When one of the human\u2019s in the family feels peckish they go in search of a snack. They have a bag of crisps, a biscuit, an ice cream or sometimes all three. When one of the dogs of the household feels peckish we are told we have to wait until our mealtime. How is that fair? We are told off if we go to help ourselves. We are told off if we whinge and grumble because we\u2019re hungry. We\u2019re told off if we nibble the plants. There are some points on which being a dog means having to deal with significant injustice. Some days we\u2019re just like you, we get the munchies and want to spend the day snacking \u2013 ok, that occurs roughly 365 days a year but that doesn\u2019t mean we should be penalised for it. Ok, so our natural instinct is to eat all the food we can find as in the wild we wouldn\u2019t know where our next meal is coming from, but isn\u2019t it time that you started to trust us with a little discretion and self-control. We know you\u2019re going to feed us tomorrow and if we just keep eating everything we find then we\u2019re going to get fat but we\u2019re intelligent creatures. We can make decisions. In any case, how often do you humans really need those little snacks? How would you like it if we said to you that you had to wait for your mealtime?<\/p>\n
Megan tried a neat trick on the eating front while out for a walk this week. She found a field of manure and ran off to have a nibble. She was called back in no uncertain terms and being a dutiful dog she returned, carrying a large lump of straw laden with manure. She was told to leave it and did as she was told. Now here is the clever bit \u2013 she left it just to the side of the path where she could run and get it on the way back without suspicion\u2026 until it was too late and had been eaten. My Mistress is now refusing to let Megan kiss her for a few days, but Meg said it was worth it.<\/p>\n
Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind alfie@alfiedog.me.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"