THE TALK

QUOTE OF THE DAY:  "Cats motto:  No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it."
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THIS IS:  Get a balanced life month.


Mom had the talk again with me over the weekend.  I tried getting on the back of the sofa again to walk on the window ledge like my siblings do.  Mom would have none of it.  I tried at least five times and each time she'd grab me by my collar and try to pull me off.  But ha!  I am stronger than mom's arm.  Being the good dog that I am, I decided to come down by myself.  This is what mom said to me.

"Daisy, sit."  I sat.  "You and your siblings are two different kinds of species."

"Not really, mom.  We all have tails, four legs, paws, wet noses and fur. "

"You're right, Daisy.  But your siblings are cats.  Cats usually don't like dogs, but these are two well-adjusted cats." 

How can they not like dogs?  All we want to do is play with them.  You know the song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?"

"That's an entirely different meaning,"  Mom said, seemingly getting annoyed with me.

"Dogs are usually so much larger than cats,"  mom continued, "Some dogs can get pretty rough.  You've swiped Mickey and Minnie before and you've knocked them down.  They are frightened."

"I don't mean to scare them.  Besides, they jump on things I cannot reach.  I just want them to know who's the boss around here."

"I am."

"Right.  I'm second then."

"No dad is."

"Then I'm third. "

Only if you don't hurt or scare your sibs."

"Oh, okay."

"So you won't try to get on the window ledge again, Daisy?"

"All I can promise is that I'll try not to."

"If that's the best you can do, we can work with that."

"Okay.  We're good then you and me.  You won't tell dad?"

"Yes Daisy.  We're good and I won't tell dad.  But he will read about it."

"Mom caved.  The puppy eyes worked.  I'll wait a few days and try again."

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