One of the things I have learned is that if you want to get snacks, you have to prove that you are "on the job". What is my job? Why, it is to patrol the yard and keep our property safe from chupracabra! I didn't know this when I first came here to live, but when I actually SAW that horrible monster, I knew that was my destiny!

 

     Two things I know. One: if chupracabra gets into the yard, or heaven forbid, actually into the house, that is the end of life as we know it. And, two: when you keep chupracabra away from where you live, everybody is happy, and you usually get a snack.

 

     So, the secret is to head out the door like you mean it! Arrive in the yard barking. Well, I know that what I do isn't exactly "barking". It is more of a roooooroororoorrrrooo, because I learned from Emma. The longer you can keep that up, the better--so, I usually try for rooroorrroooorrororooooorrroorrrrooorrrrrrorrrooooooooo, or even longer. If the moon is full, it is even more effective.

 

     Here's the trick. You go outside, sniff around just long enough to convince Bob and Lain that you are working. Then let loose with a whole series of roooo's--about five minutes of them if your throat holds out. Then, come back in the house, holding your head and tail high. Find Lain and stare at her while you wag your tail. She will get the idea that you have again kept chupracabra out of the yard and she will give you a puppy cookie!

 

     What a job! But, somebody has to do it, and I have that job.