Thanksgiving came and went but not with out notice. John worked the night before so he slept some and I fixed dinner. I started setting the table and placed the green bean cassarole down. When I turned around I saw my busy little 6month old Boston Terrier working to poise himself on the back of the couch. Call me nieve but I thought he was just going to look around as he usually lays up there and naps. Laying around is not what Bentley had on his mind. Once he got his balance he promptly sized up the space between the couch and the table and used what he had learned in agility class. You guessed it he jumped right on the kitchen and table and I would have to rate his landing as a 9.5, he did get all four feet on the table. I very quickly removed him from the table while admonishing him for his preformance. The rest of dinner was nice and went very well. The husband and I had retired to the couch to chat for a while. I got John a piece of pie and placed it on the TV tray. While we were talking curiosity once again took hold of Bentley. He jumped up placing his front feet on the TV tray and his weight forced it forward and the pie went flying. The pie landed in my lap. Oh the joys of a puppy! I admonished him once again as I cleaned up the pie. I then got a replacement slice of pie and placed it on the kitchen table. John decided to go and eat the pie. Bentley sat way to close to John while he was eating. When John went to get up from the table he pinched Bentley's foot. Bentley yelped and started limping. John felt so bad but Bentley is fine. I said he had a bit of a rough Thanksgiving.
Meghan said, "well, actually, he learned that he could in fact leap from the back of the couch to the table if he wanted to, he explored the world of physics and discovered that when enough force is exerted on the fulcrum of the tv tray, it will tilt, thereby flinging the desired item at his owner, and he learned that it's better to beg in front or to the side of a human in a chair.. not bad!"
I think I like the way she summed it up best. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
