Thank you to Anstice Hughes from Bromsgrove, UK, who says: “Our cat combines not gardening with essential sleep requirements.”

And thanks to Omangie Opadaan from Brussels for this picture of her black cat slumbering.

Please send your pictures of your sleeping cats or dogs to: mail@idler.co.uk. Use the subject line “sleeping cat” (or dog) and please include the animal’s name, your name, and your location.