Meanwhile, back at the Lair, I walked in the door after being gone all night to discover that Murphy had found a formerly brand new and unopened box of Kellog's Special K cereal (with strawberries) on the kitchen counter and served himself breakfast in my absence. All that was left was the remains of the box and about a dozen of the dried strawberries on the living room floor.
Maybe I should just get the plain Special K the next time I decide to go and leave the box where Raffles the Dog can get his paws on it.
Admittedly,
the pie bit was funny, but this counter-surfing crap is starting to piss me off.
This is my "innocent" look. And absent an eyewitness, your case against me is completely circumstantial according to my attorney, F. Lee Barkley.
This is my "innocent" look. And absent an eyewitness, your case against me is completely circumstantial according to my attorney, F. Lee Barkley.
He's clearly trying to maintain his figure with NEW Special K...-9!
ReplyDeleteOuch... Yeah that is getting bad. Dunno what you do to correct the behavior though!
ReplyDeleteHow can you resist a face like that?!? ;)
ReplyDeleteIs there something you can put on the countertops to make him think twice about doing it again?
ReplyDeleteVigilance is a must with table and counter surfing dogs, perfect sniffing height, oh the temptation. I am amazed they behave as well as they do sometimes.
ReplyDeleteBut an entire box of breakfast cereal is an awfully expensive dog treat. Good luck. You snoozed, you lost. So what did you have for breakfast, since Murphy ate yours?
Murphy, like Chloe, seems to avoid the fruits and vegetables whenever possible. At least he isn't quite as obsessive as Chloe; she would have picked out as many of the fruit bits as possible and left them on the living room floor. On the rare occasion when I make a dog friendly stew without the onions, it is actually a little funny to see her pick up a stray carrot piece, suck off the broth and spit it out onto the kitchen floor.
It's hard to resist Special K with strawberries. Murphy should get a pass. . .
ReplyDeleteF. Lee Barkley? Hey, you leave Brigid out of this!
ReplyDeleteLots of dogs (and people) are convicted on circumstantial evidence.
ReplyDeleteEverything that you have posted about Murphy has convinced me of his loyalty and affection towards you and those he associates as being members of your family. I am also convinced that Murphy is highly intelligent, trainable and stubborn as a mule being worked in the lower forty on a hot sunny day. Hang in there because I have confidence in the both of you.
ReplyDeleteJoe
Beware -- there's lots of fiber in Special K.
ReplyDeleteThe evidence is purely circumstantial. You'll never get a conviction.
ReplyDeleteI once lost several sticks of butter and while Bear had a very shiny coat I wasn't willing to gamble the safety of thanksgiving dinner.
ReplyDeleteMouse traps make a racket sufficient to alert me to the fuzzy butter ninja and after being caught in the act a couple times we agreed the kitchen was off limits to non-food quadrupeds.