Mr. Taco is sneaky and shrewd. He knows how to get what he wants, so you have to stay at least one step ahead of him or he'll milk you for all your worth. One day Dad was eating a small sandwich for breakfast while Mom was getting ready upstairs. Taco made his way to the bathroom, stole a roll of toilet paper, and bolted back downstairs. Mom shouted for Dad to get the roll away from the dog and bring it upstairs; he did. When Dad came back downstairs he found his sandwich gone and the dog smacking his lips. The toilet paper was just a diversion; he exploited the hole in the system and got what he wanted.
Yesterday we ordered pizza for dinner. Like any dog Taco hangs around the table so he can snatch anything that might be dropped. He will sit patiently and stare, but he doesn't tend to steal stuff. But yesterday, when Mom turned her head away and put her hands to work closing the pizza box, Taco moved in stealthily and stole a large slice of pizza from Mom's plate. It didn't even touch the ground; he pretty much swallowed it whole. He looked entirely satisfied with himself, and all Mom could do was watch impotently as her dinner became dog food.
He now has a new nickname: "Pizza Mutt."
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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