Which Would You Choose?

Our morning dog ritual goes something like this--get up, go outside potty, then open the bedroom door so the dogs can run down the hallway at mach 10 to make sure all the cats are in the basement.  (You see cats are supposed to live on the lower level but when the dogs are contained in the bedroom well they're cats!)  Once we have completed this cycle, I start the coffee and make food bowls.  

So this morning, we went through our ritual and set the food bowls down.  Russ, Music, Shaker and Ella dug into their chow.   Then out of no where, Stinky Kitty (guess where she got her name) jumped over the dog gate and landed on the kitchen table.  Well 3 of my 4 Cardis  immediately abandoned their chow to converge on the naughty kitty.  Guess who went straight for Russ' food bowl?

Shaker, of course, you see he had finished his chow in 3 easy inhales and he knew that Russ takes his time eating breakfast.  Shaker has 2 gulps down his gullet before I could get 3 steps to stop him.  

So let the record reflect when it comes between food or herding cats--Shaker will choose FOOD!