?? A lab can “think this over?” Not in my experience. More like, “Gee, that was a great snack. What’s for supper? Is it time for supper? I’m hungry. What’s for supper?….Why are you looking at me like that?”
As a pet owner you learn what you can leave out, what you can have in the house and what you can’t. Last week I saw some lovely wicker shelves I’d love to have to put my knick knacks on but I knew what would happen to it if I brought it in the house. 4 cats would think it was a cat tower and jump on it, knocking it to the floor. This would happen over and over and woe betide any knick knacks I put on it, they’d be broken. So I did not buy it. If Sophie’s owner left a steak out on the counter, of course she ate it. He has only himself to blame.
I had a Westie who jumped onto my chair and ate my steak dinner off the table one night. After my initial shock all I could do was laugh. After all, he was the one who was fast enough to get to it first :)
when we first brought our new dog home from the pound she ate an entire chicken carcass off the counter. Luckily she did not choke on it but she was never again allowed into the kitchen. Even if she is chasing the cat she stops short at the kitchen door.
The late Underfoot and I had a deal – I bought a cheap sofa at a thrift store, put it up in a corner on one of its arms – he could climb and scratch on that to his heart’s content, as long as he didn’t scratch on any other furniture. It worked for both of us.
I’ve never had a problem with keeping the kitty of the counter or not clawing the furniture, but if she see a plastic bag or peice of tape she can’t leave it alone, she HAS to lick it.
blunebottle over 11 years ago
?? A lab can “think this over?” Not in my experience. More like, “Gee, that was a great snack. What’s for supper? Is it time for supper? I’m hungry. What’s for supper?….Why are you looking at me like that?”
JK1 over 11 years ago
Can’t blame Sophie for her dad’s silly mistake. Temptations are the same as treats.
alondra over 11 years ago
As a pet owner you learn what you can leave out, what you can have in the house and what you can’t. Last week I saw some lovely wicker shelves I’d love to have to put my knick knacks on but I knew what would happen to it if I brought it in the house. 4 cats would think it was a cat tower and jump on it, knocking it to the floor. This would happen over and over and woe betide any knick knacks I put on it, they’d be broken. So I did not buy it. If Sophie’s owner left a steak out on the counter, of course she ate it. He has only himself to blame.
kimmyglam over 11 years ago
Yes, trick question. Can’t blame dog for natural behavior. Don’t let human have snacks for a week – was his bad!!
jonnijones over 11 years ago
I had a Westie who jumped onto my chair and ate my steak dinner off the table one night. After my initial shock all I could do was laugh. After all, he was the one who was fast enough to get to it first :)
Kathy M T M over 11 years ago
when we first brought our new dog home from the pound she ate an entire chicken carcass off the counter. Luckily she did not choke on it but she was never again allowed into the kitchen. Even if she is chasing the cat she stops short at the kitchen door.
meowlin over 11 years ago
The late Underfoot and I had a deal – I bought a cheap sofa at a thrift store, put it up in a corner on one of its arms – he could climb and scratch on that to his heart’s content, as long as he didn’t scratch on any other furniture. It worked for both of us.
water_moon over 11 years ago
I’ve never had a problem with keeping the kitty of the counter or not clawing the furniture, but if she see a plastic bag or peice of tape she can’t leave it alone, she HAS to lick it.