If you don't go on to new paths occasionally you'll never know if they are your new favourite route.
You are right but I perhaps didn't choose the right routes last weekend.
When I used to camp with my dog in my teens he used to always try to sleep on my head.
Squeaky chose a spot at the bottom of the tent and lay down there. We had her own little sleeping bag/quilt for her. In the morning she did get into my sleeping bag for a while