We’ve been slowly introducing raw meat into Nico’s diet. There are a couple of reasons for this, but the main one is to assess changes in his dental health. We cut up a venison shoulder for a stew this evening, and Nico got several scraps. The first time we gave him raw venison, he put it on the ground and tried to rub himself on it. It was absolutely hilarious. This evening, he took a few minutes with the first piece, then gulped everything else he was given right down.

Afterward, he sat at the threshold of our kitchen with this look on his face. I call this his “I’m not begging” face. He won’t look directly at me because he associates that with begging, which he knows he’s not supposed to do. So, instead, he looks at me from the side, which makes his begging even more apparent. I suppose that is the way life often goes. When we get caught doing something we aren’t supposed to, our body language clearly gives us away. It’s like driving past a police officer a little too fast and not realizing it until the last moment. You immediately sit up straighter, grip the steering wheel with both hands at 10 and 2, and look straight ahead. It’s not like we believe all of that is going to make it any less obvious that we were speeding. That’s something we have in common with dogs; we both act funny when caught doing something wrong.

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