… what was that noise?  it was a low rumbling… grumbling… growling sound… whatever it was it was definitely close…   whoa… there it goes again… and it seemed even closer this time… it almost sounded like it was coming from me… huhhh… oh… it must be my stomach… I wonder when I ate last…

I remember that I had a bowl of food after I went out and pooped this morning… but I don’t think I’ve had anything since then…  what I really need is some treats… a few of those new cheese treats my people brought back from Charleston would really hit the spot…  soooooo how do I get some treats?

… better find one of the people that live with me… the boy is still at school so he’s out… he’s almost always good for a treat or at least some people food dropped on the floor… I guess I could wait until the bus gets home and follow him around but this growling is getting pretty annoying…

… I know… I’ll do some tricks for that woman person that lives with me… that always seems to score me a whole bunch of treats…  Bark!  Bark!   Look at me!  I’m standing in front of the cabinet with the treat jar…  Woof!  Woof!  … come on… that’s right… a little closer… okay… look at me… I’m sitting…   … … no?  okay… here’s shake-a-paw…   still nothing… man, oh, man… tough crowd today…  okay… let’s see… I know… this one always get’s em… “puppy dog eyes”…. “puppy dog eyes”…. “puppy dog eyes”  …. This is not looking good….

… alright… I’ll do the down trick… look, I’ll comfortably laying on the floor… give me a treat please… you, ,know, I’m not really sure why this is a trick… I mean, think about it… I lay around all the time anyway… but if act like I’m doing when THEY want me to then it’s a trick… I really don’t get humans sometimes… I wonder if that’s how they get treats too?

… man, oh, man… nothing’s working… what?  What is she saying?  And why is she moving her hand like that?  All I hear is “whaw, whaw, whaw, whaw….” It sort of sounds like what Charlie Brown says to Snoopy…  there she goes again… “whaw, Roll, whaw, Over, whaw…”  huhhhh?  I wonder if I tilt my head to the left a little if it will sound clearer? Nope… still just “whaw… something, something, something” …I wonder if she’s trying to teach me a new trick?  I gotta admit I don’t have a clue what she’s saying…  let me try shake-a-paw…   nope… no treat…

Okay… maybe if I come and sit… nope… okay … Bark! Bark! … nope, she’s not saying “speak!”… I’m pretty sure she’s not wanting me to “drop it” because I don’t have anything in my mouth… “Down?”  Nope…  I’ve heard that we retriever type dogs are supposed to be able to understand 200 human words, but I got to say… I’m just not getting this one… maybe she’s using some sort of foreign language… maybe cat? Horse? Rabbit?

Man, this growling stomach and constant “whaw, Roll Over whaw, whaw” are making me tired… maybe I’ll just l lay down and take a little nap while I try and figure it out…  man, this floor is hard… I better lay on my side and give my belly a rest…

What the? Look at that… did I just hear “Good Doggie?” and oh boy, here comes a treat and a head rub!  What did I do?  … I just rolled over on my side and…. Whoa…. That’s what she was saying?  “Roll Over”  You’re kidding me… this is almost as easy as that down trick… Okay, let’s try it again… yep!  Another treat, another “Good Doggie” and another head rub…

… I just have to say… people are soooooo easy with the treats… I lay down to take a break and get a treat… I sit on my butt and get a treat… I play fetch, which I love to do by the way, and I get a treat… what a great life… I wonder if cats have it so easy?

Keep On Wagging!