The Art of the 45-Minute Power Nap: Best Budget Dog Bed Notes
Updated: Aug 22
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A masterclass by Frank The Tank'n'$tein
English Bulldog and Certified Nap Enthusiast.
Look. I've been perfecting this since 2019, and frankly, the humans in this house are still getting it wrong.
So let me explain it from the wrinkled nose of someone who naps professionally.
First: location is everything
You think just anywhere will do? Amateur hour.
You need a surface that is:
1.Slightly too small for your body.2.Warm from a human who just got up.3.Positioned somewhere that makes everyone ask, “Wait, where did he go?”
This is called prime real estate, and I will fight you for the couch cushion.
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Second: The 45-minute window is sacred.
Not 30 minutes. Not an hour. Forty. Five. Minutes.
This is the sweet spot. You get deep enough into the nap to feel like a completely new dog, but you wake up before becoming too groggy to guilt someone into giving you a treat.
Science probably backs this up. I have not read the studies, but I trust my body.
My body has been horizontal for approximately 14 hours today.
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Third: the wind-down ritual.
You cannot simply drop onto a bed. That is rookie behavior.
I recommend:
1.Three slow circles on the blanket. Counterclockwise only. I do not make the rules.2.One enormous sigh, loud enough to be heard from at least two rooms away.3.A brief moment of eye contact with the nearest human so they feel appreciated before you abandon them completely.
Fourth: the snore is not optional
The snore is communication.
A good power nap includes at least one audible snore. It tells the household:
“I am a professional. Do not disturb.”
Do not be embarrassed. You are doing important work.
Fifth: the wake-up sequence
After exactly 45 minutes, you will experience a full-body stretch.
Front paws extended. Back end elevated. Mouth wide open in a yawn that sounds like a small whale surfacing.
This is your reset.
You are now better than everyone in the room who has not napped.
Walk slowly to the water bowl. Hydrate. Look mildly offended that nobody asked how your nap was.
I am currently accepting nap consultations. No IOUs. Love from all the ladies.
You're welcome. — Frank the Tank'n'$tein
2021 — B.S. in Applied Lounging
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