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Last night I worked on Daffy.  It was difficult recording his snoring because he is sooo big and it was hard fitting him into the studio.  We had to keep the one door of the studio open and stretch his tail all the way into the kitchen area. He also said that he wasn't tired and and would not be able to sleep in the studio. He wanted to go to his meadow and stretch out in the flowers.
We told him that he did not have to go to sleep for real, but just pretend and we would record his snoring. I know this will be hard for you to believe, but Daffy does not understand what it means to pretend. We explained it over and over, but he really never got it.
Daffy, it seems, can only understand the reality of imagination but can not seem to grasp the concept  of pretending.
Very interesting discovery, don't you think?
We finally got him to relax. Sara gave him some hot co co and rubbed his belly and surprise - - he drifted off to sleep.  We got some great takes of his snoring.