Coda Cleetis loves to eat. He’s your typical chow hound or anything else hound for that matter. His favorite midnight snack is plastic. When he was just a puppy my husband and I decided we should start taking him to outdoor restaurants. We had always enjoyed taking our previous Labrador out to eat with us and we wanted to teach Coda to stay relaxed in any setting. Surprisingly, Coda was a natural at dining al fresco. He loved being outside and his continued disinterest in humans meant he didn’t try to say hi to anyone. At last, we had found at least one redeeming quality in our Coda. Or so we thought.
One sunny spring day, not too long ago, we took Coda to Rubios. The Rubios by our house has a big outdoor seating area with a fountain. We found a nice spot in the shade and Coda flopped onto the cool concrete. My husband and I had a great chat and didn’t even think about Coda again until our burritos were gone. Then I decided to check on how Coda was doing. We'd never seen anything like it.
Coda was still stretched out, sound asleep on his side. One might think this a good thing, but as you’re getting to know Coda you’re probably already cringing. Coda was sound asleep alright – on the foot of a lady at the next table! He was even snoring. Luckily the lady was a dog lover. I apologized to the woman and woke Coda up, to which he stretched then looked annoyed I was disturbing him. So much for Coda guarding the pack.
We still take Coda out to eat but now were keep a better eye on him and warn the neighboring diners. Not long after the Rubios outing, we took Coda to a local sandwich shop and he went belly up - sound asleep with paws in the air and tongue flopped out. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s just a little too relaxed!
Next time I’ll tell you about Coda and the cat. I’ll put it this way, the cat won.
The adventures of an adorable Labrador Puppy who looks at his owners like..."You done with the paper yet?"
