My fellow dogs,

I would like to bring a great injustice to your attention. In the past few weeks, I have felt it necessary to inform my humans, by whatever means possible, that I am wasting away to nothing. It is my personal observation that they are simply not giving me the amount of food I need and deserve…and therefore I must beg for their mercy as they eat their own food each evening, signaling to them that without their intervention I fear I will pass away. My food bowl would hold at LEAST 10 pounds of food…and they give me about 1 at a time. Insanity!

I have tried acting like a maniac when they have food left on the table so they know with certainty that I am willing and able to dispose of this for them. I have gone so far as to stand on my mom and her couch. For some reason that didn’t result in the success I hoped for. Instead, the delicious smelling pizza which I was after was picked up and taken into the kitchen where that big grey box (which dispenses an endless supply of ice cubes and other tasty things) gobbled it up.

I also do my best to alert my humans that I am still needing food when they cook anything during the day or night…but I rarely even get so much as a crumb. I put on my best sad face, lay in the middle of the floor so the chance that they trip over me and drop things is higher, make certain they let me in the house when they start cooking without me…and nothing!

I just don’t understand where I’m going wrong. Perhaps others out there have had better success with this and give me some suggestions? Should I be whining or barking while they eat? I usually sit as close to them as possible and drool on them if I can, just to show how interested I am in what they have. Sometimes I get into position late, though, because I am busy eating my own dinner treat (dried lung or pig ears or something along those lines.) Maybe I need to be eating those things closer to them so I can get a jump on the game!

Twenty minutes until dinner time. Not sure I can make it…better save my strength and go lay down for a bit until the time comes! Have to be ready at mom’s side at 6:30 exactly! Can’t have her forgetting about me!!

Hope you have a great evening my doggie friends!

Sloppy Newfie kisses to all,

Ayla