Former Rescue Dog Disgruntled After Washing Messes Up Bed: 'Pampered'

An 11-year-old dog from Denver, Colorado, has had a comically disgruntled reaction to his bed being washed.

Rescued from a hoarding situation four years ago, Rufus now lives with owner Tricia, where he is doted on by his loving family.

"Rufus is fairly pampered and gets disgruntled whenever things do not go how he thinks they should go," Tricia told Newsweek. "He gets annoyed when he is not fed 2-3 hours early, he does not go for a walk early, or if someone is where he wants to be."

Recently Rufus was left furious due to a simple change in the house. His beloved dog bed has been through the wash, leaving the stuffing configuration all wrong. In a photograph, his feelings were clear.

"His reaction in this photo was a double whammy," Tricia explained. "The couch is his favorite place and all seats were occupied. The big bed is his second favorite spot and the stuffing pouch was wonky. His third favorite spot is a bed in the TV room closet, and that bed was in the dryer at the time. Rufus was disgruntled that all of his spots were in an unsatisfactory condition."

Tricia shared the picture on Reddit's r/rarepuppers subreddit where hundreds of comments shared reactions.

"It will take dozens of minutes scratching and who knows how many times turning in circles but he will get it back to his liking," said llamainleggings.

While anothergoddess said: "Rufus needs to speak to the manager."

"The hurt in his face is hurting me," said lumpytuna, and tacosgunsandjeeps said: "He's plotting his revenge."

It isn't just stuffing rearrangement that is likely to have upset Rufus either, dogs like their beds to smell like them because they find comfort in their own scent. Dogs have millions more scent receptors than humans, meaning that they can recognize scents we cannot, and may even be interested in scents we find disgusting.

Thankfully, before long things were looking up for Rufus as he got some help from his family: "I shook out the stuffing pouch on the big bed, Sheba, our other dog, did some rearranging, and he made himself at home on the bed later that night," said Tricia.

Rufus' owner confirmed that he has since fully recovered from his momentary discomfort and is back to enjoying his pampered lifestyle.

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