Can't Escape the Nose

It is not nice to fool with mother nature nor wee Labbies.

The sense of smell for Labrador Retrievers can be amazing at times. Take this morning. While sitting in my office (and my husband in the shower), Cheyenne started to bark her single high pitch barks. This is her signal to me that there is something that she wants but cannot get to. Usually, it is a peice of kibble that I have hidden in the house during one of our "find it" games, in which I have long since forgotten. However, this time it was different.

As I walked into the kitchen, Cheyenne looked at me as I told her "Show Me" (her command to show me what she wants by sitting pretty and pointing her face at the object she wants). My gaze followed hers and found the dog treat jar on the counter and open wide. It seems that daddy forgot to close the treat jar after giving the Lab Brats their morning treat and although Cheyenne could not physically see the jar from her height, she knew that she smelled "cookies" and was letting me know that food was left out and we had forgotten to give some to her. *laugh*

Yes, Cheyenne's AKC name isn't "Great White Hunter" for nothing. She knows when there is something good to eat that we have left out and forgotten about. And this time, it was daddy forgetting to close the lid to the dog treat jar that spiked Cheyenne's interest. Needless to say, she alerted me to daddy's wrong-doing and for that I reached my hand in the jar and gave her a just reward before cleaning up after her daddy once again.

Daddy should know better then to question the mighty nose of our Labbies; especially Cheyenne. That's my girl!