I must admit like many people, me and my family used to prefer male dogs simply because you haven't got to worry about their periods or them getting pregnant by other dogs, trouble-free! So, as well as being lied to about the dog's age, (she was clearly an adult dog at 2 feet long and 1 feet tall, not a "puppy"), the dog's health, I was also lied to about her sex! God, next thing someone's gonna tell me this thing is not even a dog but a weird looking cat, or fox or just some new species! Still, I didn't feel like taking my anger and frustration out on the dog, something about this dog made it impossible for me to do so, he, or I should say, "she", now, she had the saddest eyes and the most confused look on her face, and her sticking-out ribs just told me that she needed food, urgently, and love.
Once home, first thing I did was giving her a bowl of dog food and some water. You know whenever I watch these animal rescue programmes, these people rescuing dogs/cats/wild animals and take them to the vet, and I'm always most anxious in my heart and wished that they would give the poor thing some food and water first, never mind the stupid weighing or poking or prodding. She hungrily and desperately gorged down the food, she had her head right in the bowl, all I could hear was the rattling noise that the biscuits were making when she dived her nose in and pushing the biscuits, I didn't even hear the chewing sound that she was supposed to be making, she wasn’t even chewing! She was just sort of hoovering them straight into her stomach.
Seeing that, I wanted to fill the bowl right up, so I knelt and reached out my hand to get the bowl, in the split second that I touched the side of the bowl, I immediately regretted my action, as I had this quick flash back in my mind of how dog-trainers always warn people not to stand near dogs that are eating, or to try to touch their food or taking it away from them. So I immediately realised I was making a big big mistake and could end up having my hand bitten off by this starving creature, which was feeding contently just a few seconds ago, but too late, I'd already touched it! I was about to chickenly draw my hand back when I noticed that the dog had stopped eating and just looked at me, tail wagging. To my surprise, she didn't look vicious or pissed off or showing me her teeth. She just stopped and puzzly looked at what I was doing, the interruption of her meal didn't seem to bother her, so I swiftly moved the bowl towards myself and poured some more dog food in it. I slid it back to her, she just gently and almost elegantly moved her head back in. I don't know why but I was most chuffed and touched by what I'd experienced. I was chuffed about her apparent sweet nature and my pet-training skills (like hell) So chuffed, that I did it again, I said "Stop" and took the bowl off her, again she blankly stared at me, still tail wagging and did not show the slightest sign of aggression but just patiently waited for my teasing to end. After that, I decided to leave this poor thing to her much much needed meal without any more disturbance from this nuisance new owner.
After scoffing down the whole lot, she sniffed around seemingly trying to look for more food, though I was very tempted to give her some more, I had to stop myself from doing that because we had some goldfish in the house, and I was always told that goldfish are unable to tell when they're full, you just have know how much to give them, otherwise they will eat however much you give them until they are so bloated and full and they would just flip over and die, I guessed the same applied to dogs...... And anyway, in front of me, this greedy dog just had nearly 2 bowls of dog food, I was sure that she would be quite happy to eat the 3rd bowl, but I didn't want to stuffing her to death. As soon as she realised she wasn't getting any more, it must have hit her how thirsty she was, she drank the whole bowl of water as well. I found myself assessing her again straight after her meal to see if she looked any better, if she was any less skinny.
To be Continued
