Please Don't Dig Up the Daisies

I spend most of my time in the garden digging--digging up weeds, digging holes for new trees, digging out new flower beds. So how can I get upset at Maggie when I catch her doing this?

She watches me while I work and no doubt sees the whole thing as some elaborate game.

If only I could teach her where to dig the holes.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with himand not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
—Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912