Blind Widget, having already mined her way through the crates in the dog room on a recent day, realized there might be one more unexplored area of potential treasures — the bowls on top of the tubs of food. I had never seen her climb onto these tubs before, so when I saw her doing this, I went to get the camera. She had started on the smallest, most accessible tub on the left, and worked her way over to the dishes. She was, however, most disappointed to find they had come fresh from the dishwasher earlier that morning … and there was not a speck left to lick.
Now, before anyone worries about Widget falling off the tub, relax … Widget always summons one of her ever-present household staff with a vocal woo-woo-woo for assistance in a case like this. She expects a servant to carry her off of anything she has managed to climb up on. Here she is waiting for yours truly to do her bidding:
After I set her on the floor, she made one more attempt to find something edible in Travis' crate:
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