I added a latch to our fridge and freezer doors with bungie cords. It makes people less likely to fail to close the doors and it seals the doors tight. This cuts the energy use by 30%. Measured. Proved. Worth it. $1.79.
Good grief. If Tigger learned how to do that...fortunately she’s only figured out how to pry the pantry door open, and since her food is kept in a closed plastic box with a bungie cord around it.
Neither do oranges, dill pickles, olives, or bags of apples seem to upset her digestive system. But yes, unless she has her chicken with rice dog food, it becomes a prednisone moment. GO FIGURE!
She lets me believe I’m the alpha. The only alpha in her life rests in peace out in the back yard.
Resourceful=never a dull moment.
Linkmeister, never say never. I wonder if she would be willing to teach Terry some manners. On the other hand, maybe Terry would teach Tigger new tricks.
Walter, I’d be interested in knowing how you fashioned the bungie cord latches. That sounds like a possibility.
You don’t want Terry to get Tigger’s manners. My cousin’s husband and various other visitors started sneaking her bits of food while here, and now she’s become an awful beggar. I really want to go visit them and do the same to their Pekinese, but I suspect they’ve already done the same to it.
That is too funny. She is such a silly girl! Gotta love her with those big eyes though!
Posted by justme on 12/22/05 at 05:44 AM
Yes, she’s a sweetheart and the most loving dog I’ve ever had. She’s smart and endlessly curious and just can’t help it. She is the most challenging dog I’ve ever had and the ideas she comes up with never fail to surprise me. She always seems to be one step ahead of me.
Linkmeister - yeah, we could do without the begging at the table. That’s one thing she doesn’t do. She is banished to her bed during meals. Of course, she emits heart-rending moans every so often to remind us that her heart is breaking over being so neglected and forgotten. But she stays put. Sometimes I think it would be easier to let her beg than listen to her pitiful moans of misery.
Holy Mackerell!! ... I’ve never heard of a dog doing that. She’s SO clever Kate. 
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Isn’t that the truth! Quite often, I could do with a little less clever, but that’s our Terry. She’s a character.
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Aren’t you glad you have such a resourceful beastie?
And isn’t it strange that all except precisely the correct extra-special dog food causes her severe intestinal difficulties, while people-food like bread, cheese, raw potatoes, broccoli, and even beef sticks don’t bother your delicate flower in the slightest?
How’s that alpha-dog thing going?