Is your Cairn a lap dog?

[RockStarz]

Nigel's mood drives his desire to be a lap dog or not...unless Aislinn is on my lap. Then, of course, that's exactly the spot he was wanting.

[oscar's mom]

Oscar is mostly a lap dog, but when he wants his space, he will move his little butt to the other side of the sofa.

[nancy rink]

I finally found this photo of Rocky the Foot Dog - hilarious! Time for my husband to get a new pair of socks...

Edited April 28, 2008 by nancy rink

[Abbie]

Abbie is definately a lap dog. In the morning if we have been sitting over coffee and the paper too long, she will come up to us and cry. My husband will take the paper into the livingroom and get in the recliner, and before he has settled, she is in his lap.

[andrewnamy]

Valie's a bit of both. Sometimes he just wants to lay in his bed (usually towards the end of the night) but sometimes he just stares at us and whines and jumps on the couch to sit on us. Either way, so long as he gets his belly rubbings he's a happy pooch.

Amy

[Biotrooper]

Colby is a mama's boy...always on DW's lap or on her legs if she has them on the coffee table. He is also the one who follows her everywhere. Dad will surfice if mom isn't home. Dale is a daddy's girl....she especially loves laps if there is a blanket covering it. We call Bailey Switzerland...the neutral party. She's usually planted exactly in the middle of us...not touching but within eye-sight.

[shergry]

The boy has to do this EVERY NIGHT!! He thinks he has to be on your lap with or without the cover.

I tell the DH that he has raised a "marshmellow." He really is a tough cairn....just loves to be with you.

[Nikki]

Angel defiantly is...scotty isn't hes too hyper to ever stop and relax

[ELM]

We heard cairns weren’t lapdogs & my son & I were instantly like “nope - we have laps.” We did “charm offensive” with treats for laptime at first. Now he likes it sometimes: when he’s sleepy or cold… Sometimes, if I’ve been gone awhile , he’ll actually initiate it

[bradl]

Welcome. Depends on whose lap, apparently  In the intervening years we've had a couple who mostly will sometimes drape across Peggy's lap while reading or watching TV. I think I've been blessed only a few times, for a few minutes. It's possible I'm too fidgety  

[Hillscreek]

Hello

My Angus just about to be 11 has never been an actual lap dog as in laying on one's lap, but since he was a youngster he's been a "crush up by my side dog". This whether on roomy sofa or smaller chair where can he barely squish in next to me. I'm kind of a skinny old lady so my lap may not be that comfy

[Eliz222]

Most of our Cairns have been lap dogs. Scout was a lap dog with my husband, but would only stay on my lap a few min.

Atticus loves to sit on both of our laps, but he mainly sits on mine.

[CairnCapers]

At night when it's TV time my boy is definitely a Lap pup. He will even respond to some commericals with a howl.

[Eliz222]

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Atticus started doing this a few weeks ago. He wedged himself between my body and the side of the chair. Sometimes he falls asleep in the position!

Edited October 4, 2022 by bradl
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[Hillscreek]

  Adorable Atticus ! Angus has done a similar thing for years but he squishes in the other way belly down back up in a space far too small for even a small cairn I have often thought. Nose faces out tail faces in. Sorry no pic.

[Eliz222]

Thanks for fixing my picture, Brad. I switched from a PC to an Apple computer and it's a hard transition!

[bradl]

17 minutes ago, Eliz222 said:

I switched from a PC to an Apple computer and it's a hard transition!

Worth it  You should see me trying to figure out Peggy's earthdog secretary laptop which is Windows and MS Access  

[sanford]

On 10/5/2022 at 7:31 PM, Eliz222 said:

...I switched from a PC to an Apple computer and it's a hard transition!

Then of course, there me...I tried switching from my Apple to a PC....and gave up!

Edited October 29, 2022 by sanford

[pkcrossley]

"Then of course, there me...I tried switching from my Apple to a PC....and gave up!"  that would be like trying to switch your shoes left and right. i gave up on that too.