Irresistible seeds
Today I noticed that my cockatiel, Alexander, had pecked a hole in a bag of bird seeds I’d bought for him. He was sitting there, eating seeds, looking pleased with himself. And so he should. He’s such a smart bird. I was so impressed. He wasn’t too happy when I poured the contents of the bag into a glass jar though. Oh, well. He’ll get it all, in time. I only wish I’d been able to take a photo of him. Maybe some other time.
Smart Dog
The other day Fiammetta, my lhasa apso, and I were going into my room. To get there, we have to go through a couple of other rooms first. Fiammetta’s eyesight isn’t 100% and sometimes she sniffs doors and furniture to be able to tell where she’s going. I noticed her hesitating about the direction, even though we walk around the house every day, and I said ‘a little to your left’.
(She might not have been hesitating as much as thinking or considering whether she needed to sit down and clean up or scratch herself. She tends to stop and ponder matters a lot, which can be irritating at times.)
Guess what she did? She did turn left and walked into our room with no trouble at all. Of course, she hardly ever has trouble, but she usually doesn’t get there quite that quickly, mainly because she has so many other things to do, even if I’m in a hurry. I mean, what does human business concern her, right?
