Sunday, June 05, 2005
Whole Foods Market Dog. Unlike the obsessively famished, eats-absolutely-anything-(including dog doo-doo) Labrador species, Australian shepherds will not generally steal food when you're not looking. Many a coffee table of dinner party cheese and crackers have been left to the next morning and our dear Heidi (Australian shepherd) will not have touched a thing. At age eleven now, the girl definitely has discerning taste and fine manners e.g. take today: a toasted whole-wheat bread, organic lettuce, additive-free turkey sandwich with homemade mango chutney was left on the deck chaise while Anna Bloviation's went to answer the phone. Upon my return, Anna found the top piece of bread neatly removed from the sandwich. 'I know this is unusual of me,' Heidi grinned sheepishly, 'but this stuff is really very fine goods.... One bite for you, one for me?' her grin implored. 'Look! I even left you the turkey!' Later that afternoon, on our routine seven-mile walk along the seashore, we came across a sidewalk strewn with spilled Doritos. She sniffed and moved on, not the least bit interested. Ahhh, a dog of my heart.
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