People love dogs.
Dogs love people.
Where does that leave cats?
Leaves them outside…I tell ya...
in the rain.
And a Kat with matted hair ain’t so pretty.
Dogs are huMAN’s best friend.
Kats are human at best.
Anywho…
Back in the day…
we had a family dog named Duncandog
or rather Duncandog had us...
at woof woof.
He was a Portuguese Water Dog that didn’t like water.
No doggie paddle for that 4-legged.
We were hoping he would be a swimmer...
but that dog don't swim.
but that dog don't swim.
To his credit...
he understood Portuguese.
We loved his furry self.
He was Mr. Personality Plus and known
family wide as Rappa D.
Duncandog was also bona fido smart…
so he easily yanked us around by the chain.
We were at his beckon bark...
-A little bark by the back slider doors
to go outside to do his mind-your-own-business.
-A bark at 5pm to remind us it was his dinner time.
Seriously, he could tell time.
-A bark by the dishwasher after dinner
to get me off my lazy ass
to load the dishwasher so he could lick the plates.
-And a bark near his water bowl
to let us know it needed a refill.
We used to keep Duncandog's water bowl on the kitchen floor
in a place
if you weren’t paying attention
you could easily knock it awry and
spill water all over the floor.
spill water all over the floor.
Conse - hence...
(new word i just made up...a hence with a consequence)
many a friend and neighbor
(new word i just made up...a hence with a consequence)
many a friend and neighbor
spilled his water bowl
and would feel badly for doing it.
Do you think we moved the bowl to a new place
so it couldn’t easily be knocked over…
you know,
to spare someone embarrassment?
to spare someone embarrassment?
Nope.
And miss out on all the
giggles and guffaws?
Nah.
giggles and guffaws?
Nah.
Props to Colin
for coming up with the idea for a
Dog bowl Spills
Hall of Fame.
After knocking over Duncandog’s water bowl…
the spilling member would sign into the
Dog Spills Hall of Fame.
Dog Spills Hall of Fame.
Best-in-Show.
We kept the official document
in the kitchen drawer over his bowl
for handy signing.
in the kitchen drawer over his bowl
for handy signing.
Looking at the signatures now,
I see many impressive people have made the
Dog Bowl Spills
Hall of Fame.
I’m also seeing some family member's signatures...
Chelsea and PaulA...
which would raise the question...
why?
Chelsea and PaulA...
which would raise the question...
why?
You don’t see my name listed, do you?
That’s understandable…
Kat’s are smarter than the
humans they live with.
humans they live with.
