Top pets: let sleeping dogs lie – your best pictures

Barney! New addition to the family Photograph: bronwynrundle

Dreaming dog: Bobbi the ridgeback/staffy cross happily dreaming away Photograph: Richard Wood

Jack and Pilch take a nap Photograph: 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 Home

Benji the beagle and Riley the staffy cuddle up in bed Photograph: Sara Horan

Monty – when it all gets too much for one little dog Photograph: Brooke Baldwin

Alfie in rest and recovery mode (in-between meals): Alfie has injured his foot; he has the tools of recovery attached to him in this photo Photograph: Sam, Amsterdam

Bessie 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 shoulder Photograph: Mike Sim

Life's tough: after a busy day Photograph: lauraly

It's been a hard night: Elli asleep with her daddy in one of her many uncomfortable-looking positions Photograph: Kirsty Oldfield

Marlow the puppy rotti: after a hard day's training and playing, Marlow snores the night away on his bed! Photograph: Lorraine Bathurst

Lucy the English bulldog: trying to get comfortable Photograph: Cleo Rose-Innes

Tazer 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: Guardian

Meg: Our new family dog fell asleep on me. She looks very comfortable! Photograph: Dan Nicholls

Old and sleepy: Flo is 13 years old and was napping in the sunshine last weekend Photograph: Nick Petrie

Whose Bed is This? Photograph: Brad Fox in Portland, Maine

Jessie sleeping on the ironing board! Photograph: Caoimhe McReynolds

Unwanted 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 team Photograph: Blue Cross/Martin Phelps

Bella and Gracie taking a break from fighting Photograph: Sarah Clayton

Ellie the French bulldog: Taken when she was a pup, after a long hard day doing puppy business Photograph: Paul O'Neill

Relaxing greyhound Photograph: Sarah Reed

Dreams 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 nutter Photograph: Paul Morris

Immi the pug sometimes sleeps with her eyes open Photograph: Morgan Thomas

Hello Worlzzzzzzzzzz: minutes after birth, Little Prince decides to snooze in the palm-shaped-bed … Photograph: W Lam