I took this photo at lunch today while I was being pestered by you-know-who, blind Widget. She is usually not the first to the dining table -- she generally saunters over about midway through our meal. The first-responders, as we call them, are the Dachshunds, who are already waiting for Alayne and me even before we sit down. Maybe it's because Widget realizes she's late to the table, or maybe it's just because of her brassy and bold Beagle personality, but she is very insistent and tenacious about getting what she thinks is her rightful share of our food.
You can see from the photo what she does ... she stands up on her little hind legs, front paws on my lap, staring intently at me as if to say, "Well?" If I cave and give her a morsel, she'll drop back down to the floor, eat it in 3 seconds, and rise up again. If I gently push her off me with a "No" followed by one of the various lines that never seem to work ("Widget, there's nothing left" ... "Widget, I don't have enough for myself" ... "Widget, you wouldn't like it anyway"), she'll just keep popping up. If I finally ignore her -- and that face is almost impossible to ignore -- she'll simply walk underneath the table and do the same thing to Alayne.
In fact, the only brush-off line that seems to work is, "Widget, go pester your Mom," and off she'll go.
What a precious face.....how can one resist it?!!! Widget, you are definitely a charmer!!!
Posted by: Nina | October 01, 2007 at 08:08 PM
Dem eyes!! They could melt even the hardest of hearts! ! ! please, Please, P-L-E-A-S-E--just a little bite??!!!
Posted by: Susie from LA | October 01, 2007 at 02:32 PM
Ow my God just when I thought the "Bailey" stories were gaining on Widget you print a photo like that. She is still number one. What a face!!
Posted by: gayle | October 01, 2007 at 08:19 AM
Widget is always a treat to see; and she's proven again, by her everyday activities, what a clown she is! If there's ever a "That Beagle's Got Talent" tv show, enter her. HA!!
Posted by: Boundforglory | October 01, 2007 at 08:18 AM
Is it really true, Widget, that they just don't feed you out there? You must resort to begging? It's a tough life, but someone has to do it.
Posted by: Janet | October 01, 2007 at 06:43 AM
Hee. Our older dog, Teddy the Wonder Dog, used to do that. He was very persistent. Our younger dog, Gracie, just sat on the floor and watched him. Teddy died in July, and guess what? Gracie's now the alpha dog and has picked up his persistent table habits!
Posted by: Amy | October 01, 2007 at 05:41 AM
I like how Widget thinks! She's such a cute with TONS of personality!
Posted by: Shirley & James, Portland, OR | September 30, 2007 at 10:14 PM