Long-time readers of ours know that our mostly-blind cat Samantha had her own wing of our house, where she could be safe from our dog Luke harassing her. Her wing consisted of my office downstairs, plus the two upstairs rooms that are in the old part of our house. While we miss Sam so much, we have to admit that we enjoy now having that part of the house open, with no gates to have to travel through. When we first lost Sam, Luke got to explore that part of the house (the dogs had been up there occasionally, but not very often since we moved here). Luke was timid of going up the narrow staircase at first, but he started to get braver about it. It wasn’t long after losing Sam that we got the new chicks, and the upstairs spare room has always been the easiest place to keep them, so we had to start closing doors and keeping Luke out of there again. He didn’t seem too happy about that, and once the chicks were moved to the coop, he was no longer afraid to go up the stairs. In fact, he started going up there on his own at random times.
Next thing we knew he was disappearing up there at night and early in the morning! It seems he had decided to make the bedroom up there his own. The chicks had been in the other room, but we had set up a guest bedroom not long after moving in. The previous owners had left a bed and dresser so it worked out well, and we moved other furniture in there that we had. I guess Luke has wanted his own room all along, and I’m the one who’s not happy when he goes up there instead of sleeping with us sometimes! He also tends to go up there in the morning, either after the Dadz has left for work, or when my alarm goes off. It seems as if, in typical teenager fashion, he is not ready to get up yet and finds the alarm annoying! I am missing our morning snuggles, so am kind of hoping this is just a phase. I’m also waiting for the morning that I actually have to call him down for breakfast (so far he’s showed up when he hears me up)! But in the meantime, we’ve started to call that room “Luke’s room” instead of the guest bedroom.
He would like to give you a little tour:
“These are the stairs that lead up to my room! It’s on the left. Follow me!”
“Here it is – welcome to my room!”
“This is my very own bed. You might notice I am a patriotic dog!”.
“I have arranged the covers and pillows just the way I like them!”
“I don’t have to make my bed, right, Momz?”
“Oh, are you still here? I think it’s time for my nap, if you don’t mind!”
It’s a good thing that we don’t have a lot of overnight company, because I don’t think he’ll be happy about having to give up his room for them! 🙂
Do any of your pets have their own room?
Of course, it’s just temporary. Come wintertime, he’ll be snuggling close!
I sure hope so! He seems to be going up there less lately, perhaps because our nights have already been a bit cooler!
Pretty sure that’s where I slept! Lol. Glad he’s happy!
Yes, it was!!
It’s always hard to get boys out of a comfy bed.
That’s the truth!!
omg that is too funny and so cute. I love the decorations!
Thank you!!
That is so funny! Bentley likes to snuggle down and sleep in our guest room. He lays outside of it and whines when we have company. LOL!
I can see Luke scratching at the door!
What a great and perfect space – My dogs would be jealous! 🙂 But our cat has her own room, that she sometimes has to share, it’s also a “safe place” for her to go and be away from the dogs who sometimes chase her. But I think that for people like us, it’s just how we live and roll! 🙂
I do hope all is well, and that you have a good weekend!
I think you are right….what seems normal to us might not to non-pet people! 🙂
Nice digs Luke! That is great. KaTwo had her own room, but now it is a time share with Drake. And Polar Bear and Noel have a room they share.
You’d need a pretty big house if all your cats were to have their own rooms! LOL
It’s so cool you have your own room. We all want our own room. What color or you going to have your Mom paint the room?
It will be two-tone blue: one shade on the ceilings, and one on the wall. Darker on the walls, and lighter on the ceilings. Momz hasn’t let me pick out the specific shades yet though. 🙂
Wow Luke…what a pawesome room you have! We have extra rooms…we wonder if we could talk our Mama and Dad to go find their own room so we could have our bed to ourselves BOL!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
It’s definitely worth a try!! Just make sure you get the biggest bed. 🙂
xo
Luke
Thanks for the tour Luke, your room looks super cozy!
It definitely is – nice and warm too! That’s why Sam loved it upstairs so much. ♥
Bwahaha…that’s too funny. Elsa follows me around like a shadow until I go into the bathroom. She ends up going into my bedroom until I’m finished showering but sometimes I have to hunt for her. These rescued pups are funny sometimes.
They sure are! Luke used to always lie on our bed when I was showering. Now I never know where to find him!
Hell WE barely have our own room BOL since we are in a 2 bedrm condo! I don’t blame Luke one bit for wanting to hang out up there! It looks so cozy and inviting!!!!!
It is a very nice space, nice and warm in the summer too. We usually close it off in the winter though, he’s not going to be too happy about that!
I love your room, Luke and I love you too. What a delightful post. It made me smile.
I love all the patriotic pillows too.
Have a woof woof day and weekend, Luke. My best to your peeps. ♥
We are so happy we could make you smile!
♥xo
Luke
I don’t have my own room Luke – but the King size bed is mine!! (I let my mom share it)
I like your room!
Have a great weekend!
Alex from Bucks County PA
That’s the next best thing, Alex!! And thank you!
Woofs, Luke
wow…your own room? and it is the best one in da whole house… what aview and what a fabulous bet woth the bestest decoration… I think we are green with envy…
Ducky is usually the first one up in our house. And she wants us up with her, so jumps up on the bed and wakes us. I’m usually the one who gets up with her. Once we’re all up, she has access to all but the bedrooms.
We too decide to sleep other places sometimes and Mom doesn’t like it either. She loves to cuddle with us when she wakes up in the morning. Your room looks real nice and very private.
Your room is much nicer than mine is, Luke, and you even have a real bed! I am so jealous!
Lucky Luke!!
What a spacious room you have:) We are envious, BOL!
MJF used to go to the landing here and at frst petcretary ad no idea where hse was hanging out…until she tripped over him..almost. Benji went up there too when he was new here, but now we hve to not allow it, cause the first thing he did there was piddle…and outr doggy doors are almost always open when we are home.
Luke, you sure are handsome!