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(Dateline, April 29, 2004)
A Disgusting Proud Papa Story
This morning I was very proud
of Bella. She really wanted one of my almonds. Loki the cat
slunk by at this point and went under a table, she looked sideways
at him and kept hoping for the almond. I said, Find Loki. She
ran over to him, gave him a goose, and followed him until he
jumped up on the bathroom sink. Then came back to me! Of course
I gave her an almond, and had an idea. Next, Find Pumpkin Cat.
Off Bella went, and nosed Pumpkin asleep on her chair. Another
almond! We were on a roll. OK, Where's Caboodle? She kept hoping
for the almond, but I insisted (Go Get Caboodle!), so she circled
the living room until she espied Caboodle asleep on the dog
mat. She didn't nose that cat bitch, though, but she did stare
intently at her from a safe 18", until Caboodle greeted
Bella with her favorite hiss. I figured that warranted a couple
of almonds!
Comments from friends:
Amazing! - Can you train Sarah
for me? (John)
Please pardon my current husband's
stupid and sexist comment. (Sarah)
(Note: As of Feb 2006, Sarah
and John were on the rocks ...)
Dear Bella - Don't go too quickly
with letting your owners know how intelligent you are or they
might worry that soon you will be putting them through their
paces!!! (Boca)
Tell her to find Snoopy. Challenge:
Snoopy is asleep in the pachysandra down back where only the
pharaoh's daughter can find him by the fish pond and canoe.
(Dr. Ed)
Wild. Bella's one smart Greyhound,
that's for sure. Now have her find Marion, and graduate to
finding someone who's hiding behind something. These folks
love a challenge... (Steve)
Tina is taking your story to
her large vet hospital in a suburb of Philly (7 doctors). Tina
wrote, "That is so cute - I'll bring it into work. Sasha
used to use Cedilah as a squeak toy." Sasha is her
golden, Cedilah (Irish pronounced K lee) is her rescued, mostly
Siamese (but she didn't think of any Arabic to name her.) Sasha
would nudge Cedilah, who would then "squeak", then
she would nudge her again for another "squeak". (Liz) |
