Trouble in Doggyland
At some point during the weekend, the dog left the room with half her breakfast still in the bowl-- not unusual. What *was* unusual was that the towel I'd left rolled beside her bowl-- the one I keep on hand to wipe muddy doggy feet-- was flopped half over the bowl.
"Huh," thought I, "how'd she manage to do that? No wonder she's not eating, with a towel in her bowl." I removed the towel, called her back in, and she ate some more. (Then she barfed, but that's not really relevant to this story.)
Anyway, this morning, I put down her bowl of breakfast, called her over, and dropped in a few Cheerios to get her interested (honestly, the lengths we go to sometimes). She dug in, but after a couple of minutes and stopped chomping. When I looked over, what was she doing?
DRAPING THE TOWEL OVER HER DISH with a clumsy paw. The dog was trying to bury her breakfast. I've seen her hide rawhide strips under couch cushions before, but this was a new one.
In any case, I removed the towel and brought her bowl over beside the computer and me. She started eating again. I guess sometimes she just doesn't like to eat alone. (And hopefully today she'll skip the barfing.)
"Huh," thought I, "how'd she manage to do that? No wonder she's not eating, with a towel in her bowl." I removed the towel, called her back in, and she ate some more. (Then she barfed, but that's not really relevant to this story.)
Anyway, this morning, I put down her bowl of breakfast, called her over, and dropped in a few Cheerios to get her interested (honestly, the lengths we go to sometimes). She dug in, but after a couple of minutes and stopped chomping. When I looked over, what was she doing?
DRAPING THE TOWEL OVER HER DISH with a clumsy paw. The dog was trying to bury her breakfast. I've seen her hide rawhide strips under couch cushions before, but this was a new one.
In any case, I removed the towel and brought her bowl over beside the computer and me. She started eating again. I guess sometimes she just doesn't like to eat alone. (And hopefully today she'll skip the barfing.)