Fetch

In the evenings, we bring the dogs upstairs to spend time with us. Shady has this raggedy three-legged moose she loves to play fetch with. We toss it into the kitchen, cotton flies from the open leg wound, and Shady scampers to collect the doll. Abby, on the other hand, is only interested in the reward. She waits for Shady to bring the animal back to the couch then snags it. It didn't take Shady long to come up with a solution. After retrieving the animal, Shady ducks underneath a chair and throws her body atop her prize. Abby will whole-heartedly attempt to shove her 65-pound body in the small opening about three or four times. When she realizes she has once again been outwitted, she solemnly walks around the table, with her head heavily hung, and plops down. Within twenty minutes of our "play time", this is the scene in our living room: