Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/sleepy-dog-fights-sleep/

We’ve all been there – so sleepy that we can barely keep our eyes open. I remember when I’d first moved continents I was so jet-lagged I was struggling to stay awake on the bus. I was doing that tired head bob and accidentally smacked my head into the bus’s window. Needless to say, I was wide awake after that.

Humans are used to fighting off fatigue. Of course, it’s not just people who have to put up with this – our pets will sometimes find themselves fighting the fatigue as well.

Of course, they do it in a much more adorable manner, like Dolly, a very sleepy doggie who needed to prop herself against her owner to keep herself from falling asleep.

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As her owner explained in the video below, “My wife and I sitting on our couch with our dog, Dolly, sitting between us. Dolly is fighting so hard to not fall asleep, and she almost falls over several times.”

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In the video, she bobs her head up and down several times before she finally admits defeat and goes to sleep.

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Watch the cute video down below:

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What do you think of this sleepy pooch? Have you ever caught your dog like this? Let us know!

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog