Major the Dog

My mom sent me this email about their dog, Major:

Major has been very upset.
Since the floors were refinished, they stay outside most of the time since it is warm weather. They also eat and drink outside. At first, I kept dry food outside for them to decide when they were hungry. Since I used Major's big bowl, he decided it was for him only. When the others went to eat, he would jump ahead of them and eat all of the food. So I stopped keeping it outside and fed them once a day, dry food, as much as they wanted. And when we had leftovers, it was mixed with their food. Last night, we didn't eat supper, so they had only dry food. I put 3 bowls, one for each and they could eat as much as they wanted, but the bowls came up after they were finished. Major decided he didn't want that, pitched a pouting fit and wouldn't eat. So he didn't. Tonight, he was soooooooooo happy to have his bowl of dry food, he gobbled it up, then got dog biscuits for dessert. Now, his belly is full and he is taking a nap before bedtime. They all learned a lesson with Major's fit last night. No trouble at dinner tonight!
Some dogs have to learn the hard way, just like people.