Max the Golden Retriever Enjoys a Burger
Published by Max April 18th, 2008…. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the Spriiinnnnggg…. wouldn’t real life be better if it had a soundtrack like the movies and TV? … ohhh, it is soooo nice to be outside this evening…. the warm sun…. the gentle breeze… the sound of a squirrel just at the edge of the yard… birds chirping….
… the sound of a squirrel? Time for a chase…. yawwnnnnn…. no, really, UP!… okay, maybe I’ll lay here a second longer…. the sun feels soooo good….. it’s been a long winter….. is he getting closer? Just wait a second squirrel…. I’ll be up in a minute and you’ll be in trouble….. well, maybe I better lay on my other side for just a second longer… don’t want to get an uneven tan….
Okay, squirrel, you know what? I think just this one time I’m going to let you have your fun for now…. oh, sure… throw a nut at me….. sure… so now you’re Mr. Funny Man… I’m telling you, don’t come back here tomorrow or the chase will definitely be on…. unless it is this nice tomorrow…..
What’s that sound? Person coming to the door….. ears up…. listen, listen….. door is opening…. yes, person coming out of the door…. run, run, run….. jump! …. circle, circle….. happy, happy….. oh how I missed you…. I can’t believe you came back to me…. I thought maybe you had gone away forever….
huhhhh… I wonder whose tennis ball this is? Who on earth could have left this right here by the back door? … right where a person would almost have to be blind not to see it when they come outside… oh, well since it’s already here….. why not throw it? Here, person, take the ball…. look I’ve got it good and wet for you…. come on throw it…. go ahead… throw it….
…. hey, what’s that in your hand…. is that people food? Sniff…. sniff…. smells kind of like that cow thing I saw in the country…. that reminds me… I’m kind of hungry… better check out my bowl…. yuck! More kibbles…. don’t they know that I prefer people food…. everyday…. kibble, kibbles, kibbles…. wonder how they would like kibbles everyday?
Hey, did he set the people food on the grill? sniff, sniff…. circle… circle…. sniff….. sniff…. ummmm…. he must have started the grill because it is starting to smell so good … is it getting… YELP! ….. yep, it’s hot already…. I wonder what people food they’re having today? sniff, sniff… Let me see! Jump, jump…..
Okay, down…. yeah, yeah… I know, down… how about I just lay right over here just in case the boy comes out and drops something…. you know, that way I can help clean up the mess… sort of like a public service ….
…. what’s that ringing sound? hey, person… don’t go inside… what if you don’t come back? who will throw the tennis ball? Watch this… drop…. look, I can only throw it a couple of inches… that’s no challenge…. who will scratch me behind my ears…. sniff, sniff…. hey, did he leave the people food right there where I can reach it?
…. sniff, sniff…. better get a closer look… sniff… sniff…. why am I suddenly drowling? I know people food isn’t for me…. better back away so I don’t act like a bad doggie… sniff, sniff…. well maybe just a little lick… I mean he left it right here on the grill stand…. I mean he’d expect me to guard if for him right? Kind of like I guard the whole back yard…. sure, he’d want me close….. sniff, sniff….
…… ….. lick, lick… MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH….. Uh OH! I think I just did a bad doggie thing…. run, run…. run, run….
… okay, show some puppy dog eyes… big puppy dog eyes….man, where is Casey when I need her? Okay, her’s my belly, see… you can’t be made at me when I roll over and show my belly right?
… Maybe he won’t even notice it…. I know, I’ll blame it on the cat…. cat’s like raw cow right? … Maybe I can blame it on the boy… yeah, that’s right, the boy did it… yeah, and I’m married to Morgan Fairchild too… yeah that’s the ticket…
….. Sunshine on my shoulders make me happy….
(Note from “the Person:” Yes, he did eat the plate of burgers while I was inside answering the phone…. and yes, the puppy dog eyes worked…. Oh, yeah and he promised to introduce me to Morgan Fairchild….)
Humans need to be taught to keep their special food out of our reach. My mom makes that mistake all the time, too, so I take sandwiches off the table whenever I get a chance. Cooper
Max you are soo lucky to have tried that cow thing, my humans keep everything away from me but i can still smell mind you. Granda one day gave me meatloaf, it was soo nice i couldn’t stop licking my lips. That night i wasn’t well, i was sick. A & D said they are going to talk to granda to make sure he doesn’t give me anything like that again.
have a barking weekend
lots of licks
candi
xox
Whaaaaaat !
You can eat human food?
I knew it!!!! I am adopted.
Max, buddy how long would it take me to walk to your place?
Smell you later
Djembe
Glad you enjoyed your burgers, Max!
Thanks for making me smile–I love dogs and since I can’t have any of my own just now, I enjoy reading of your many adventures!
Here’s a virtual belly rub for you—–
Sarah in Dallas ;0)
Max, I bet that raw cow tasted good.
Thank god humans are forgetful or we would never get any people food. My human forgets to slide the chair under the table when he gets up and it gives me just enough time to grab some goodies off of the plate. Sometimes I’m so fast at it they don’t even know i did anything
Your Buddy,
Bailey
Ohh Max! Rrraw Cow…yummy yum!!. My humies would like to think that i’m a vegan- they are always (human interject: Not always, Rippi … sometimes– with in snack size moderation or Rippi would be the world’s biggest Goldie!) giving me carrots, apples, banaynays, raspberries, nuts, peanut butter crackers/kongs and once in a while chicken. So I have not had rraw cow yet. But last week my M-O-M went to answer the phone upstairs and left a big bowl of spaghetti on the counter. Have you ever been counter surfing? My M-O-M calls it “counter terrorism”. When she came down i was so full of the wiggly happy joy that my whole body was wagging!! My M-O-M could not get mad at such a happy doggie. We didn’t tell the D-A-D or we would have been in trouble, i think, and there is only so much one can blame on a dog; and then later that night i sent out some super quiet top secret air bombs while i was laying by him. Luckily for my M-O-M, she had a cold!
But yesterday- it was so nice in Minnesota that we grrrrilled, too. I tried for the buns ( i want them to think i am a vegan so i can make a covert meat move in the future) but D-A-D called me RippiGetDown. Which is not my real name- it “Name Calling”- and not nice. So i layed under the table waiting for an apology and kept looking at everybody through the glass with my sad, “I am starving!”, puppy eyes…sigghhh…nada.
Hi, Max…
You are so lucky…I’m a Lhasa Apso so my legs are about an inch long so I would be too short to reach the burgers…I’ll have to get some stilts or something, cuz BBQ season is right around the corner…
I do know about the puppy dog eyes, though…They work every time…
Abby xxxooo
Yum. Max, sounds like you scored some yummy food big time! Was it worth the trouble you got into afterwards?
It’s all mine…..
Since I’m getting bigger now, I’ve discovered that I can reach anything on any counter or table in my house
Altho, food just got me in trouble big time. I’m kinda scared to try anything risky now. I’ll just have to read about your adventures instead.
wags to ya,
Behr Behr
http://behrrake.wordpress.com/
Oh now that’s where I go wrong - I steal the human food and then when I see them I get all over excited and belch!! Must remember roll over for a belly rub next time - that’ll impress them they always wanna look at that “Yorkie porkie tum tums” - you’re one cool dawg Max - thanks for the heads up!!
Yorkie the greedy lab x