Well, no-one said it would be dull, that’s for sure. Or easy. Or quick. The ongoing fight against the terror that is Django’s food lust goes on. He’s been with us now a little over three weeks and his relentless and dare I say dogged pursuit of foodstuffs continues. He has gained a little weight as time has passed but he still has a way to go before he attains the bulk he should have, and we are trying to move forward slowly rather than condition him to expect unreasonably large meals. No longer quite as slobbery as he was, he still drools dramatically when there’s food being prepared for dogs or humans. We find it slightly ironic that as we measure the dogs food conscientiously in the utility room Django is probably helping himself to whatever we may have carelessly left on the counter or table. He’s improving but still lets himself down occasionally. Arriving home with the groceries can be challenging too, as he forces his head down into the bag to see what he can find, the other two dogs skipping around excitedly being in Django’s thinking, just not a direct enough approach.  When he first arrived he would push himself between the chairs at the dining table as we tried to eat, try to climb up on the table even and grab something if he could. The easy option, putting him out of the room, would obviously make his behaviour less obvious or disruptive, but would do little if anything to resolve it. Our other dogs remain in the room when we eat and while sometimes it may be a little disconcerting to feel that your every mouthful is being watched, they keep a reasonable distance or, at worst, rest their heads on your legs as a reminder that they are there and happy to accept whatever you might feel unable to eat. More than once however Django has leapt at the table and we have had no option but to send him outside for a time out. The lost sandwiches, tortillas, garlic bread, butter, the jug of milk, the potato crisps, fruit smoothies and chicken casserole have all no doubt helped in his weight recovery, but frankly we’d rather he learned to behave a little better.