Bed Space

northeast, IL(Zone 5a)

A friend sent this to me, and I'm sure that the dogs around here use this formula when determining how much room they get on the bed.

There is a formula for figuring out how bed space is allocated. It is
called the "Foot Rule". You start by determining the total number of feet
(as in those at the end of the legs, not the kind made up by inches). Then
you divide that total by the number of feet belonging to the person(s) or
dog(s) in question. This is how it works: You and husband share your bed
with 1 dog. You and your husband total 4 feet and the dog also has 4 feet.
That is a total of 8 feet. The dog has 4 out of 8 feet or 50%, therefore,
the dog gets 50% of the bed. You could work this in reverse as well. You
have 2 out of 8 feet or 25% and so does your husband, so each of you gets 25%
and the dog gets 50%.

Now I have 5 dogs. At 4 feet per dog, that is 20 feet. Add to that my 2
feet and we have a total of 22 feet in the bed. I have 2 out of 22 feet
which is 1/11th or 9.1% of the bed. The dogs, since they share a total of
20 of 22 feet, get 10/11ths or 90.9% of the bed. Simple isn't it?!

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