Dog Eat Doug by Brian Anderson for January 10, 2023

One of the things I almost miss about having a dog

Our St Bernard would eat just about anything off the floor, cats are picky

Not our cats!

Doug and Sophie having fun together, must be a great day. Yip yip yip yip yip

Doug’s working on the tricky bit.

Only if I miss everything else.

Nope.

Yeah, it’s not like the food’s going to waste, now is it?

Sophie just loves getting hugs and “misses”.

Sophie is thankful for the misses.

Dougie: “No. Why?”

My friend had two children and a dog. Sadly, after a long and happy life, the dog passed away. And that’s when my friend discovered that about 30% of what his kids ate actually went into their mouths. The rest went onto the floor, where the dog was no longer there to clean it up.

At a large Friendsgiving, a couple with two children in highchairs sat at one end of the extra long table. Partway through the meal I realized I hadn’t seen our English cocker spaniel. I said something and the young couple said not to worry, that Sherwood was installed between the toddlers making sure no food hit the floor. And our hosts were grateful.