There's Always Room for Jello

Talk about routine. When I feed Emme, I tell Rudy to "down/stay" while she is eating. That is hard for him because food is one of his favorite things. Emme still is a slow eater and continues to often carry one kibble at a time to the rug to eat it. She usually chooses to carry it right next to Rudy to eat it and Rudy just stays where he is and lets her eat. When Emme is done, I give Rudy a "Good Boy" treat for staying out of the way. Emme, no matter how much she has eaten, also gets a "Good Girl" treat. Even if she is full of kibble and cannot eat another single kibble, she has room for the puppy biscuit. We say that is because "There is always room for jello." Yesterday when Emme ate lunch, Rudy was downstairs with Ken, but at the end of the meal she began to whine and went straight for the counter where we store the treats. I guess even when Rudy is not getting a treat for down/stay, Emme needs "jello" to finish her meal. I often wonder what runs through her little puppy mind. She definitely has a notion of how things are supposed to be.