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A few weeks ago Holly began stealing Wilbur's food dish from his "apartment," as we call it — the big crate stuffed with bedding where he spends the night, as well as eats his meals. At first we thought she was only doing her usual pre-wash for us, but then we began suspecting — correctly, as it turns out — that she got tired of waiting for the little tyke to finish his meal and would lift the dish out to finish it herself. Rat! 

So now we either make sure she is outside while he is still eating, or we are there to keep an eye on her. The other evening when I took these photos, Wilbur had finished and dove back under the bedding for a post-dinner nap. But when he heard her licking the dish, he popped back up, perhaps thinking he had inadvertently left some food in the bowl:

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Satisified that he hadn't, he disappeared again, leaving Holly to remove the bowl:

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And finish the pre-wash:

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19 responses to “Theft”

  1. Penny Avatar
    Penny

    Well, Holly is just a frugal doggy. Holly says: “I don’t want food to go to waste… that would be just awful!”

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  2. Lynn (in Louisiana) Avatar
    Lynn (in Louisiana)

    ~smiling~
    have a great weekend everyone!

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  3. Anne Welsbacher Avatar
    Anne Welsbacher

    Dogs and their food 🙂 I’m still giggling over the report in your newsletter of Sophie standing up (sometimes at a slant) inside her crate… just in case. Cuz you never know.

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  4. Marla Avatar
    Marla

    That isn’t mere theft…..that is HOME INVASION!!!

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  5. Kathleen Rivard Avatar
    Kathleen Rivard

    When you’re lookin’ to finish up your “chores”, it’s darn inconvenient when there is that one someone that isn’t with the program and takes forever to get done with dinner! Holly is a busy, busy girl! Bless your little heart ol’ heart, Holly!

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  6. Tonya Allen Avatar
    Tonya Allen

    I’m sure Holly regrets that you have shut down the self-serve buffet. No doubt she’ll find another source for snacks soon. 🙂

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  7. Mary H./Washington state Avatar
    Mary H./Washington state

    No one could ever make up adventures your crew manages to create! And I am so happy you continue to share them with your readers. Is Wilbur not just the cutest thing on this earth right now??!

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  8. Linda Murphy Avatar
    Linda Murphy

    I tell ya….such clever stinkers! OK everybody – VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

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  9. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Wilber is really something. All I could think when I saw him under his blankie in his last post was that someone sweeping up would just mistake him for a dust bunny. This picture of him “surfacing” from his den was even better. He is a sweet little guy.

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  10. Janet in Cambridge Avatar
    Janet in Cambridge

    Holly looks like she’s been stealin’ a lot of extra food! 😉

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  11. Tricia Taylor Avatar
    Tricia Taylor

    Oh my goodness…how cute!!

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  12. Lisa K. - San Diego Avatar
    Lisa K. – San Diego

    Good golly, Miss Holly! I like your style! 🙂

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  13. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    Apparently you’ve found the perfect dishwasher…her services come free! Good help is hard to find and luckily you have Holly!

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  14. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    Well, that is the cutest little head of Wilbur’s sticking out of the blanket – and Holly, we’ll just say you are very assertive, right?

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  15. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    I can truely relate to this story, being the oldest of 4 boys, at our dinner table if you didn’t eat your food it got eaten for you. I am a pretty big guy my youngest brother is small, but he is now a tough Lawyer in LA that none of us mess with. So everything does work out.

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  16. Evelyn Avatar
    Evelyn

    Holly looks like she enjoys her job. Quite a bit! Oh Holly.

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  17. Bryan Cochran Avatar

    My dog does that too, one hides her food in the bed and the other one steals it. Too funny!

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  18. Barbara Ribinski Avatar
    Barbara Ribinski

    This is so cute. I could listen to Wilbur stories all day. One question. Does Wilbur get into that basket himself? Seems like he might be too short.

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  19. Steve Smith / Rolling Dog Farm Avatar
    Steve Smith / Rolling Dog Farm

    Barb, Wilbur can’t get into his “apartment” by himself — we pick him up to put him in it. Steve

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