In Which the Dog Recognizes the Truth

Our cat rules the family.

Exhibit 1:


The cat approaches the dog's bowl and requests food. The dog pretends to give the cat a stare down, but we all know who the victor will be here.

Stage 1: Denial

Exhibit 2: 


The dog goes through the very brief "five phases of grief." Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.

Denial:             I don't believe he's eating my food!
Anger:             He's eating my food - grrrr!
Bargaining:     Please, God, don't let him eat my food! I'll be a good dog!
Depression:     He ate all my food. I'm sad.
Acceptance:     I'll just go eat the cat food.

Stage 4: Depression

Exhibit 3:


The dog accepts the futility of asking the cat to move over, and appeals to the humans for help. Sadly for the dog, we are not willing to risk the vehement force of teeth and claws that exist in our cat. We'll just feed the dog later, after the cat retires to his throne bed.

Stage 5: Acceptance