As you might know we have a dog named, Zoey who is a 40 pound part Golden Retriever and part American Eskimo.
She is a grazer; she likes to take her time
eating and often goes back to her bowl several times during the day to finish
her food. For years we noticed that she would eat
in a perfect straight line, like eating rows
of corn. Whenever she stopped eating, the food left in the bowl would be neatly
eaten up to a perfect line, the rest of the food would be untouched. This
in itself was fun, amusing and amazing. An
organized dog; is that possible?
To catch you all up to date on her progress,
here is an update and a bit of a review.
This is the straight line pattern of eating
that Zoey has done for nearly 12 years of her life….. This in itself is unusual
for a dog.
But lately, I have been noticing that her
pattern has changed.
Sure once in a while she still likes to eat
in a straight line, but suddenly I am noticing a more creative side.
First it was abstract with a nice pattern.
Next, I noticed that her creations were
getting more representational
Basic Sun Fish
THEN!!! I noticed this and how much it
looked like a face!
So, it is titled "I Love People"
and she does.
WOW, to my surprise and delight I found this
in her bowl!
I am sure it is a self portrait, since she
is an orange dog with pointed ears like a fox. Or it is a portrait of her cat
Rocky… This was done on my Birthday…. Thanks Zoey.
I know what you are thinking…. no, I did not
touch these little masterpieces and no, neither did Howard. I am having fun
finding art in her bowl!
These are photographed just as she left
them. I stand right by her as she is eating and when she walks away from her
bowl, I quickly take it up before Mack, our other dog can gobble it up.
Mack is a great appreciator of Eatable
Art.
I must admit, Zoey is curious as to why I
get so excited about her food bowl and show Howard and anyone else that is in
the house at the time.
Some artists just don't know how good they
really are!
Here are the latest works of art.
Although my favorite is still her self portrait above, these are pretty
cleaver also.
This one is complex. It is either the
Lockness Monster rising out of the water, or a sail boat with an anchor. I am
not sure and Zoey is not wanting to discuss it.
She figures, if I can't see what it is, then
why bother talking about it. Artists are so sensitive.
An easy shift from her straight line art to……
The Man in the Moon surrounded by little tiny stars. Art done simply is
often, like a poem, the most effective.
This one is very easy and clever! It
is obviously a fish with air bubbles. This fish is probably a bottom feeder.Very good Zoey!
Several of our neighbors now have
chickens….Zoey was obviously inspired by all of the chickens and so she created
a chicken that is running….. probably away from her!
Notice that she gave the chicken space to
run across her bowl.
Below is a close up.
Note the excellent way that she did the
face, the beak, the comb on top, the tail feathers, the eye and the cute dot
that represents the colored tip of the wing. And the chicken is running!
Amazing!
At first I wasn't so sure what this was, but
Zoey was patient with me. Then upon close inspection I saw it! It is a flower
with leaves!
Here is a close up. Notice the excellent way
that she did the petals! It must be a Blackeyed Susan flower because the bud,
just below the flower, is black. I think she did this just for me!
Note: Just in case you are all
worried….I am not going crazy, nor am I in the early stages of
Alzheimer's. I must blame this on my parents, they taught me to find art
in everything! Zoey's art in her bowl is like looking at clouds and finding
figures and animals. Join me in the fun…..be a child again and Enjoy!
What's in your pet's
bowl????
