If this bumper sticker does not already exist, I want to create it:
"My dog is cuter and cuddlier then your kitten."

Because at the moment, he totally absolutely is. He is sleeping against the door and brought his paws up like he was hugging himself, curled up slightly, and then relaxed and... oh I can't even describe it properly. Just the absolute image of adorable!

As a side-note, I finally found a way to wash him that does not involve him rearing up like a miniature (human-sized) horsey, and that did not require two people and three hours. I can't believe I had not thought of this earlier! The answer was of course rope-bondage. I built a really nice comfortable harness for him (all the ones in stores are too small, but rope is always long enough), attached to three points, and started dropping buckets of water over him instead of using any form of a hose. The only thing he could do was mewl slightly and walk back and forth. What he could Not do was hurt himself or those around him as he tried to get away. Yaaaay, practical every day uses for all the Knotty Boy books!