{"id":15720,"date":"2024-01-10T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=15720"},"modified":"2024-01-10T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:40:34","slug":"texas-toddler-asks-family-dogs-to-say-grace-during-feedings-releases-them-with-amen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/01\/texas-toddler-asks-family-dogs-to-say-grace-during-feedings-releases-them-with-amen.html","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Asks Family Dogs to Say Grace During Feedings, Releases Them With ‘Amen’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"alora<\/a>
@katiebrimbledimble\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saying grace before eating a meal is a common practice in many religious households, but typically, it\u2019s reserved for humans only. One Texas family taught their three dogs to \u201csay grace\u201d before eating, and their toddler has deemed it her responsibility now.<\/p>\n

Alora Brim is a three-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, who\u2019s the star of the show in her mom, Katie Brim\u2019s social media video, which has over 1.1 million likes on Instagram. In the video, Alora, the youngest of four children, can be seen walking with three dog food bowls to the family\u2019s back door before going outside to three excited dogs. Then, she tells the dogs to \u201csay grace,\u201d at which point all three dogs lie down.<\/p>\n

The toddler then places the dogs\u2019 bowls in front of them and claps her hands before saying \u201cAmen,\u201d prompting the dogs to start eating the food. Katie Brim\u2019s husband, Freddy, told Fox News Digital that he came up with the idea of training their dogs this way. He said, \u201cI\u2019d seen a sketch of dogs that actually cover their snout to say grace. I wanted them to wait to eat and then get released to eat, kind of a way of establishing that control that will make them wait, and we give them permission to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

A post shared by @katiebrimbledimble<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n