The Monster I Have Created

I havent posted about my Long Dog in awhile...so I figured this should be a good post. Once Susie passed away, I tended to favor Longie a little. Im not sure if it was because I felt bad for her knowing she was an only dog, or I wanted the comfort of her snuggling with me while I was missing Susie. But I made the mistake of making a little spot for her on the end of the couch. I put a blanket down and let her sleep on that end of the couch that never gets used. Then a few mornings I let her in bed with us. While this has created a bad habit, that I already broke once in her life when we got ner furniture! So now that end of the couch is hers, and she stands and waits for me to tell her its OK to get up there, and if I dont repons within her time frame, she then just jumps up anyways. I wonder if she stands and wait while we are not home? She also finds her way in the bed in the night. Which can be a problem, with a 100 pound dog taking up most of the space. But it does make her happy and I know it really makes her feel better, so who cares, I guess! Funny thing is, when I go in the living room at 1 am to feed Riley, Long Dog is usually asleep on the couch, and you can tell she isnt happy that Ive turned on the light and distrubed her! I cant imagine my life without doggies in it!