Okay, so we waited for her to leave to actually take over so that probably doesn't count as a real coup. And I doubt we'll go so far as to change the locks so the change of leadership is just temporary.
But for now, I'm just going to relish the moment and enjoy the peace. And the quiet. I'm especially enjoying the quiet.
And until she's back, I don't care what she paid for the new couch. I slept on the old one and I'm sleeping on this one.
You go for it Rosie!! Gotta love Goldens!!
Posted by: Maria | February 08, 2010 at 06:18 AM
Way to go, Rosie - you show her!
Posted by: Darlene | February 08, 2010 at 06:52 AM
Gibby, Roscoe, and Lizzie know that is what quilts are for - a little buffer between them and the furniture. There is no better use of a quilt. Rosie, take some nice, long naps this week.
Posted by: Laurie | February 08, 2010 at 07:09 AM
If she didn't want you on the couch, she wouldn't have put the quilts there, right Rosie? Sweet dreams:)
Posted by: Vicki | February 08, 2010 at 07:21 AM
Dear Rosie,
Take comfort in knowing that while Carrie is enjoying her Florida trip, you are holding down the fort! Enjoy your R & R!
Posted by: Jocelyn | February 08, 2010 at 07:33 AM
LOL Sweet dreams Rosie! Have fun in Florida Carrie! :-)
Posted by: call me crazy | February 08, 2010 at 07:44 AM
You mean dogs don't own everything?? Lord I knew I was gullible but the pups had me convinced they owned all furniture and blankets/quilts in the apartment.
Posted by: Cara | February 08, 2010 at 08:21 AM
Rosie, Rosie, Rosie. Don't you know that having blankets, quilts or sheets thrown over a brand new couch completely spoils the decorator look that we people are striving for? What? You don't care? Well. Either does Ozzie. At least Carrie gave you a pretty quilt to lie on. Ozzie got a lavender sheet.
Posted by: Nicole | February 08, 2010 at 08:33 AM
Queen Rosie knows a good thing when she sees it. Some how, I'll bet her mom knows and just loves her sooo much, that what the heck...
Posted by: Linda P. | February 08, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Poor Rosie... I know you wouldn't do that, but you had to be where you could have Carrie's scent/pssst, another good place is her bed!
Posted by: Sinta | February 08, 2010 at 10:08 AM
I'm with Vicki - if she didn't want you on the couch, would she have left a nice cozy quilt on there for you? Enjoy your new nap spot, Rosie. I'm sure you'll be happy when Carrie comes home.
Posted by: Lisa D. | February 08, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Rosie..with all the patterns you have floating around the world with your name at the mast head I would think you own at lease a portion of that sofa...
Pat
Posted by: Pat | February 08, 2010 at 02:37 PM
Rosie, you just enjoy every minute of it!
Posted by: Carol | February 08, 2010 at 02:54 PM
Don't we all just work in order for our pets to live in the manner to which they have been accustomed? that's what my husband and I always say...
Posted by: Patty | February 08, 2010 at 03:04 PM
Don't you love Rosie! - we had two goldens - Buzz and Woody - years ago. We are still sharing stories. We have a little dawg now and he does being cared about in the same manner.... indulged, quilts sofa and so on and so on.
Hugs
Posted by: Gran | February 08, 2010 at 05:25 PM
You go girl! Paws up dude! Greetings from Cody Bear in Albuquerque (Golden R also!) *(by the way, I've only swallowed soccer socks... how in the world did you pass a needle? And all those watch parts?) Did they try the hydrogen peroxide thing on you? Worked fast and kept me out of surgery... but I still steal the socks... I'm still working on being allowed on the couch, though...
Posted by: Bari Jo Moore | February 08, 2010 at 07:18 PM
Don't worry Rosie - we won't tell!! Enjoy!!!
Posted by: di | February 08, 2010 at 08:12 PM
Enjoy YOUR sofa, Rosie! What good is a sofa if you can't take a nap on it?!
Posted by: Ann in NC | February 08, 2010 at 08:46 PM
Oh yeah! Rosie rules!
Posted by: Barb Colvin | February 09, 2010 at 06:08 PM
My Dear Rosie,
It's a real coup by my definition. From what I read in the news, the best time to have a coup is when the leader is out of the "country." Of course, the leader is usually a dictator, and I don't think that Carrie quite counts as one.
I'll bet she lets you keep sleeping on the couch when she gets back. Part of that homey feeling, you know? And, if she really, really, really was worried about it, as others have said, she wouldn't have laid out all those nice quilts for you. And she could have really been nasty and sprayed everything with that "Doggie No" icky stuff that pet stores sell.
So enjoy the feeling of your coup while you can, and then enjoy knowing that Carrie loves you enough to let you up on her brand new couch even when she's home. You know she had you in mind with all these changes -- the floors are better for your ball, and I'm sure there are other changes that you really enjoy (like nice cool cement instead of carpet on a hot day).
Be honest with yourself, Rosie. I think you already hold the head honcho position (whether Carrie admits it or not). When Carrie asked for snack ideas, what was she the most grateful for? Doggie snack suggestions. And whose picture shows up the most often in her blog -- yours or hers? It's good strategy, though, to let her think that she's the boss, especially when it comes to the little piddly things, but you know who's really on top when it comes to the big stuff.
You're really lucky that your person is Carrie.
B.
P.S. Does one have a coup, make a coup, do a coup, hold a coup, establish a coup, or what?
Posted by: Brenda | February 11, 2010 at 06:31 PM
Now THIS - I love...LOL...
Just like ALL three of our Weimaraners! They do it while we're gone and they do it while we're home.
They're just part of the furniture.
Posted by: Cindy Carlson | February 13, 2010 at 09:34 AM