The Tail-Wagging Tale of a Terrier

This is the tail-wagging tale of Ali, a terrier.

Have you ever known a terrier? Then you know they are the true individualists — barking, bounding free-thinkers with their own set of rules.

If it’s there, sniff it. If it smells good, pee on it. If it’s running, chase it. If it’s human, jump on it.

If it’s a command — huh?

There are no commands, suggestions maybe, but no commands.

It was a warm April afternoon and Ali, the Airedale terrier was dozing in the sun. All of a sudden, her head popped up. She sniffed all around, searching. Her tail wagged. There was definitely a smell she hadn’t notice before.

It was coming from a big black bag on the ground.

As typical in a tale of a terrier, Ali was curious. 

She advanced on the bag, scratched at it, sniffed again, then pounced.There was food in there for sure. She grabbed the bag with her teeth and tugged.

“No, Ali! Stop. Ali, leave it. Ali, no,” cried the woman who owns her.  Ali didn’t stop — tenacity and resolute determination are also terrier qualities.

Ali was pulled away

The woman grabbed Ali’s collar and dragged her away, shouting, “No. Leave it.” And she pointed at the bag for emphases.

Ali gave the woman a dirty look (yes, terriers have unmistakable drop-dead dirty expressions) and wrenched away from her. In seconds she was back at the bag.

The woman gave up on stopping the terrier. She grabbed the bag and moved it to a table. But Ali wasn’t tricked by that.

It was a floor bag!

Ali knew this wasn’t a table bag. It was a floor bag, and as every dog will tell you, “If it’s on the floor, it’s mine.”

 A Keystone Cops Comedy Chase

In a flash, Ali was up on the table. And with this began the madcap comedy scene – a frenzied Keystone Cops chase. Around the table they ran — with the woman chasing, lurching for, grabbing at, and missing the faster, slippery dog again and again.

Finally, by pure luck the woman hooked Ali’s collar. And the woman and dog went home.

The end. Oh, no, it wasn’t.

As long as any smelly black bags exist in the world, it will never be over for Ali or any other free-thinking true barking individualist terrier – like these.

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