Orly likes pillows. In the human sense, of wanting to rest her head on one when she sleeps — not the usual golden retriever sense of loving to shred them.

I frequently find her curled on my bed with her head resting on the pillow, wearing a big, sweet smile.

When no actual pillow is at paw, she uses other dogs…

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or even toys, a stand-ins.

Looking through photos of her, I realized that it actually started when she was a puppy; I clearly wasn’t paying enough attention.

When, not long ago, I woke up to find her sharing my pillow, though, I decided a line had been crossed. I mean, cuddling was sweet, but … yeah, I don’t share my pillow with anyone.

The only possible solution? Orly needed her own pillow.

So I got her one for her recent birthday. The only thing left to do was negotiate which side (and what proportion) of the bed she gets. Her opening offer was 3/4 for her, taken from the middle.

Except …

Somehow,  my solution doesn’t appear to be catching on. Yet.