Scary Snack

I am trying to teach Pepsi to work for her food. It's been hard because she hasn't had to worry about where her next meal will come from. It has gotten so bad that she "grazes" throughout the day which allows the cats to eat her food. So I'm trying to get her interested in catching treats in the air--and I had a brilliant idea this afternoon. I was eating Cheez-Its on the couch and Pepsi just sat there watching me, wanting one so badly. So I got up and made sure her attention was on the Cheez-It I was holding in front of my face and then tossed it (slowly) in the air, praying that she would catch it. Not only did she not catch it, but she squeezed her eyes shut and literally huddled away, allowing it to fall and get stuck on the top of her head. It was absolutely hysterical! I've never seen a dog get scared of food being tossed at it--I tried to more times, and in both instances she attempted to shield herself from the treat. So that was my laugh for the day.