Elephants (and Old Dogs) Never Forget

They say elephants never forget, but I think that is also true of old dogs. Tonight Maggie proved her memory is long.

Our street is currently under demolition. The much anticipated reconstruction phase hasn't begun yet. Cars carefully navigate the exposed storm sewers and bounce over the rock base the construction crew left us. Fortunately the sidewalks are ok so Maggie and I went out for a late afternoon walk. We walked the half mile to the entrance of our neighborhood. At the corner I walked around some of the rock piles toward some tall grass. Cars were passing us on the street, but one turned onto our street. Instantly, Maggie turned her whole body to stare at the car. Her eyes followed it as it went up the street. It was a non-descript older car, small, but with a triangle shaped sign strapped to it's roof. She watched until it was out of sight and then started to pull me towards the road.

The sign on the car was for Domino's Pizza! Now, we have never had Domino's Pizza delivered to our house, but there must have been an aroma around that car because she was mesmerized. Years ago though, the most exciting night in her life was Friday nights and it started by my writing a check. As soon as she saw me write the check she would sit by the front door waiting for the Pizza Delivery Man.

As we began the climb back up the hill, several cars were gingerly picking their way down the road. At the end of the line was the Domino's Pizza car. Once again, Maggie stopped and turned to follow the car. I swear, if she'd been wearing a hat, she would have taken it off and held it over her heart.

Poor girl. I know she was hoping he had stopped at our house, but the only thing waiting for her was her Denta-stix and Iams Weight Control dog food. Sorry old girl.