. Our Rollo thinks the same way.
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This is hilarious, Thomas! Did Bronco do that to you? Probably your bed is not big enough for him. My daughter has two kittens and they are on their bed and the grandkids’ beds constantly. Or, they alway are where the people are. I guess they’re people pets, love to be with people.
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Yes he did. He was sleeping between us in our bed for a while but he was just too big. He pushed me off the bed with his paws several times. So we ended it. No more dogs of any kind in the bed. Later on Rollo and Daisy slept in the bed and later after Daisy passed just Rollo, but they are smaller dogs. Cats are small too, so I can see how they get used to that.
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Oh wow, he pushed you off the bed. I saw Barbara’s comment. The dogs are smart.
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Yes, he wasn’t aggressive, just stretching his legs and oops.
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Yes, I’m sure he wasn’t. He was a gentle dog.
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Thank you so much Miriam
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haha you saved the best for last
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Ha ha I agree. That is a good one.
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My cats would concur.
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Yes I can understand that
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These are great. It’s about time we learned that we are just serving our pets. 🤣😎🙃
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Yes you are right. Thank you Mr. ohh
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