Food Hound

Cleo's appetite has completely flipped around since I first got her. When she first came home I would have a bowl of food out and she would maybe finish it in a day, taking a few tender nibbles here and there and then walking away while looking at me warily. Now she eats twice a day and gobbles all of her food up. She also wouldn't take treats from strangers when I first got her. She still won't always take them but now she is more interested, especially if it is a treat she likes.

I was at Petsmart the other day standing in line, juggling her leash and a huge bag of food. I felt a little tug on the leash and turned around to see Cleo wagging furiously at the man in line behind me. I was surprised because she will typically wag at a man and then as they walk up tuck her tail firmly between her legs but her tail kept wagging as he pet her head and started playing with her ears. He started talking to her and she stared at the bag of treats in his hand and sat down, tail still swishing back and forth. I told Cleo "No Cleo he won't give you a treat" and turned back around. I felt her tug again and looked back. The man was opening the bag of treats he was waiting to purchase and dropped a few in Cleo's mouth. For some reason this moment is stuck in my head, it was so sweet. Cleo was reluctant as I lead her to another cashier. It gave me hope that she would get over her fear of men. Then again nothing could ever go wrong in Petsmart, she loves that place.