I’ve posted before about how blind Widget loves to pester us at meal time. She’ll stand up on her little hind legs, put her paws on our laps, and cock her adorable head with an expression that says, unmistakeably, "Where’s mine?" She is, dare I say it, a serial beggar.
As a result of her bout with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis back in March, plump Widget lost some much-needed weight, and my efforts to keep the weight off have succeeded in keeping her svelte. I refer to the new dietary regime as Daddy’s Diet Plan, or DDP for short, but Widget calls it "Dastardly Daddy’s Punishment." Well, the new, sleek Widget is much more agile and athletic, and she’s learned she can now do things she couldn’t do before. We have been surprised at what she can accomplish. Perhaps because of the new diet plan, she’s become even more insistent — you might call it ‘opportunistic’ — at meal time.
On Tuesday night we were having dinner, and as part of the meal I had served up corn on the cob. We had the plate of corn at the edge of the table, parked right between Alayne and me. As usual, Widget came over to check out our dinner and see what she could score. She went first to me, then to Alayne, and back again a few times, this being the usual routine. We were watching CNN while we ate. Suddenly we heard a "thud!", and looked down to see Widget pouncing on a freshly buttered ear of corn.
She had, right under our noses and without either one of us seeing it, managed to reach up with her little mouth, grab the ear of corn from the plate and flip it off the table and onto the ground. And she did this silently, without moving the plate or disturbing any of the other ears of corn laying on it. We didn’t see or a hear a thing until the corn hit the floor.
This was an entirely new dimension in culinary robbery.
Thus last night I decided to photograph her in action. In the photo at top is her M.O. … pretending to be interested in what Alayne might be offering her, but meanwhile scanning the table with her nose for some self-service opportunities. You can see that if the plate were at the edge of the table, all she’d have to do is reach over another inch or so and she’d get it.
Yes, I know this is a bad Widget, and yes, we scolded her for the corn heist. Begging for food is one thing, stealing food from the table is another thing.
But then again, how can you stay mad at a face that looks like this?
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I’m going to be taking a summer ‘blog vacation’ next week, so I’ll resume posting on Monday, August 25th.
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A quick update on blind Goldie: She is doing well and bouncing back from her surgery, and we are cautiously optimistic that she will make a full recovery. Thanks to everyone for their best wishes for our golden girl!
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