Meet my doggie Tess. Her official name is Tess-Monster. I would like to tell you a little tale of Tess' mischievous behavior.Today while we were working downstairs on the plumbing, our little Monster decided she wanted to be a bit mischievous. A few years back we learned that our loving little doggie is quite the little houdini when she wants to be. She has learned how to open screw top pill bottles with ease, with virtually no teeth marks. When we lived in our apartment in the Bay Area she ate an entire bottle of dog glucosamine and subsequently threw up all over the place. But first she had to screw off the top of the bottle which she accomplished, not biting it off, she actually screwed the top off. Well, today she struck again. Shawn left a 4lb. jar of peanut butter on the couch from when he was snacking last night at 2am. Now, Tess WILL NOT get into things while we are around. We can leave plates of food right next to her and she won't touch it if she knows we are close. Since we were working downstairs today with Shawn's step-dad who was helping with the plumbing, we decided to leave her upstairs to save her little paws from getting poked with nails and other sharp objects that were thrown on the floor.
She proceeded to pull the 4lb. jar of peanut butter off the couch, gently open the screw top and calmly lick out some of the contents. She had only a few minutes to accomplish this, but she managed to burglarize the peanut butter and get what she could. Tess didn't get much out of the jar, but as it stands now, she has an entire 4lb. jar of peanut butter all to herself. Oh yeah - it was a NEW 4lb. jar, so it will probably take to the end of her life and beyond for us to give her all that peanut butter since we rarely, if ever, give her any people food - save her slight addiction to carrots which we allow her one everyday. What a little Monster!!!
And yes, those are MY pillows she is laying on in the picture.
5 comments:
Wow! She seems like a remarkable dog. And quite an appetite too!
Bwahhhhhh OMG Carol.. I am rolling over here!!! That is too funny!!!!
Andy - Oh yes, she has a HUGE appetite. We used to let her free feed, but because she has arthritis, we have restricted her food intake so it's easier on her hips. Her entire life revolves around eating, sleeping and loving/protecting us. She is quite obedient, oddly so, but also a huge handful most of the time. She will be the last dog we ever have.
Rish - Uh yeah! Can you imagine walking in and finding your dog like that? Face submerged in a peanut butter jar? Tess wants me to give you a message...."Ruf, I miss you Rish...when are you going to come up and give me loves? Ruf!" I keep telling her that you will probably come up during Apple Hill season, and she seems reasonably satisfied with that answer. :)
That is really funny! She is like Star - the Houdini of Pugs(who we gave to Justin's parents). When Star lived with us for 3 weeks she was able to get into the hidden cubby area of Justin's armchair and eat Carmex...not recommended for doggies. Star now goes into Justin's parent's kitchen cabinets and hides in there. She likes hide and seek.
HA! That's awesome! Animals are so clever! (And mischievous. Putting it nicely.) Gotta love 'em!
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