So…. last night we decided to see how Bess pup who is 6 months old would handle sleeping upstairs with her sisters and Greg and I uncrated.
The only areas the pups have access to overnight is the hallway and our. Even then Bess was pretty antsy and she just didn’t quite know what to do because you know there were lots of good smells to sniff and lots of exploring to do.
Then all of a sudden there was a flash of light and a few seconds later some fairly loud rumbling. Bess immediately started barking to let us know there was something going on. Belle jumped up on the bed to nudge me off of the bed to go take care of whatever that was. Bonnie stood at the ready to see what we were going to do.
Our dog trainer Lora during one of Bess’s puppy classes told us to make thunderstorms a party so puppies can handle the storms better. Remembering that, I thought to myself how do you have a party at 11:30 at night, well by turning it into a slumber party of course. Calling the pups to come with me we headed downstairs, it had been several months since we had had a thunderstorm so all three dogs were stuck like glue to my side. We had cuddle time during the worst of the storm, yes, it is possible to cuddle three golden retrievers weighing between 50- 60 some lbs each at the same time. When the storm started to move away I grabbed a quilt and settled down in our oversized recliner for the night. Bonnie decided to share the chair with me, Bess was happily laying on the floor about a foot from me, and Belle was curled up on the couch also about a foot from me. Linus and Lucy kitties weren’t bothered by the storm but they did curl up on the chair with me to give their support. Thanks Kitties!
This morning Bess woke me up by gently laying her head on my arm, saying “it’s morning, I need to go outside please.” After checking things out I discovered that Bess did well being uncrated all night, there were no accidents and nothing was chewed up, so we’ll give it another try tonight, hopefully there won’t be any storms to add to the fun so we can sleep upstairs.
Three Pups and a Couple of Kitties 
The Abbott all girl’s slumber party — except Linus crashed the party! I can picture it by your excellent description. It didn’t sound too wild, but a week night slumber party is a little daring. I hope everyone got enough sleep — an unforgettable evening! Thanks for sharing! Carolyn
That Linus! He didn’t want to be left out that’s for sure. As for enough sleep, well let’s just say that I hope tonight we all get a little bit more!
This is such a great little story! I love the idea of having a slumber party with your pups. Great idea, and thanks for painting such a delightful picture!
Thank you so much for your kind comment. 🙂