Aspen the Yorkie

Like any other dog, one of my favorite things to do is to enjoy the little tidbits of food that are dropped on the floor by my owners. Sometimes they drop them by accident, and sometimes on purpose. I have the man of the house trained to give me food at dinner time right from his plate. And he’s the one that made the rule that there would be no feeding the dog from the table when I moved in!

Then there’s those other times when I’m hanging around in the kitchen when dinner is being made. I bring my ball into the kitchen to trick them into thinking I want to play, but really, I’m just waiting for any little bit of food that they drop while preparing dinner. The other day was the BEST! They spilled part of a pot of RICE all over the floor, after it was seasoned, and so it tasted great and I moved right in to do my job of cleaning up the mess.

BUT, I’ve been hearing some talk about being cleaner around the house, something about a Dirt Devil that has received Energy Star approval. I don’t know what a Dirt Devil is, but the word “Devil” kind of scares me, especially if it means that it’s going to take away all the great goodies I’ve been finding left on the floor. I’ve also overheard some talk about saving energy, it seems to be a big thing with humans these days, and the AccuCharge Stick Vac (the only kind of “stick” I know about is the kind people throw so dogs can go fetch them) and Hand Vac use 70% less energy. Oh well, I guess you have to be a human to understand these things, and I guess I’m just going to have to hope my owner doesn’t change his mind about that feeding the dog at the table rule.