Pearl's waking up routine vs Gretchen's

         Gretchen... I get out of bed .... zoooooom Gretchen paw's hit the floor . She does a few stretches front and back legs and a shake of the booty and ears  her day has started
        Pearl is like me, could sleep for ever. I used to almost pull her off the bed in the mornings.  So I made up a morning song for her. I sing her a little wake up song using a few words changed around in  an old camp song from my church camp days

Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Coon Hounds  of the Lord

The Lord said to Pearl:
Let's get this day a started
The Lord said to Pearl:
Let's get this day a started
Get those paws out of the beddy, beddy
Coon hounds of the Lord

Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Coon Hounds of the Lord

The Coon hounds  the Coon hounds
They stood up  by twosie, twosies
The Coon hounds, the Coon hounds
They stood up by twosie, twosies
Stretched and stretched ,shook their bootys
Coon hounds of the Lord

Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory
Coon Hounds of the Lord

By then Pearl is up and off the bed slowly walking to the top of the stairs to go down. But wait more stretches at the stair top and booty shaking and ears flapping to be done. She then looks up at me, "OK Mom, I am ready to start my day. Slowly she makes her way down the stairs.

It really is a dogs life at the Palmers House