I do understand it's a bad habit for them to get into but part of it was MY fault because I really did leave them too close to the edge. Henry (our sheltie) is barely tall enough to reach the edge of the counter on his hind feet and Alex (our westie) is way too short. I couldn't really yell at them either because when we came in all of the cookies were gone and it was after the fact (they wouldn't understand). I don't usually leave food on my counters (I am aware that a lot of things are bad for them to ingest). This is the first time it's happened out of 4 years so I just need to make sure not to leave food within their reach. It was a good laugh just the way they looked when we came in like "oh crap we got caught".
Little stinkers
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Ann
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It happens to all of us! Mine can't reach the counter fortunately, but they're ingenious in other ways. A few weeks ago, I left the open cookie jar (quite a large, tall container) on the coffee table while I got up to take the kettle off the stove -- maybe 15 feet away -- and my little Pixie, a serious cookie monster, jumped on the hassock and when I turned around she was licking her chops having enjoyed at least one pilfered cookie.
She gave me a very pleased look when I asked "what did you do..." too! No guilt there at all.
She gave me a very pleased look when I asked "what did you do..." too! No guilt there at all.
It happens to all of us! Mine can't reach the counter fortunately, but they're ingenious in other ways. A few weeks ago, I left the open cookie jar (quite a large, tall container) on the coffee table while I got up to take the kettle off the stove -- maybe 15 feet away -- and my little Pixie, a serious cookie monster, jumped on the hassock and when I turned around she was licking her chops having enjoyed at least one pilfered cookie.
She gave me a very pleased look when I asked "what did you do..." too! No guilt there at all.
In our house in SC we had a very open floor plan and my husband was getting ready to watch a tv show with a cup of coffee and two fresh baked coconut macaroons. He placed the plate on the coffee table (which is only about 10 inches to a foot tall) and he got up for some reason can't remember and by the time he got back Henry had grabbed the cookie off his plate. My husband quickly learned not to put any type of food within reach of the dogs. Lol.