Because their dog is too old to sleep in bed with them, a family takes turns every night and lies down with him on the sofa bed.
Yorkshire – Spike’s family didn’t really want him to sleep in bed with them. But the lovable dog still managed to secretly smuggle itself into its owner’s bed at night. As Bunte.de reports, the dog of the English Springer Spaniel breed is said to have become so used to this evening ritual that its owners no longer had the heart to wean it off.
However, the dog is now so old that it can no longer use the stairs to get into the family’s bed at night. So its owners have come up with something very special – and loving. After all, she has a deep friendship with the dog (* FR reported).
Dog Spike: Weakened after strokes
When Spike came to the Morris family in Yorkshire, England, he was just three years old – during the day the young dog was always romping around and in the evenings picked up cuddles from its owners, as reported by thedodo.com. Now at 14 years old Spike is practically a senior dog .
After Spike suffered two strokes, his family feared for their mate. The dog recovered thanks to the care of his people, but from then on he no longer had the energy to move through the house, and his legs finally stopped working. From now on, his new sleeping place was the living room on the ground floor – and the male doesn’t like it there at all. Because he has to sleep alone.
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In order to give something back to their loyal four-legged friend, the owners of Spike came up with something: This time they should keep him company every night – since he can no longer do it. So the dog’s family takes turns every night and sleeps with him on the pull-out couch .
They also want to make sure that Spike doesn’t jump over the stair gate and injure himself. The father always brings him water and food on the couch , feeds him by hand and regularly gives him medication so that he can be with him for as long as possible. * FR is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
