What’s In Your Skillet? January 15, 2019
Posted by nrhatch in Animals, Humor.trackback
Growing up, our Great Danes ate just like Marmaduke . . . chowing down on their food while spitting out the pills.
Other dogs, like Daisy, are opportunistic . . . and prefer people food. I wonder if she’s ever had a Dagwood?
Pets . . . gotta love ’em!
Aah . . . that’s better!
Spirit Lights The Way 
My rule of thumb is to never own a dog that’s big enough to eat you.
That’s a good rule. 😀
This would be why we have always had small dogs! That and the fact that being very small in stature I want to be able to take the dog for a walk, not have the dog take me! 🙂
That’s a good rule, too. Never own a dog that is strong enough to obedience train you.
Haha! 🙂
When my mom was training Freia to “heel” . . . Freia ran circles around her, effectively tying mom to a small tree. 😀
LOL! That would have been a sight to see!
I thought all dogs were opportunistic. If it isn’t nailed down, it’s fair game!
Absolutely!
Sandy, one of our Great Danes, got hold of the Thanksgiving turkey’s uncarved carcass while we were in the dining room. From then on, after dad carved the bird, the tail end went on top of the fridge for safe keeping.
One New Year’s Eve, Sandy stole 2 pounds of pate while we were celebrating in another room.
Freia, our 2nd Great Dane, stole a 4 pound London broil that was “resting” before carving.
I had a cat that stole a pork chop that was in a plate on the counter but for the most part my cats don’t eat people food.
Expensive tastes. 😮
Yes! Our cats had expensive tastes too ~ they were most interested in what we were eating if it was LOBSTER or crab legs. But Tigger also liked more budget friendly options ~ e.g., “tuna juice” (the water in water-packed cans of tuna).
And Jazz liked ice cream.
When I was a kid one of our cats (a big Siamese Tom) stole next door’s beef joint as it was resting! 🙂
That must have been a hungry Siamese!
If I were a dog, I’d want pizza with extra cheese each night!
That’s the ticket!
I remember the Blondie comic strip in the Sunday paper. This takes me back.
My friends’ border collie, Wilfred, once ate a whole pizza. For some reason, my friends and I got up to look at something in the kitchen, (Can’t recall what just now,) When we returned to the living room, the pizza, which had been placed on the coffee table to await our consumption, was just about gone. One slice hung out of Wilfred’s mouth. Yep. Guilty as charged.
Wilfred is a dog after my own heart (and Jill’s). Pizza? Yes, please . . . to the C~H~E~E~S~E!
I wonder how old you have to be to know what a Dagwood is? 🤔
Not very old.
“Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930.[1] Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip.” ~ Wikipedia
An April 2007 strip illustrated the Dagwood (scroll down to see it):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(comic_strip)
Blondie is still around! I thought it was long gone. I used to love Dagwood sandwiches but had no idea that a new generation was aware of them. The things you learn!
We had lunch yesterday at the Main Bar Sandwich Shop in Sarasota. It opened in 1958 and has operated continuously for 60 years. I half expected to see a “Dagwood” on the menu. 😀
When our kids were little the neighbors next door had a Great Dane. We still talk about Reggie! That dog was gentle and friends and yet he often scared me, just because he was so big! And I loved Dagwood and Blondie when I was a little girl. I have vague memories of seeing it on television. All I can really remember is that I liked it. Fun memories, Nancy!
Glad to spark a few fun memories, Debra. Our 3 Great Danes were all “gentle giants” . . . but they were “imposing” to anyone not used to BIG dogs.
If you want to watch a FUNNY movie with your granddaughters, let me recommend: The Ugly Dachshund. It’s an old Disney movie starring Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette. She raises Doxies and he (at the vet’s urging) smuggles a Great Dane pup into the house along with a new litter of Doxies. Then, the shenanigans ensue . . .