Dakota is so smart and so funny. I went to Arby’s for the first time in eons. I got their roast beef and Swiss dip. Really good. But, of course, I couldn’t eat it all. It was cut in half and I ate one half and a few bites out of the next, then set the leftover by the sink.
That evening I decided to give it to the dogs. When possible, I show preference for Dakota because she’s old. And smart. And beautiful. Dutchess works very hard to hide her intelligence.
So I grabbed the sandwich and started to head into the laundry room to put it in their food bowl, when I realized I could see Dakota watching me from the living room, but I couldn’t see Dutchess, which was odd. Dutchess is usually right on top of Dakota.
I wanted just Dakota to have it, without Dutchess knowing it, so I couldn’t call to her. I shook the sandwich at her and her ears went up. Then I snuck into the laundry room and very quietly put it in the food bowl.
Came back out and Dakota was still alertly watching me, but waiting for me to say something. She’s not all spry like she used to be, and getting up can be a chore.
I started making wild gestures, pointing to the laundry room. I got really silly. Rick would have been proud of me. I swung my hands around the snapped them to attention, like Top Gun, pointing at the laundry room. Dakota puts her head to the side.
Still, without a sound, I faced the laundry room, stuck my rear out and pointed to the laundry room, staring at her. She put her head to the other side.
I quietly tried to jump up and down, mouthing “FOOD!! EAT!! GO!!” pointing wildly at the laundry room.
Dakota just kept putting her head from one side to the other, trying to HEAR me! Her intelligent eyes gazed at me like, “Have you lost your freakin’ mind?” but she didn’t get up.
Finally I sighed and went into the bathroom, across the hall from the laundry room, grumbling silently, and making faces at her and pointing at the laundry room until I disappeared.
Closed the bathroom door. When I came out Rick said, “Did you give Dakota something to eat?”
I just cracked up! I said, “She got it!!!”
Rick said, “Well, she came out of the laundry room with something brown in her mouth and I thought she was eating the cat.”
Of course, Dutchess was there at that point, too, going, “What’s going on???? What did I miss this time???”
It was hilarious.