Zzzzzzz Champion ...

Catching some 'Zzzzzzzzz'

...at any time, any place ... will drop into snooze mode in a matter of seconds. Will not even budge for treat!

'O wonderous treat before me ... I shall resist thee ..(NOT!)'

Well, to be waggingly honest - that's not quite true - since I simply cannot resist a treat...

But you see, gentle readers, am Zzzzzz champion because I have an astounding talent to doggy-multi-task. Being horizonal with eyes shut has never been a deterrant in gobbling down treats. Have acquired the 'HOO-Ver manoever', where mouth opens and Treat is suck right in - just like vacuum cleaner! If that doesn't work, will stick tongue out and slurp it all in just like them green amphibious creatures the Chief calls Frogs!

'Hoovering it ALL in ...'

Quite a feat, considering I've not choke eating while being horizontal with eyes closed - YET!

The Chief however, doesn't make much of my wonderful multi-tasking talents. She begrudgingly thinks she's been outsmart by Dog Woods' TOP DOG (;)with his 'Woof-Timber-WOoooo!' technique ...

Both the Chief and I know she can't lift me nor shove me out of the way - not without the help of a FORK LIFT. So instead she's forced to Treat me. I've made it very clear that this TOP DOG will only budge at the rate of ONE TREAT PER STEP! And how big a Step that's for me to decide and the Chief to find out! She better have loads of TREATS to spare ...

'Now that was Yummy ...' *smack lips* 'Do you have some more??'

So much for the CHIEF's Die-T plans ... I know, I drive a hard bargain - esp. when this Canine chose to Timber at the right LOCATION!

Woooooo!

*grins smugly*

Canine touch

Thank you kind Fur Friends for your support - in encouragement and also offering to post some treats to help with the Die-T. The Canines of Dog Woods and I are most touched. Much licks and Wags!

Yesterday was tough. Usually weekends at Dog Woods are indulgent ocassions to Party and Chow Down! But yesterday was different. It was doggedly QUIET ... only the growls of Treat-less stomachs peppered the somber pouting atmosphere. We Canines of Dog Woods made a Big Show (to the BIG CHIEF) of it by being dogged-ly sluggish.

'Twas a pity, the 'Tired Poor Dog Routine' didn't win us emphathetic treats with the Chief (this time!). Unperturbed, the Chief went on with the usual routine to going for walks about Dog Woods and - us as always, the Dog Woods pack found our dog-selves happily trotting along ...!!

Fortunately, the gracious Canine temperment almost always work to our advantage. We simply forgive and forget our Humans' offences quickly and easily!

The Die-T

Dog-foundit!

I've had sneaking suspicions for the last few days now, but was much too polite to confront the Chief.

The Big Chief's craftily put canines at Dog Woods on a Diet!! She's been downsizing our meal portions. Not that we've haven't notice ...

... we're just too easily pleased. Thrilled to be fed and the noticeably smaller portions is quickly forgotten the minute we gobble down our chow!

Our treats have been substitute to the low-fat version (not that we're complaining ... so long as we've got something to chew on) ... what am dogged about is the QUANTITY of treats - that has trickled down to mere measly few!And bow-wow-wow! Does the Chief make us WORK for it. The only thing we're allowed aplenty is fresh clean water - that quenches our thirst (in our hot humid Dog Woods weather) but hardly fills the stomach.

Working HARD for a TREAT!

When this TOP DOG (strongly urged by His Loyal Pack) asked the Chief when will this nonsensical Die-t end, the Chief replied - 'only upon sightings of a WAIST LINE!' ... and a rambling something about us lot being much too Tubby! :P

What in doggy heavens, may I ask, is a waist-line'?! I - Top Dog of Dog Woods have functioned happily and perfectly without one ... I don't think my proud pack (nor I) have ever MISSED our waist lines! We certainly don't see why have all have to go on a Diet NOW!?!

It must be that dog-gone documentary the Chief's been watching ... 'Downsizing my Pet'! is VERY BAD influence. *Grrrowl*

Honestly, the lack of Waist-Line can't possibly be that bad!

But the Big Chief argues otherwise...

Just because this TOP DOG and his Proud Pack i.e. Snoopy, Anna, Joe and Trixie have grown to prosperous barrel-and -dumpling-like proportions, such as

these ---> and

doesn't mean that we're FAT! We actually think we're quite CUTE! But obviously, the Chief doesn't seem to give two treats about what we Canines at Dog Woods think!

Instead we got lectured about our health - (we're doing very well in that department, thank you very much! Can we GET OFF our diet, please?!) And how staying SLIM (we're slim enough thank you very much!) would help prevent hosts of health problems - from joint problems to heart failure!

Our barking protests have fallen on deaf ears ...*HOOOOowwwwwllllllll* And so the Die-T regime continues ...

Snoopy : Kicking up a HUGE Fuss!!

Anna : Attempting to BEG for Treats by doing the CUTE routine

Joe : No longer his grinning self since the Die-T regime began

Trixie : Trying to convince the Chief she's actually SKINNY..