diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 139e139..5dc629b 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -1319,6 +1319,30 @@ in
                     ".....TTTTTTTTKKKKKKKKKKKKTTTT...............",
                     "......TTTTTT..........TTTTTT................"
                 ]
+                // Mid-breath: the same pose with his ribcage lifted one cell,
+                // just behind the collar where a dog's chest actually is. His
+                // belly stays put — that side is against the cushion.
+                readonly property var sleepIn: [
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "............................................",
+                    "..............................KKKKKKKKK.....",
+                    "................KKKKKKKKKK...KKKKKKKKKKKK...",
+                    "KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRKKKKKK.KKKKK...",
+                    "..KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRKKKKKTTTTTKKK..",
+                    "..KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRKKKKKTTTTTTTTT.",
+                    "...KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRKKKKKTTTTTTT...",
+                    "...KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRTTTT...........",
+                    "....KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRTTTT............",
+                    ".....TTTTTTTTKKKKKKKKKKKKTTTT...............",
+                    "......TTTTTT..........TTTTTT................"
+                ]
                 readonly property var bowlArt: [
                     ".....BBBBBB.....",
                     "...BBBBBBBBBB...",
@@ -1567,8 +1591,13 @@ in
                                     : (archie.stepped ? archie.walkB : archie.walkA);
                             }
                         } else {
+                            // Breathing: in for a third of the cycle, then
+                            // back down and a pause. 91 ticks is about three
+                            // seconds a breath, which is where a small dog
+                            // asleep actually sits.
                             archie.frame = archie.mode === "eat" ? archie.eat
-                                : archie.mode === "sleep" ? archie.sleepArt
+                                : archie.mode === "sleep"
+                                    ? (archie.hold % 91 < 32 ? archie.sleepIn : archie.sleepArt)
                                 : (archie.hold % 26 < 13 ? archie.walkA : archie.wag);
                             if (--archie.hold <= 0) archie.wander();
                         }