Observation Assignment

1) Observation #1:

My new dog Pidge, rather than gently laying down at night or for naps plops, down rather hard when she lays down to sleep. It is loud enough to wake me up at night. (She does sleep in the same room)

2) Question:

I wonder why she does this rather than gently laying down like most other dogs?

3) Other Observations:

She is rather young and high strung.

She is new to the house and still feeling us out.

She plops down hard whether it is on the hardwood floor or her soft sleeping cushion.

She has not been around a lot of other dogs.

4) Answer the Question:

I think she plops down because she doesn’t know any better. She also does not have any real experience around other dogs.

5) Two other Hypotheses:

She is young enough that things like a small discomfort of plopping down doesn’t bother her. She even plays rough.

It must not cause her any real pain or she wouldn’t do it ever time she lays down.