The Main Chance
Nov. 12th, 2016 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowMost commonly, the treats I give Buster and Gracie are Alpo Variety Snaps, Little Bites. They come in various flavors, and different containers have different combinations. The boxes contain (among others) peanut butter flavored snacks; the big bags do not. Gracie has no problem with the peanut butter treats, but they seem to make Buster throw up, so I make a point of only giving them to Gracie.
The current box is just about empty; I bought a bag today, since I had the big grocery box with me and wasn't buying milk (which usually takes up a good deal of room). Just now, wishing to give out treats, I checked the box. There were only two whole treats left, and numerous fragments. I took out the two whole treats - one PB, one, um, beef I think - and handed the PB to Gracie. She accepted happily and trotted off with it. I then offered the other to Buster. I was still holding the open box in my other hand. Buster sniffed at the offered treat, and then looked at the box. After a moment's consternation, I closed the box and put it back on the counter. When I offered the treat to Buster again, he accepted it.
Did he think I would offer him the remaining contents of the box? (Sometimes I do dump the fragments into their food dishes....)
The current box is just about empty; I bought a bag today, since I had the big grocery box with me and wasn't buying milk (which usually takes up a good deal of room). Just now, wishing to give out treats, I checked the box. There were only two whole treats left, and numerous fragments. I took out the two whole treats - one PB, one, um, beef I think - and handed the PB to Gracie. She accepted happily and trotted off with it. I then offered the other to Buster. I was still holding the open box in my other hand. Buster sniffed at the offered treat, and then looked at the box. After a moment's consternation, I closed the box and put it back on the counter. When I offered the treat to Buster again, he accepted it.
Did he think I would offer him the remaining contents of the box? (Sometimes I do dump the fragments into their food dishes....)
