Two Weimaraner Puppies Woke Up on the Couch and Did the Same Thing at Once
Somebody woke up from a very good nap, and somebody else caught the yawn. Two silver-gray Weimaraner puppies lie shoulder to shoulder on a cream couch, mouths stretched wide open, pink tongues curled and tiny puppy teeth on full display. A soft gray knit blanket is bunched beneath their paws, and morning light spills in from a curtained window behind them. Their velvety ears have flopped sideways, and their eyes are squeezed shut in the way only a truly satisfying yawn can manage.
Yawning is contagious in dogs, and many owners notice a puppy copying a sibling or a person mid-yawn. Dogs also yawn when they are tired, stretching out of sleep, or sometimes when they are a little unsure about something, so it helps to read the rest of the body. Here the loose, floppy posture says pure sleepiness. Weimaraner puppies, like most young dogs, can sleep eighteen hours or more a day, and that rest is a normal part of growing. Give them a quiet, comfortable spot, and do not worry when they crash right after a burst of play.
The two of them will probably be back to sleep within the minute, and the couch will be a tangle of gray legs and ears again. Not a bad way to spend a morning.
Living with a litter means a lot of these paired-up moments: one puppy starts something and the other follows without a second thought. It is a big part of why siblings are so entertaining to watch, and why couches end up so crowded with sleepy gray bodies.
