This is Darla's usual starting mealtime position -- at my end of the table on the right hand side. I say "starting" position because she has begun migrating around the table, to each corner, after getting a treat. This is apparently her attempt to convince us she isn't the same dog we just fed a little treat to a minute earlier on the other side of the table. She wants us to believe she's now got three sisters we didn't know about -- Marla, Carla and Sharla. This is Marla:
Carla appears at Alayne's end of the table on the left-hand side, and Sharla on the right-hand side.
We tell her we can't tell the difference -- "you girls all look the same to us," we say. She suggests we consider cataract surgery to improve our vision. "It did wonders for me," she says.
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Silly humans! I can't see the difference either but Darla wouldn't try to fool you. She's too cute!!!!
Posted by: Colleen & Andre | December 03, 2013 at 10:34 AM
I'm surprised she didn't buy a pair of Groucho glasses with the nose and eyebrows to help her fool the minions.
Posted by: Bob | December 03, 2013 at 06:23 AM
Thanks for the laugh--very humorous!!! Darla, Marla, Sharla, Carla---love them all....
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | December 02, 2013 at 11:36 PM
All=if you are having trouble voting with Internet Explorer, try Firefox. I think if you don't have the latest version of IE, you will have issues. But Firefox seems to be okay.
Posted by: KARLA | December 02, 2013 at 10:18 PM
Smooches to Darla and all her twin sisters!
Posted by: Heidi, Emmett the Beagle, and Moxie the Kitty | December 02, 2013 at 10:13 PM
Miss Marla sure knows how to work mama and papa! It is sweet to see this darling dog enjoying life.
Posted by: Mary H. | December 02, 2013 at 07:08 PM
It's part of that old refrain: Darla, Marla, Bo Carla, Fee Fi Mo Sharla ..... DARLA!
Posted by: Linda | December 02, 2013 at 06:30 PM
I think she thinks there is a magical correlation between sitting beside table legs and receiving treats. Soon she'll start trying this at coffee tables, card tables, etc. Very smart, very resourceful! and very cute.
Posted by: Tonya Allen | December 02, 2013 at 05:36 PM
From one Marla to another.....YOU GO GIRL! And to Steve.....THANK YOU for featuring my name....I have lived my whole life rarely seeing it or hearing it on TV or in print.....I was sooooo excited to see "MARLA"....especially on one of my fave doggies! Too bad it isn't her real name.
Posted by: KCMarla | December 02, 2013 at 04:04 PM
That's really funny. Spoiled dogs are just plain funny! (and smart!)
Posted by: Barb Ribinski | December 02, 2013 at 08:26 AM