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I am making some french onion soup. It's simmering nicely on the stove. I've got the bread cut up-buttered and ready to toast. I've grated the cheese and am enjoying a nice cabernet while waiting for the soup to finish.
Angus walks by and I notice something on his jaw. IT'S A WHISP OF SHREDDED CHEESE :eek: I run to the kitchen and there is no cheese on the chopping board, no buttered bread pieces ready to toast :(
Onion Soup just does not taste the same without a nice piece of toasted Rye bread in the bottom with melted guyere cheese on top.
 
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Wouldn't have one of those darned dogs, I'm a Vizsla owner all the way. I'm not saying she isn't a counter thief but she is smart enough to not take everything apparently thinking I won't notice if only part of the items are gone (and Holly hates onions)
 
After graduating from HS I bought a Black Lab. While at work my mom set out a frozen pot roast it was in the sink. She left to due errands. Thunder my lab got the meat out of the sink and knawed it up good. I found myself taking mom brother and sister out for dinner.
 
Well at least he appears to have good taste. Just don't leave that wine glass sittin to low. If he develops his palette, then you'll be hearing the cork pop on your next good bottle.
 
I don't believe a "wisp of shredded cheese" is positive proof. You don't have any real witnesses and Angus probably just picked up some cheese leavings to hunt the real culprit.

Apologize to Angus right now.

And give him clear instructions to guard the food better the next time you decide to irresponsibly wander off.
 
There are some things you just can't change..

No matter how sophisticated you think your purebred dog is, they "evolved" from "midden scroungers" and garbage or unattended table fare is a target of opportunity. Live with it...


As a veterinarian, I am obligated to warn you of the adverse consequences to eating stuff that they are not used to eating. Pancreatitis is as serious as a "heart attack". They can die fron that. Eternal vigilance is an obligation as a dog owner. Yes, they are sly and cunning and always require close watching.
 
Two years ago at Thanksgiving we had family from out of town at our house. Place was pretty busy and our three weiner dogs were taking it all in. My SIL placed the raw bisquit dough on the dining room table on a tray to wait its turn into the oven. Lots of activity in the house, chatter, TV on etc. so everyone was busy. Dexter which is our large smooth coat doxie decided he wanted some bisquits ! Yep he hopped up onto a dining room chair then hopped onto the table. By the time anyone noticed he had gobbled down 10 uncooked raw dough bisquits !!!!! He was pretty proud of himself until the gurgling in his belly started........ he was a sick pup for a day and has never done that again. No matter how domesticated you think they are they will revert back to primal in a moments notice. Guard your bisquits !
 
A long time ago I had a black shorthair cat (Merlin). I was fixing up a pizza to bake and was putting canned mushrooms on it when he came over to see what I was doing & possibly mooch something. I offered him a mushroom, thinking he'd never eat it but he did, so I gave him a couple more. I finished fixing the pizza and turned on the oven to pre-heat. When I came back into the kitchen he was picking the last mushroom off of my pizza....he ate every single one! (He also loved canned peas.....COLD!)
 
Angus: "Mais Monsieur, it is French onion soup! French! How can you profane zee soup with your faux guyere cheese food and your disgusting rye bread points! Pah! Ptui! Zee recipe calls for zee frommage Brie and zee French bread, you silly Monsieur! I was simply saving you from zee terrible mistakes you were making! And zis is zee thanks I get! Moi, your very own Anguste? Sacre bleu!"
 
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mwtdvm said:
No matter how sophisticated you think your purebred dog is, they "evolved" from "midden scroungers" and garbage or unattended table fare is a target of opportunity. Live with it...


As a veterinarian, I am obligated to warn you of the adverse consequences to eating stuff that they are not used to eating. Pancreatitis is as serious as a "heart attack". They can die fron that. Eternal vigilance is an obligation as a dog owner. Yes, they are sly and cunning and always require close watching.
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Don't forget about toxic farts!
My yellow lab ate all the marinated fajita meat I had out on the counter and that night, I was awakened (out of a dead sleep) by the most repugnant gas attack I have ever been witness to!
 
Our Golden will be on a morsel of food that falls on the floor faster than flies on do do but has never helped himself to food on a table or plate.

One Golden we had about 20 years ago (Chester) had no problem fixin' himself a meal right off an unattended table and a few times helped himself to dinner before I could even sit down. We quickly learned NOT to leave unattended food. I will never forget asking my wife where the sliced Turkey was for making a sandwich or two for a Range trip and she said that she put it out on the counter for me. All I saw was the empty waxed paper and Chester was sitting there licking his chops. I threw him the Rye Bread and said to him - "might as well have the rest since I am SOL here"!
 
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