sounds like a fabulous visit! that pup is so darn cute...and he's keeping his hrbls cool on the floor!

Aww, the puppy is so cute! Glad you had a great time with your folks. I am so with you on the needing a nap right about now.
Hope you have a fabulous Monday!

OMG!!! Too much cuteness!!!!
I love him.

How cute the boys roller skating and card shark doggie. and look at the little tail:)
did kitties give you the cold shoulder after all the doggie smells you brought home.

He is so cute. I love him playing cards, he's like those velvet paintings of dogs playing poker!

I like the card shark picture! One of my cats lounges on the floor in the same way. Since I have practically all bare floors in the house, I think of it as maybe a cooling off sort of thing? You know, not as much fur on the belly, therefore better contact with the cool floor? Look at me being all logical and wondering about animal behavior.

that is officially the CUTEST most awesomest little puppy ever. ya think if we put BOTH our carry-ons together..we can smuggle him away? (and then put him in a cloning machine?

the legs splayed out thing with the puppy? that must run in the breed because my little guy did that up until the very end. I called it playing "seal boy".

Awwwww! How cute!

My Bouvier, TinyMonsters, used to lay on the floor in the exact same way. One of the cutest positions a dog can do.

I want a puppy now. *sniff* (looking for my keys so I can go oogle the puppies at the pet store)

Someone told me that corgis all do the frog leg thing. Makes me think Oscar is part corgi because he always lays this way. He also helps with book reading, paper reading and knitting the way your youngest brother helps with card playing.

My puppy Chloe (she's half Bichon Frise and half Shih Tzu) also sprawls out like that. It must be a small breed thing! I call it her froggie-doggie position.

Awwww- him is ADORABLE!!!

Glad you got a chance to go home and visit for a couple of days.

And naps on Monday should be totally mandatory!

too cute!! My Oscar lays down and sleeps the same way. Giggles, my teenager, hates it...says he looks unnatural.

I say nap away sister. Did you ever see that episode of Senifeld with George napping? I could totally see it.

Chivas is ADORABLE!! Did your Mom win that hand of cards? If she did I'd definately be suspicious; he may just be a little-person card shark in a dog suit. Who would suspect?? (besides me)(but I'm just evil like that)

I'm so glad that you had a great time with your family!! Your nephews are so cute!

What did the cats think when you came home smelling like DOG?

Our corgi does the same thing. The cutest term I've heard for it is "frog-dogging"

I love it because corgi toes are the cutest dog toes ever.

Glad you had fun :D

I just got a new collie puppy, which you can see at my blog. Puppies are a lot of work, even with crates to corral them. I've only left him home for a quick trip to a yarn sale (my LYS is going out of business).

But, oh, they're fun!

Pup is adorable! I love it when dogs lay like that. Had a coworker who would sleep under his desk (esp after a long weekend of drinking). He would get away with it except when he started snoring loudly.

Enough posts about some dumb dog!

Signed,

Bob, Soba and Frankie

Squeeky Carrot = best dog toy EVER!

It's ok to use the 'cute puppy wore me out' defense on a Monday.
Totally.

One of our puppies loves to sleep that way -- we call it her "frog-dog" position. One of these days we'll get a cape on her while she's laying like that, cuz it's a total SuperDog pose!!

Your newest family member is so freakin' adorable!!!

That last photo of doggie helping Mom with her cards cracked me up!

Oh my goodness! What a little cutie. I am sure your mother appreciates all the help with her card playing.

And those toys! What a lucky puppy.

We have a Carine Terrier that lays the same way - I call it "the Superman" - looks like their flying! Those poor little legs! Too cute!

Did Little Brother ever get a name? I suggest "Shorty," or in Spanish, "Chaparrito." (or Chaps, for short.) Those short little legs sure are cute.

Mine did the deboned chicken thing a lot as a pup and still does. Especially because she is black and it was July in Texas. Very hot for a little labby. It also got her the name Molly Pancake, but I'm now considering renaming her Molly Deboned Chicken.

These days is more likely to be found in the superstar pose (laying on her back with one paw in the air and dead asleep).

mary from norcal:

*SNORT!*

signed,
smokeyJoe

The doggie is adorable!
My mini-doxie has done that since
we got him - we call it "bunny
butt!"

OK, must resort to Cute Overload-eese...

Those 'tocks are the BEST! and the little pink paw pads must be kissed! Delectuhbul!

So cute! Fluffy sleeps like that, only with her feet up instead of down.

By all means snooze under your desk. We won't tell if you won't. (Loud snoring is frowned upon in the workplace, however.)

Awww how cute love the pictures. So who won the card game? Your mom or the puppy?

Rick the basset does that all the time. It's his fav pose, usually done on the slate hearth to cool off or just in general on the wood floors. It's even cuter with the ginormous basset feet...

Like many of your readers, we call it the froggie-doggie pose.
:)
Phyllis

The pink paw pad, the black paw pad, the nose, the whiskers must be kissed!

Love the puppy flop! When our bunnies do that we call them SuperBunny! They seem to love having the nice cool floor against their tummies.

We call that napping position "frog dog." Lucy does it quite a bit, and I never get tired of it. Super cute little brother ya got there. Glad he's so spoiled with toys.

I think I might need to find my kids one of those star bucks mugs! :-)

My one and a half year old (and 60 pound) golden retriever does that, too! We call it froggie legs.

I love those little puppy drumsticks!

Just post that picture of Sir Dog-A-Lot as your screensaver and everyine will be so taken they won't even notice you curled up under the desk.

What a nice weekend with so many cute young 'uns!

My little Fergie, a Cairn terrier cools her tummy the same way, so we call her the dog-skin rug.

Just post that picture of Sir Dog-A-Lot as your screensaver and everyine will be so taken they won't even notice you curled up under the desk.

The shot of him playing cards is ADORABLE!

What bright and snappy eyes he has! I love the pix of him studying the cards - glad you had a good week-end with your family.

My corgi would lay down like that, but the position I thought was the funniest, was when he would lay flat on his back with all four paws up in the air. He did that frequently!

Very cute pup, and great pics. Glad you had some quality time with your new little brother.

What a flat little cutie!! I just love the one pink, one black paw pad- puppy paw pads are second only to kitty paw pads in cuteness...
And is this an especially sleepy Monday or what? I woke up so tired I was weepy, and my hubby encouraged me to go back to bed (mmm....good hubby; and? self-employment is the best!), and one of my clients just reported the same kind of morning too... hmmmm.

If you take that picture of the puppy with his boneless chicken legs out behind him, and photoshop in a cape, he can be SuperPuppy!

Ooooooh! Pupper 'tocks! The best!

Could you just DIE from an overdose of the cuteness?
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That's called the "frog leg" position. My Boston terrier does that all the time.

Oh my goodness your little brother is SO adorable!

And, I can't believe the roller skates are still the same color as they were when I was a kid! So, where are the pictures of you roller skating, anyway?!?!?!

FROG DOG!!!

My dog used to lay like that until she got older....we called it yoga.

Your baby brother is adorable! He looks so interested in the card game, too. Hope your mom won!

I actually did an audible "Awwwwwww"! when I saw the card playing canine (doesn't that sound like a Perry Mason episode?). The puppy is simply adorable.

As long as you don't snore, you might get away with a short nap . . .

That is one cute puppy!

My dog lays out exactly like that too.

Great pictures! Is the SF valley still hot? Pioneer Woman talks about the mighty Zuke in her food blog today. Mix it with pasta? Looks good, let us know if you try it.

At our home. we call that particular dog pose, "frog dog" It gives their bellies maximum exposure to the coolness of the floor.

Ah yes, the standard Corgi Sleeping pose.

The best part of it is that their joints never tighten up. You can get a good laugh out of that position for the rest of their lives.

Love the doggie pictures! What a doll baby he is.

We call that doggie position "no butt dog".

That puppy is one delicious morsel!! Scrumptious.

Fer cute! Great pictures. Love all those puppy toys you brought in your suitcase!

My dog lays down exactly like that! We call it the frog leg look.

Wow! So cute! I keep wanting to get a corgi (what's good enough for the Queen is good enough for us), but our cat would probably keep jumping on it and riding it like her own little pony. Which can't be good for any dog.

That pupdog looks like a shrewd card-player - did you mom win? I have to say, I don't know if it's Florida air or Louisiana breezes or what, but EVERYONE in your family, EVERY SINGLE ONE, from Grandma to pupbrother (YOURSELF INCLUDED) (and those two-leggedy brothers) (and your Da) (and Momma)....well, the lot o' you is easy on the eyes. "Frog-doggin'", I love it! Gotta say, sure does make me want a Corgi. (My idol Tasha Tudor always had thema and I wanna be her when I grow up - maybe I'll take it up with Evangeline & Lilliane!) (or not......)

Cute dog - but your cats are cuter.

Just used your Brangelina pattern and loved the resulting hat. Awesome pattern. You can see my attept here: http://knittingsimple.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-adult-hat.html

I want a puppy, too. The last time I said that, I ended up with what is now a 120 lb black lab. When she sits like that, we call her "Frog Dog".

Mmmmm. Floor is nice and cool on puppy belly.

His little right back foot with the one dark pad...too adorable!

I did a sleep study at a local hospital last night. Go for the nap - I'll cover you. Yummy puppy pics!

How can so much cuteness possibly be legal?

That is exactly how Marlowe, the wonder pug puppy, lays down when he's tired. He splays out, puts his chin on the floor, and then just looks at you like, "I am just too tired to move."

Oh my goodness that is the cutest puppy ever!!! Don't you just love puppies and their puppy breath and the whole cuteness of them all???
Why aren't there any pics of you on roller skates?? Just kidding....

Ahhh! The trademark corgi flop! The stubby little tail makes it even cuter.

There is just nothing as cute as a corgi puppy! They all put their back feet out that way, and most of them also like to sleep flat on their backs.