Roxanne Lee suggested we had safe places for Nellie to go where ever I go. She knows almost by instinct that when I'm in the kitchen she lays down and occupies herself on this blanket so she is not underfoot. She is not allowed on the black antifatigue mats around the sink and stove where we are working, we are afraid she will get stepped on and injured. She learned the first week not to go on those mats and always lay on her blanket. Just by us constantly picking her up and putting her on her blanket every time she would try to step across that black mat. No treats, we just encouraged her with touches and good girl sweet talk.

This is the living room. When we have guests, this is where she goes, right now my father is visiting, and she is out like a light. The sofa my father is on is just at the top and to the right of the screen. all that stuff to the left is part of my art studio setup.

Lapdogs are important part of the family and our Sophie was not going to allow Nellie to hog Dad up to herself. As far as Sophie is concerned Nellie has to share Daddy's lap. Luckily there is plenty of room on his chest.

Here, Nellie is sporting a pink sweater with faux pearl trim she pulled out of her drawer her self. She is becoming quite fond of wardrobe of sweaters in this cold weather, underneith is cotton/poly harness with metal brass plated hardware, absolutely no plastic hardware or velcro anywhere on this harness that buckles and adjusts, it comes together between the shoulder blades. I have a DOT tested restraint that hooks into a child restraint system latch or car seat buckle and then bolt latches to Nellie's harness under her sweater. She is safely restrained for travel before we. start the car and she likes to sit on the center console for our trips or my lap.