Good dog gone bad

[Lynda Kamrath]

Groucho Too has always been our good dog, but today he "took a walk on the wild side".  My husband said he was going out to the shop to do a little latheing and would have lunch a little later.  I put out his lunch (chicken and dumplings on two Grand biscuits) and a smaller portion for me to be microwaved a little later.  Then I sat down to read a new book on my iPad.  I have just learned how to download a book on the iPad and I guess I got a little involved.  When I got up to get the lunch plates to warm in the microwave, the larger one was all gone.  My first thought was that my husband came in to get his lunch and didn't want to bother me, but why was the plate still sitting on the counter?

Well, Groucho Too is 30 inches tall and very capable of counter surfing, but he is usually too well mannered to put his feet up on the counter.  HOWEVER, chicken and dumplings was just too enticing.  So, my husband had my lunch and I had a cheese sandwich.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Some things are just too good for even a good dog to resist. Our Murphy learned very young not to go on the counters or table, but one day about a year ago I left a raw meatloaf on the stove, waiting for the oven to preheat and went to my computer, (probably on DK) and I came back to an empty loaf pan and a very guilty looking doodle.

He was fine, but DH didn't get dinner until late. Since then I don't assume and don't leave food out. I think it was just too tempting and I don't want to start any habits.

I had used the trick of putting empty cookie sheets along the counter and when he went to look around he knocked them over and it scared him. That worked really well, until the meatloaf incident.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

And Groucho Too has a very nice snack! He swears it was NOT him though - it was the little guy!

[Lynda Kamrath]

The little guy was outside the entire time - no question who it was.  Besides the little guy can't reach the counter tops yet.

[Clifford, Cloud, Jake..and Kim]

Groucho Too says "hey, where's the proof that I did this deed?  It wasn't me!"   

[Lynda Kamrath]

I actually thought at first that my husband had come in and taken his lunch without disturbing me.  I think I was too distracted by my first reading activity on my iPad to be disturbed by anything.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

What an awesome surprise Groucho Too-they made you play hide and seek with the smell and you won! Don't forget to try this again once they forget about ut for awhile!

[Lynda Kamrath]

And we actually play a pancake hunt game on Saturday mornings where he was encouraged to stand up to the table, the BBQ, and the fences.  But that was outside.  No question that he can reach the counters easily, but he has just never done that.

[Stephanie and Jellybean]

Oh Groucho, I would have done the same. LOVE chicken and dumplings!

[Linda and Murphy]

Groucho Too I think you are getting a bad rap.  It was probably Harpo.  You and I are so well behaved we would never do that.

The other night Mom was making dinner and I was being my regular good self and my brother's 4 month old Weimeraner maniac stood up and snatched a piece of chicken when Mom turned her back. Mom didn't even know she could reach that high. But I barked and told her. Devil dog had to go to her crate.

Your pal,

Murphy