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Saturday, July 05, 2008

A Wise Dog

I haven't been feeling too great this week. I think it was a combination of being run down and being around the wrong germs at the right time. Nothing serious...just a light cough and cold. Ironically I was just talking with Sally HP about how it's been over a year since my younger son (YS) has had a fever. Wouldn't you know he came down with one this evening. How's that for irony?

That wasn't the only surprise in our house though this week. Our dog has never been, how should I say this nicely, too bright. In fact he frequently becomes aggressive and growls at other dogs and animals on TV. The GE elephant commercial was his arch enemy. Our vet said it could be a sign of intelligence with the key words being could be rather than is. Poor Gandalph!

Gandalph rarely successfully steals food off the table, except for a notable pot roast a few years ago. When he does mount the table to snag some leftovers, he gets into trouble. He sometimes tries to intercept food between the dining room table and the kitchen. OS is now big enough to protect his plate, and he is in charge of bringing his plate to the sink or dishwasher. YS is neither tall nor sturdy enough, so the Big Giraffe or I handle the delivery. We usually clean YS up beforehand, since YS is usually covered with at least some part of his meal and I would rather not risk it being all over our couch as well.

Recently I noticed far less food on the kids plates then they claimed to have left. Alright so OS knows how to lie, but YS still remains innocent! As I was helping the kids out of the bathroom after washing up I realized what was happening: Gandalph was eating some scraps off the plates, but leaving enough left behind to avoid being caught. I'm not making this up. I told the Big Giraffe who said, "Wow! I guess he isn't an idiot after all." Until...that is...he tried that maneuver again with YS's plate while both the Big Giraffe and I were sitting right at the table. I guess you could say it was another sign of intelligence.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: Intelligence is hard to measure.

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