diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 326eb8d..1756f4d 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -1373,6 +1373,11 @@ in
                 property real targetX: 0
                 property string errand: ""    // "" | "bowl" | "bed" | "ball"
                 property int hold: 0
+                // Ticks since he last got up. Past `tired` he takes himself
+                // off to bed; the ball resets it, so a throw both wakes him
+                // and buys him a fresh stretch of being up.
+                property int awake: 0
+                readonly property int tired: 2700     // 90s on his feet
                 // Legs swap on distance covered, not on a tick count, so the
                 // gait stays in step whether he is ambling or running for the
                 // ball. 3 cells is exactly how far the feet move in the art.
@@ -1443,17 +1448,24 @@ in
                 function wander() {
                     mode = "walk";
                     errand = "";
+                    // Bed is not a random errand any more, it is what he does
+                    // when he has been up long enough. A dog sleeps most of
+                    // the day; pottering about non-stop is the odd bit.
+                    if (awake > tired && !ballCarried) {
+                        errand = "bed";
+                        targetX = bedLieX;
+                        return;
+                    }
                     let dBowl = Math.abs(px - bowlStandX);
-                    let dBed = Math.abs(px - bedLieX);
                     // Near enough to be worth it, and not already stood there
                     // — otherwise he marches half a minute for a snack, or
                     // rolls "go to the bowl" with his head already in it. No
                     // errands while he has the ball; he is busy.
-                    if (!ballCarried && Math.random() < 0.3 && dBowl > 80 && dBowl < 900) errand = "bowl";
-                    else if (!ballCarried && Math.random() < 0.25 && dBed > 80 && dBed < 900) errand = "bed";
-
-                    if (errand === "bowl") { targetX = bowlStandX; return; }
-                    if (errand === "bed") { targetX = bedLieX; return; }
+                    if (!ballCarried && Math.random() < 0.3 && dBowl > 80 && dBowl < 900) {
+                        errand = "bowl";
+                        targetX = bowlStandX;
+                        return;
+                    }
 
                     let dir = Math.random() < 0.5 ? -1 : 1;
                     // Turn away from an end he is already near; clamping the
@@ -1487,11 +1499,13 @@ in
                         facing = 1;
                     } else if (errand === "bed") {
                         mode = "sleep";
-                        hold = 600 + Math.random() * 900;
-                        facing = 1;
+                        hold = 9000 + Math.random() * 9000;   // 5-10 minutes
+                        // Facing into the screen. His bed is in the right
+                        // corner, so unmirrored he sleeps nose-to-the-wall.
+                        facing = -1;
                     } else {
                         mode = "idle";
-                        hold = 45 + Math.random() * 130;
+                        hold = 150 + Math.random() * 450;     // 5-20s stood about
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -1515,8 +1529,13 @@ in
                         archie.lastBX = archie.ballX;
                         archie.lastBY = archie.ballY;
 
-                        // A thrown ball beats whatever else he was doing.
-                        if (archie.ballLoose && archie.errand !== "ball") archie.chase();
+                        // A thrown ball beats whatever else he was doing,
+                        // sleeping included — that is how you wake him.
+                        if (archie.ballLoose && archie.errand !== "ball") {
+                            archie.awake = 0;
+                            archie.chase();
+                        }
+                        archie.awake = archie.mode === "sleep" ? 0 : archie.awake + 1;
 
                         if (archie.ballCarried && --archie.carry <= 0) {
                             archie.ballCarried = false;