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| Gizmo brought this package to us. A request? |
My wife Grace and I are watching the Daily Show on television. Gizmo has gone outside for a walk, has a full bowl of water and has finished a late-night snack. When last we looked for him, he was asleep to one side of the television set. Suddenly, a strange sound resembling the crinkling of thick paper, alerts us. We glance around. Gizmo is no longer in his favorite, after 11 pm spot on the floor.
Then we see it: A bag of his favorite treats: Beggin Strips, which look like bacon and which he gets to flavor his dry dog food and whenever he is rewarded because he did something particularly good, such as dumping outside, instead of in Grace’s gym shoe in the closet.
How did it get from the table in the laundry room to the living room doorway? What message was he sending us? Was he saying, “Stop watching TV and give me a treat”?
The cuteness of the gesture stopped us in our tracks. But, no, we did not give him a treat. It might encourage that behavior and that could lead to Gizmo bringing over cookies from the shelves, other treats including ice cream from the refrigerator, etc.
“If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a tail." - Fran Lebowitz
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