Suitcase Sightings Trigger Heightened Vigilance Across Columbus

Columbus — The arrival of a suitcase from the closet remains the single most monitored event in the household, prompting immediate and intensive supervision from dogs determined not to be left behind.

Standard countermeasures include sitting directly inside the open suitcase, maintaining unbroken eye contact, and assuming a posture of maximum tragedy. Results are mixed but morale is high.

“If I fit in the bag,” reasoned one hopeful spaniel, curled neatly among the socks, “I go in the bag. Those are the rules.”