Mooching Lesson Field Trip

My sister Dingo's humans are on a tropical island vacation so she gets to come spend 10 days sleeping over with me. It is working out great. We can double team the cats but what is really great is we can double our take at drive in windows.

Live Mooching Lessons (This is not a drill)

My human mom needed a new bible so we all went on a ride to Hearts & Minds bookstore. On the way we stopped by the Wells Fargo drive in window so I got to teach Dingo how to mooch.

Pulling into the drive in window. I told Dingo to get ready to look like a sad
hungry deprived undernourished puppy.

Once my owner guy put the window down I had Dingo change positions with me so she could take the lead. I coached her how to look really hungry and to try to induce sympathy from the teller.

Dingo takes the lead as I back off. She was really good at it. I think it also helps that my
owner guy is letting his beard grow out white, giving that homeless guy look.

We anxiously waited for the drawer to come out to see how she did. The suspense was killing us.

She scored! Two milk bones! One for each of us! What a great mooching session. 

Not only did she score a milk bone but she also got one for me. And the lady even asked if there were any more dogs in the back seat so she wouldn't miss any. Dingo is really good at looking pathetic. I was so proud of her.

Future Plans

Now I have an idea. If I can get Hank, Izzy, Zeke, Callie, Mia, Storm, and Valley to all pile into a big van and they bring their friends, and maybe if I pick up some of my doctor's patients at Cape Horn Veterinary Associates we may be able to score the entire box of milk bones at once.

Anybody have a really large van we can borrow?

Mooching Lesson

Today was the first day of spring and I scored really big time. We took a ride in the car to buy some dog food and on the way back we went through a drive in window at a CVS drugstore. Well I have been at several drive in windows lately and have developed a technique that seems to work very well. Here is a rundown of my routine.

How to mooch at a drive in window

 Step 1

Position yourself before the window opens so you will be noticed.

 Step 2

When the window opens lean forward and look hungry.

 Step 3

When you see the treat try to climb in the window, there may be more in there.
(Note: Your owner probably will grab you and yell)

 Step 4

Focus! Be sure to put your tongue under it in case they get nervous and drop it.

Step 5

Once you get a grip on it withdraw back into the car quick.
If you drop it good luck getting your owner let you out to get it back.

That is all there is to it. Five easy steps. This will work at Hardee's, Chic-fil-a, and believe it or not this works at our CVS drugstore. Who would have thought a drugstore would have treats?






More mooching tips

I had a great mooching day today for the first day of spring. You don't have to wait for a drive in window to mooch. Today I scored 4 different flavors of Rita's Italian Ice. All you have to do is stare at people and when they are done they usually let you finish up.

I got 4 flavors. Grape, Sour patch, Mango, and my favorite, Vanilla.

This morning my grandma gave me 3 meatballs. She even heated them up in the microwave. Grandmas are pushovers.

We stopped to visit an elderly gentlemen who is a shut in. You might remember me blogging about him before. He gave me some milk bones. He doesn't have a dog but he keeps a box of milk bones around.

And I finished my mooching day today (unless they break out the ice cream later) by finishing some delicious tomato soup.

Ha Ha! He thought he could trick me. It says Chicken Noodle but I knew it was Tomato.
I could smell it!

Happy Mooching!

Emergency Vet Visit

Good News and Bad News

Jannessa says I look like Amelia Earhart

First the good news. Nothing is broken or torn. The bad news is I hurt and no running and hiking or playing rough for a week.

This morning there was a squirrel outside real close to the door. My job is to keep them out of the yard and away from the bird feeders. Well when I took off to chase it I made a sharp turn at the tree to the right and slipped on the ice. I yelped really loud and hobbled back to the house on three legs. It is good I am a dog. It is nice to have 3 other legs to use when one goes out on you.

My Doctor checking me out. She saw swelling in my patella (that's doctor talk for knee)
and gave me x-rays.

My human mom called my doctor, Cape Horn Veterinary Associates, and they got me an appointment really fast. I got a couple of x-rays and even had laser therapy. I am glad I didn't need acupuncture.

I think these shades look good on me. I will have to get a pair.

So for the next week I will take it easy and my humans will try not to use any words that get me hyper. They will be spelling out words like

s-q-u-i-r-r-e-l 

m-a-i-l

h-i-k-e

b-i-r-d-s

m-a-m-aw

M-i-a

D-i-n-g-o

Every time they use those words I get all excited.

Here is a video clip of some of my laser therapy. It didn't hurt at all. It took a few minutes and my leg was sore but it felt good. I hope to be good as new in a week and back on the hiking trail. Hope the cats enjoy their break.