We took Ray on a walk the other day for a lunch time visit to McDonalds, which is about a 20 minute walk to get there . They do allow dogs on their outdoor patio but, as it was in full sun, we sat on a rock in the shade of a tree alongside the parking area. It was not the most romantic or picturesque spot… but we were at McDonalds after all!
Ray was very happy to get small pieces of Bacon ‘n’ Egg McMuffin periodically!
Ray looks good on his fast diet..I must try it.
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Moderation in all things is surely the way to go! 🙂
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My cat, Lena, likes the melted cheese on the McMuffin and wants to lick the paper it is stuck to. If you don’t watch her, she’ll get carried away and eat it paper and all. Not good!
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Cheese does seem to be a popular treat with felines and canines (and also with us humans of course!).
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Th smile says it all. In keeping with that company’s ad campaign…”I’m loving’ it!”
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Yup… he’s one happy “boy” at McD’s, and Tims, any pretty much anywhere that has food where he might get some!
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The McDonald’s where I live gives out dog treats at the drive-thru window. It’s very popular!
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I can imagine it is very popular! Wish they would do that at ours. “Two medium lattes with 2%, and a dog treat please!” 🙂
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Max learned early that some drive-through windows equal food but he has never grasped that some drive-through windows do not equal food. That means he practically leaps out of the car when we drive through the bank, the pharmacy, the cleaners and elsewhere. He gets a very disappointed look on his face when he doesn’t get a food treat from these establishments.
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Ray had the same problem with glass doors. The first few places we took him into (Bank, Pet Store, Vets, Lululemon) all had glass doors and all gave him treats. He made a very logical deduction… which was totally flawed!
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I luv it when my peoples share a snippet of their meal. I desire more but they always say their looking out for me, woof, woof. Tink’s mom is so good about staying away from certain foods but I bet every once in awhile she probably does.
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Yup! I think once in a while is fine. It’s a treat… but if I lived on them I’d be hugely ginormous and not very healthy! Woof! Ray.
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I see he is working his way to sitting at the table and enjoying his own Mickey D’s cheeseburger and fries like Lexi, LOL!
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He tries, but his size makes getting positioned on a chair quite difficult. Now if they had benches! 🙂
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Oh, I meant at home… Lexi had her regular spot at our kitchen table at meal time and she was a perfect lady. Of course, this didn’t happen for many years!
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When we are eating, Ray knows that his best place is on his bed. He gets called from there to get treats!
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That’s good training. We’re trying to do similar with Lucy. “I’m eating now, go lay down.” is what she hears and responds to almost every evening.
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It would seem very practical, especially with larger dogs who can be rather “invasive”…. and can be a problem for some dinner guests!
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Benjamin is thrilled to see Ray this morning and loved this story about McDonald’s! He says he would give Ray the bacon that comes with his eggs and hash browns, even share the eggs too. Sharing is a big thing with Benjamin! Ray is one gorgeous bundle of fur!
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Perhaps you should explain to Benjamin that Ray would eat all of his muffin if he had the slightest chance…. and he does not share! We even have to be careful when we are talking while holding food because, if we happen to wave the food holding hand in his direction, he is likely to think that it is for him…. and he is so fast at taking food that it is gone before you realize what happened! You will just have an empty hand and a smiling Ray! 🙂
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Benjamin would probably not mind a bit, the hash brown is the only part that he likes anyway. Oddly enough, he doesn’t expect others to share…all to Ray’s benefit.
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I think him and Ray would get along very well! 🙂
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I would want my very own muffin! I’m not good at sharing.
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We get our very own muffins Kate, but then Ray sits and stares; taps us with a paw; drools profusely… and so the sharing starts! He does not expect much, except a couple of tiny pieces of bacon; a bit of egg would be nice; that cheese that is stuck to the wrapper is welcomed; any bits of muffin left? 🙂
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No, I meant that he should get his own muffin! Perhaps he wouldn’t eat the whole thing though. I always share with an animal that is staring at me. There is something hypnotizing about the stare.
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Hi Kate. Ray’s total obsession with food is a “double edged sword”! On the one hand, teaching him some behavioral skills to adapt to his new life was not a major problem, but also meant that to keep his weight under 80lbs would need some planning! Ray expects his 2 regular meals a day, and will get many other treats on a typical day as his adjustment to people and other dogs is an ongoing exercise. He now really likes meeting other dog people because they will invariably have treats on them… and he will find them! The end result is that we will never give him a complete McMuffin, or donut, or anything similar (and he does not complain as long as he gets a little something!).
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Mine is partial to a sausage and egg McMuffin and the hash brown when she can sneak one first thing. Loves it when we turn into the drive-thru and has her head stuck out the window giving it “Hiya… hiya gimme some food you give out food don’t you? Hiya”
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Ray’s big head does cause a stir at times as we go through our local Tim Horton’s drive-thru. As you note, his perspective would simply be that they hand out food through that little window! Heaven! 🙂
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I am feeling hungry now. Though I would pick a Sausage n Egg McMuffin. I am sure Ray would enjoy that as well. 🙂
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I really don’t like their sausage (and question what is in it)… but Ray would be game for anything!
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Ray looks quite pleased with his McD treat 🙂
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Ray is always so pleased with any treat Himali, but he is very partial to bacon, pepperoni and similar! 🙂
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Haha.. They seem to be his favourite 😉😉
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He will dance in circles at the thought! 🙂
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Mom doesn’t eat McDonald’s but I LOVE bacon and eggs, so I think you are one lucky dog to get bits of whatever that muffin thing was. You’re looking darned handsome in that photo too.
Woof! TINK
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Hi Tink! I don’t get to go there very often, but our McDs has a $1.00 latte promo on now so I might get to there again soon! Woof! Ray.
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If Mom’s car was working we’d be on our way for that latte. She’s crazy about caffeine!
Woof! TINK
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Hi Ray. I would Love to have that Bacon, but my tummy has to be in shape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not a problem. If you are ever my way, you can just give me your bacon! Woof! Ray.
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