There Goes Breakfast!

Several people have noted their disappointment over my blog not being more dog related. Well, today's post is for you folks!

I have two small dogs and have never found it difficult to keep things up and out of their reach. But Mr. Coop has always presented me with problems in this area. Besides the very obvious advantage due to his height, he seems capable of coming up with some pretty clever ways to get to something he decides he wants to eat. On occasion, that includes getting one of the cats to provide some assistance.

What's the weirdest thing he's ever eaten? Well, if I restrict it to just food, I'd have to say it was the bowl of New England clam chowder he put down in one giant SLURP. Which was then followed almost immediately by a huge belch. Of course, the fact that he absolutely adores bananas is kind of weird.

So this morning I had three small cinnamon rolls wrapped in aluminum foil sitting on my counter. I had picked up the packet, intending to take it out to my computer and eat while working. But then one of the other dogs needed my immediate attention (Ceili needed to have her Snuggy put on), so I set the packet back down on the counter. Except that I placed it a bit closer to the front than before without thinking, although I still considered it out of his reach.

Now there was a long-handled wooden spoon just next to the packet. When I came back into the kitchen after getting Ceili dressed, I found: (1) the wooden spoon pivoted around, (2) the packet missing, and (3) Coop having very quietly opened the packet and devouring the last of the three rolls. I'm sure there are those of you out there who will say, "Oh, he just got up on the counter and got the packet." But I will argue against that. I was just in the living room. And if he puts his front feet up on the counter, he makes a thud loud enough when he comes back down that I can hear it in the back bedroom. Nope, the only thing I can think is that he spun the spoon around and used it to move that packet not off the counter (for I would have heard that, too), but just to the edge where he could easily reach up and get it.

And so for having eaten my breakfast, Coop is today's dog pile! Although we do have to give him an A+ for sheer cleverness and stealth in getting what he wanted.