Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Taking care of friends

Much to Maggie's dismay, the torch of responsibility for feeding her seems to have been passed. Just when she finally trained AJ on how she likes to be served, (After filling her bowl, he announces "maybe she would like a treat," and then heads to the cupboard for her.) Sydney wants to take over this task.

And from the looks of it, Sydney's going to need considerable training. Rather than scooping up a cup full of food and dumping it all into the dish at once, Sydney seems to follow the dietary recommendation of little meals all day long. She reaches into the bin of dog food and pulls out 2-3 pieces with her hand, then drops them into the cup, walks from the closet to Maggie's dish, and finally dumps those few pieces into the bowl. Then back she goes for more.

It's hysterical to watch. Sydney is so proud of herself, while poor Maggie gives us looks like, "can't you please do something?" To accomodate them both, we now start the process by feeding Maggie approximately half of what she's supposed to get, and then let Sydney take it from there.


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