Dog 'fakes own death' when not taken on his favorite walk

What is interesting about a dog that fakes being dead?

What habits or personalities do you find interesting in animals?

There is a dog in Scotland that likes to fake his own death. He does this to protest after not being taken on his favorite walk.

Begbie throws himself on the ground and stays without moving.

Surprised workmen rushed out of their van to rescue the dog said Michele, Begbie’s professional dog walker. Michele told how the four-year-old Old English Bulldog dropped to the floor when she turned left instead of right from his street. Begbie does not care that Michele is making the walk shorter because of the bad weather.

Begbie refuses to move and even turns his head away “in disgust” when he doesn’t get what he wants.

People were worried when they saw Begbie.

“I told them he was fine and just having a tantrum and sulking so he wouldn’t move because he was playing dead," said the dog walker.

Begbie's latest acting went for one minute but Michele said he's been doing them regularly for the past few months.

She said: “I’ve got used to it now so I know not to drag him along. After about a minute he just gets up and then does the same again a little later on.

“He’s adorable and he’s full of energy, very opinionated and has such a big personality.

She said Begbie is so unique. So I can’t get frustrated at him.

“The walk he likes is about an hour and even though he is big he likes to run with all the other smaller and more energetic dogs.

“He adores walks and being in the countryside and won’t come back to the van when the walk is finished.”

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=2, B=8, C=1, D=7, E=6, F=3, G=4, H=5

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1. 1. In this market you can see fake Prada and Rolex watches.

2. 2. Clean your socks, they smell disgusting.

3. 3. Two year old children are famous for having tantrums when they can’t get what they want.

4. 4. His girlfriend is sulking because he forgot her birthday.

5. 5. Your puppies are adorable.

6. 6. We have an opinionated girl in our team, she disagrees with everything and thinks that her ideas are the best.

7. 7. This flower is unique, you can only see it in Korea.

8. 8. I felt so frustrated because I studied all night and still failed the test.

    

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1. 1. Would you like to have a unique dog like this one? Why or why not?

2. 2. Do you know of other actions that animals fake? Do you ever fake some action? Why?

3. 3. How do you feel about children and pets doing tantrums?

4. 4. Do you ever sulk? What do you sulk about? Describe how dogs sulk?

5. 5. Do you find pets adorable? What actions do you find adorable?

6. 6. Are you opinionated? How do you feel about people who are opinionated?

7. 7. What things make you frustrated?

8. 8. What things disgust you?