Pooch on Pillows

LIAM HEAD ON PILLOW

How does Liam know that putting his head on a pillow will be very comfy? Does he see us do it?  I know many dogs do this. I understand that sitting on a pillow wrapped in a thundershirt is more comfortable than being shirtless on the ground. I also get that sitting on the couch beats the floor, even a carpeted one.

 PILLOWS AND KONG BONE-HEAVEN

But Liam putting his head on a pillow seems so human. I had to Google to see if others have asked or wondered about this poochie pillow penchant.  And yes, there are many questions, comments and shared stories out there on the Internet. I did find a FB page about dogs and pillows.

see link
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dogs-Using-Pillows/217938864192
as well as a blog link
http://pittiesincity.blogspot.com/2011/01/schwang-manor-allure-of-pillows.html

In case you may think these photos are posed, they are not. We do not arrange the pillows for Liam. He finds his own pillow. Manipulates it, moves it and drapes his body over, under or into it. Liam likes all size pillows.  He has his own, in his main chair bed which has been often shown here and was illustrated in last week's RACK CANCER blog story-see link for refresher
http://liamlicks.blogspot.com/2012_09_09_archive.html
Liam uses a pillow as a prop for his head. and in a cozy corner of the couch
Maybe we humans saw dogs create a pillow of twigs and leaves for their heads thousands of years ago in the wilderness. Or did we humans invite a dog to join the pack around the campfire to rest its head on a rolled up jacket or was it a dog offering to share a pile of leaves to tired lonely travelers? We all seem to have ended up needing and loving the pillows. Pack pillow behavior?

BETTER THAN A PILE OF LEAVES

Woof, Woof