There is a wondrous machine in the kitchen that gives frozen, crunchy treats. Each night after I eat my dinner, Mom goes in the kitchen and gets some for me. Sometimes she is busy watching TV or working at the computer and it is agony waiting for those juicy treats. I would get them myself, but the machine won't give them to me-it squirts me in the face with cold water whenever I try to push the button with my nose. So I sit in front of Mom, intently staring at her face. If that doesn't work, I go and sit in front of the TV. That usually does the trick. But sometimes Mom looks past me and says "Down" in an irritated tone of voice. I hate to disobey, but I refuse. I know that if I lie down it will be a LONG TIME, and I've waited ALL DAY, and I just CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER! Then I see Mom's face soften and she looks me in the eye and gently tells me "Down" again. VICTORY!! I plop down and she says "What do you want?" I turn my head waiting for the magic words. Then she says it "Do you want some ice?" and I run excitedly to the kitchen. I watch in anticipation as the cantankerous machine makes loud, clacking protests. But Mom is persistent and the machine eventually tosses out my favorite juicy, crunchy, frozen treats. I scarf them down and they feel so good in my mouth. After a quick check behind the shower curtain to make sure there aren't any monsters, I go outside to pee on all the trees. Then off to bed with dreams of the wondrous machine tossing me ice cubes as fast as I can eat them :) Manny P.S. Mom sometimes tries to give me ice cubes at dog shows. But they don't taste the same, so I spit them out. Of course, I might make an exception if dog shows had liver-flavored ice. Peg Graham - http://HessenGSD.com Home of Multiple BISS, Pacific Coast Victrix, 2012 #8 GSD, 2014 #3 Bitch in CA, GCH CH Mariner's Akaya RN HSAs "Moto" "May I always be the kind of person my dogs think I am." ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================