Cozy at Home
I love all my comfortable, familiar spots in our house. I do a lot of snuggling with Ellen and Loren. I remember when I first walked into the house as an adopted dog; it was all so strange. Now it feels wonderful to me; it’s my home!
![My favorite spot on the sofa.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/08d782c0-64bb-49e3-9688-3a83af65c7df/CDD12C8D-CA15-43BC-AD78-BB13373D7FA5_1_105_c.jpeg)
My favorite spot on the sofa.
![I know I look a little tough in this one.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/a58fd03d-4418-4b23-b304-58743cc5311a/3DDCC199-6E6A-4329-9AF6-CBE580B95EB3_1_105_c.jpeg)
I know I look a little tough in this one.
![This photo and the next are really important ones to me. They were taken when I had been in my new, permanent home with Ellen and Loren for around 5 minutes.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/d6b5ff7b-241a-4fed-b693-eb934894c6cc/97BD2476-E18D-4A22-ADD6-827A086B15FA_1_105_c.jpeg)
This photo and the next are really important ones to me. They were taken when I had been in my new, permanent home with Ellen and Loren for around 5 minutes.
![I was excited, confused, happy, and wild, all at the same time. In the car ride on the way to my new home, I was so bouncing around so much that I bruised Ellen's legs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/b9f440a1-280e-4db1-b1d3-920debc14228/335F6D08-68C0-4B60-9D0A-B5395C931AC0_1_105_c.jpeg)
I was excited, confused, happy, and wild, all at the same time. In the car ride on the way to my new home, I was so bouncing around so much that I bruised Ellen's legs.
![I like standing watch at the front door, looking for critters outside.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/68d1d391-1a4f-4a59-9b88-e451ee164e19/75799A02-921B-4ABD-99F9-0993A9582192_1_105_c.jpeg)
I like standing watch at the front door, looking for critters outside.
![Here I am watching outside some more. Sometimes I smell Javalinas nearby so I stand up to try and see them.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/a8d9e058-b46a-4233-98ee-12ed0aeb4353/FCFABB53-2490-4D96-9CFC-CC976A905775_1_105_c.jpeg)
Here I am watching outside some more. Sometimes I smell Javalinas nearby so I stand up to try and see them.
![I'm looking out the back door to keep an eye on any little critters that come around. Loren likes this photo because he thinks I look very elegant.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/35495b20-ecc2-4295-b711-1b02a49bba08/9EFCF7A2-7A3F-4749-93E4-959C373D38C1_1_105_c.jpeg)
I'm looking out the back door to keep an eye on any little critters that come around. Loren likes this photo because he thinks I look very elegant.
![This is my favorite spot on the sofa. I rest my chin on the arm and I can be right next to Loren and Ellen. I also can keep an eye on the back door to see any critters that come by.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/1ceea7aa-e563-457f-83fd-39ce57ea6ea8/8F034B70-50AE-4CE7-A913-A2BEB56E57A2_1_105_c.jpeg)
This is my favorite spot on the sofa. I rest my chin on the arm and I can be right next to Loren and Ellen. I also can keep an eye on the back door to see any critters that come by.
![When I want to be cozy and warm, I curl up like a cat. I heard Loren say that by doing this, I make my surface (my skin and fur) smaller in relation to my volume (how wide, tall, and long I am) and that that helps me hold onto my body heat!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/25bbf003-814f-4190-bd39-24de904c27fe/86EFE78C-6237-461E-924A-AFCC68882E61_1_105_c.jpeg)
When I want to be cozy and warm, I curl up like a cat. I heard Loren say that by doing this, I make my surface (my skin and fur) smaller in relation to my volume (how wide, tall, and long I am) and that that helps me hold onto my body heat!
![Sometimes lying like this is very comfortable for me. Loren says that make a kind of bouquet of paws, like a nice bunch of flowers. Sometimes, like in this photos, my back paws are in front of my front paws!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/5b44cabb-ee2d-4706-86f2-9b8f116b9beb/EF840280-8070-4DBF-9EE5-349F0C3C324C.jpeg)
Sometimes lying like this is very comfortable for me. Loren says that make a kind of bouquet of paws, like a nice bunch of flowers. Sometimes, like in this photos, my back paws are in front of my front paws!
![I like gazing out the back door. I like this photo because its like how a bird would see me (a bird's eye view!)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/d9357bee-8f85-476b-adc5-161d3f4cedd0/DF9A0EEA-F723-4AB2-AC12-DA76F771F490_1_105_c.jpeg)
I like gazing out the back door. I like this photo because its like how a bird would see me (a bird's eye view!)
![I look very sad in this photo. Loren sometimes sends it to people we know who have had to say goodbye to someone they love a lot. I always hope that it's a way of telling them that I feel sad along with them.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/5e03509d-9e70-4598-82d2-fa7af1e95aa4/A94537B4-B75A-4F75-B84F-F0431A5F2F68_1_105_c.jpeg)
I look very sad in this photo. Loren sometimes sends it to people we know who have had to say goodbye to someone they love a lot. I always hope that it's a way of telling them that I feel sad along with them.
![I think this is just sweet and a little goofy.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/9a53b9b5-24b0-492d-a0a1-0784c05cd864/E7114312-463A-476A-A7D2-F1317352B80A_1_105_c.jpeg)
I think this is just sweet and a little goofy.
![Loren sometimes jokes that I found and read a book of instructions on how to look as cute as possible. I didn't; it just comes naturally.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/299808f1-33db-4f46-9faf-534564c502cb/C419FAFF-2B8C-4968-B54D-1C9F2D2F4608_1_105_c.jpeg)
Loren sometimes jokes that I found and read a book of instructions on how to look as cute as possible. I didn't; it just comes naturally.
![I look like I'm thinking deeply about something. If I was a person, I would need to be holding a pipe to smoke and look thoughtful.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/3d70f661-3695-4dcf-a927-7648d75d4158/F5E2A69A-5B85-4AEA-9E2F-52CF311EB3A8_1_105_c.jpeg)
I look like I'm thinking deeply about something. If I was a person, I would need to be holding a pipe to smoke and look thoughtful.
![I fit perfectly in this soft chair.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/0f11a819-0813-4ed5-8022-d55ee89d3f83/91F16AF3-F918-4A2C-BED7-4602DE0C99B8_1_105_c.jpeg)
I fit perfectly in this soft chair.
![Curled up like a cat again.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/76066851-692e-4ec4-bae7-59aed048cf5e/3023E62A-5210-416E-AB0E-ED2B3C16103B_1_105_c.jpeg)
Curled up like a cat again.
![Taking a nap with Loren. I love resting my head on him and he says he loves it, too. He says that when I do this, he wants to cancel any plans he has and just stay like this as long as possible.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/de418010-cb2e-40c4-8c5f-0127dbc66237/Loren+%26+Lina+Napping.jpg)
Taking a nap with Loren. I love resting my head on him and he says he loves it, too. He says that when I do this, he wants to cancel any plans he has and just stay like this as long as possible.
![Since I was adopted and started living in this house, I kind of feel like it's mine to watch out for. Some of the breeds of dogs that are in my background have strong guarding instincts, so I find myself wanting to guard Loren, Ellen, the house and..](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65cee652477cae536a55a0cf/2bfaca8a-8f62-41b1-95db-82807b9400dc/Looking+out+Window.jpg)
Since I was adopted and started living in this house, I kind of feel like it's mine to watch out for. Some of the breeds of dogs that are in my background have strong guarding instincts, so I find myself wanting to guard Loren, Ellen, the house and....me!