Comfy Dreams

I was curled up in my favorite nap spot (you know the one—the sunbeam on the couch with the slightly crinkly throw blanket that smells like lavender and cookies), when a question drifted into my plush brain:

Do we… dream?

Not just about flying or snacks (although yes, frequently snacks),
but about cozy. About warmth. About that perfect sigh-of-relief feeling when the pillow is cool and your paws have finally stopped wiggling.

What Is Cozy, Anyway?

Is it a blanket? A lap? The quiet sound of tea being poured nearby?

Pandy says cozy is "the absence of urgency."
Mini Blue, when asked, blinked slowly and changed to a soft pastel lilac. Which honestly says more than words ever could.

I think cozy is this:

• A safe spot.

• Something warm touching your side.

• And no one asking you to do anything for a while.

(Except maybe finish your cookie. That’s allowed.)

Dreams from the Nap Zone

Here’s what I dream about:

• A pillow fort so vast it has zip codes.

• A cookie that never crumbles but always satisfies.

• Laying in a laundry basket of freshly folded towels while someone reads you a book you’ve already heard but love anyway.
  
  

I also once dreamed I was a marshmallow being carried on a tiny velvet sled, but we’re still interpreting that one.

Crumb Logic & Comfort Science

Did you know:

• Crumbs under your paw while napping = 0.3% less cozy

• But a crumb nearby, like within sniffing range? = +5% emotional security
  
  

That’s plushie logic. It’s not always linear. But it feels true.

Pandy tried to chart it once on a graph. Mini Blue ate the graph.
(It was made of graham crackers.)

Conclusion (but softly)

So yes.
I believe stuffed animals dream of cozy places.

Not because we’re seeking escape…
but because we remember what soft feels like,
and our fluff knows where it’s happiest.

So next time you find your plushie napping in a sunbeam, blanket burrito, or on top of your laundry pile—just know:

They’re probably dreaming of being exactly there.

– Doggie 🐶
Professional Daydreamer, Doggie Unleashed