Top pets: let sleeping dogs lie – your best pictures
Barney! New addition to the family Photograph: bronwynrundleDreaming dog: Bobbi the ridgeback/staffy cross happily dreaming away Photograph: Richard WoodJack and Pilch take a napPhotograph: Nina Lacey
They are all sharing the sun's rays and look like canine sardines: some of the dogs at Kim's Home, a sanctuary for elderly and/or abused dogs, based in Cardiff. There are 15 current residents ranging in age from one to 15. They all live in my house and have first choice of sofas and armchairs Photograph: Kim's HomeBenji the beagle and Riley the staffy cuddle up in bedPhotograph: Sara HoranMonty – when it all gets too much for one little dogPhotograph: Brooke BaldwinAlfie in rest and recovery mode (in-between meals): Alfie has injured his foot; he has the tools of recovery attached to him in this photoPhotograph: Sam, AmsterdamBessie the basset refusing to wake up for her walk: Bessie had been sleeping all morning. I went to wake her for a walk and instead of any frenzied excitement, like a petulant teenager she covered her eyes and pretended I wasn't there. Thankfully I had my camera over my shoulderPhotograph: Mike SimLife's tough: after a busy day Photograph: lauralyIt's been a hard night: Elli asleep with her daddy in one of her many uncomfortable-looking positions Photograph: Kirsty OldfieldMarlow the puppy rotti: after a hard day's training and playing, Marlow snores the night away on his bed! Photograph: Lorraine BathurstLucy the English bulldog: trying to get comfortable Photograph: Cleo Rose-InnesTazer snoozing with a cheeky grin: Our black labrador Tazer does love his comfort, and you can tell by his cheeky/smug grin just how much he is loving our sofa right now Photograph: GuardianMeg: Our new family dog fell asleep on me. She looks very comfortable! Photograph: Dan NichollsOld and sleepy: Flo is 13 years old and was napping in the sunshine last weekendPhotograph: Nick PetrieWhose Bed is This?Photograph: Brad Fox in Portland, MaineJessie sleeping on the ironing board!Photograph: Caoimhe McReynoldsUnwanted puppies at the Blue Cross rehoming centre in East Sussex: These puppies were born to stray dog Tass. She was brought into the Blue Cross rehoming centre in Northiam, East Sussex, after her owner could no longer look after her. Tass had been a stray puppy herself. The puppies were found loving new homes by the Blue Cross teamPhotograph: Blue Cross/Martin PhelpsBella and Gracie taking a break from fightingPhotograph: Sarah ClaytonEllie the French bulldog: Taken when she was a pup, after a long hard day doing puppy businessPhotograph: Paul O'NeillRelaxing greyhoundPhotograph: Sarah ReedDreams of the park: This is Charlie, a nine-year-old parsons jack russell. Even though he is nine years, lots of people think he's nine months. He's my little nutterPhotograph: Paul MorrisImmi the pug sometimes sleeps with her eyes openPhotograph: Morgan ThomasHello Worlzzzzzzzzzz: minutes after birth, Little Prince decides to snooze in the palm-shaped-bed …Photograph: W Lam
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