eclairs mom

Well I'm flabbergasted, my X-counter surfing gal (or so I thought) stuck with a vengance tonight-I pulled out the roasted chicken for dinner to rest, went up stairs to put laundry away and when I came down there was the plate was empty and Eclair in the laundry room goint to town on it!

Of course when I got it away from her and assessed if it was still edible she had eaten or rather mangled the breasts and wings (the best part)

I don't know whether to laugh, cry! I or yelled at her out of frustration-and sent her out in the back yard to think about what she's done!

henry'smum

From past experience i can only say i think Henry sits in the garden working out which bit of whatever he has stolen he should eat first next time and whether or not it wil still be there when he is allowed back in lol!

Barney'spal

How funny!!....but then, it's always funny when it happens to someone else. I agree...don't think he's out there feeling ashamed......more like planning his next attack.

CatherineM

Had one take a turkey out the dog door once.

Mikey T

so what had she done wrong?

Basset were born to be independant so a foraging instinct and providing for itself should be encourage not discouraged.

rather I think the approach you need to take is that esposed by famed trainer Bob Bailey "find a wall and bang your head three times"

for a different perspective on counter surfing I recommend the follow two thread on a different board
I Did Something Awful to Slinky

what a glutten!

houndmomma

I vote for laugh and forget about the crying. One night when I was out of town and the kids were home alone with dad, Flash got herself a nice big filet mignon. He set it on the table for his dinner – turned around to get something else and it was GONE – she looked so happy with it – he didn’t have the heart to take it away from her so he just made himself another one – but this one he watched like a hawk

Jen~

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Wworm

Awww, bassets are GOOD at this!

Eclair-- all i have to say is that was very impressive & u r making me hungry...
--Worm

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Jnfr

Years ago, when my folks owned a motor home, their wiener dog, Sam, climbed up on the stove (from the attached table.. you know how RV's are) and stole their steaks the minute mom turned her head for a second... they ended up with Spaghettii for dinner.. Rotten little SOB had a good nite.

SophieB

Our Lottie can lift food off plates from the kitchen top without moving the plate, which if it fell onto our tiles floor, would smash and alert us to the theft! I would be doubly careful with a cooked chicken because of the bones that may well splinter and damage their intestines or perforate the bowel!

Lottie knocked a chocolate cake wrapped in foil, onto the floor last night and the plate it was sitting on was still on the top! Lucily the cake still had the foil over it and I went into the kitchen and saved it as they mustn't have chocolate!! She has lifted several full boxes of 10 eggs and got them back to her bed for sharing, without damaging them and one day I saw how she does it... she leaps up and grabs the box with her mouth and seems to know not to just knock it onto the floor where the eggs would smash!


She's clever really, although very naughty!!!

nuttypigs

I learnt the hard way, now everything is at the back of the worktops, even though Bella is smaller than a full Basset, she has an incredibly long tongue, she's a bit like a chameleon.

I was making some sandwiches for lunch, hubby and daughter were both stood the same side of the kitchen I turned round to rinse the lettuce under the tap, turned back to add it to the sandwiches and they were gone. I ranted at hubby for eating his sandwich before I'd finished it, and he just shook his head and looked down, there was a half a roll on the floor. Bella was so sneaky that neither of them saw her pinch the sandwiches, even though they were standing right in front of them. Lesson learnt.