Help, I'm currently being blackmailed out of my precious ...

[Denninmi]

... Midnight snack, half of my dinner I had set aside for later ... Spaghetti squash with meat sauce and a little Parm.



The blackmailer is relentless, threatening me with loud, persistent panting, whining, barking, and perhaps worst of all, a spray of drool should I not give in to his demands.



But what choice do I have? Either surrender or suffer his wrath, his noisy, obnoxious, "I'm here and you know I'm starving because it's been 5 hours since you fed me dinner" wrath. The eyes, the sad, begging, pleading eyes, I see them, I have no choice, I surrender. What was mine is now his.




Having given in to the demands, I return to bed ... Still a little hungry. The extortionist cares not, and is contentedly licking his dish clean. The criminal mind at work.



Oh, cruel world. Oh, insufferable First World problems!



Memo to self - next time, just open the back door and say "look boy, SQUIRREL!" before eating a midnight snack.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. You will learn, as many of us have...

to have another treat in the fridge just for the blackguard.

The trick is for you to finish yours before he finishes his.

[Denninmi]

3. Ah, so you have "been there".

Thank you, fellow sufferer. I shall keep that in mind.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. I no longer have a dog, but the memories are like yesterday..

and the cats I have had share the same demonic traits, just sneakier. Plus, the cats can leap up on the table in one single bound.

I was once at a friend's house and while holding a ham sandwich and absorbed in a TV show, I noticed a small tug on the sandwich. It was her cat eating it from the other side.

Our furry friends are smarter than we think-- and they take advantage of us any way they can.

(Once, as I was a wee lad, the whole family took off for something that was happening outside, and when we got back to the dining room we found the dog sitting at the head of the table finishing the platter of lamb chops.)

[MiddleFingerMom]

2. I had an uncle just like that.

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"Memo to self - next time, just open the back door and say "look boy, SQUIRREL!" before
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[Denninmi]

4. Please tell me he didn't ....

.... Lay around and lick himself afterwards.

MFM!

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. Sorry... but he did.

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[fizzgig]

5. i have such a blackmailer

of the feline variety. giving her a bit is no skin off my nose, but i'm cold-hearted enough to tell her to fuck off on occasion

[Denninmi]

6. Hi!

BTW, how did the cat (cats?) react when you got home from your trip? Happy to see you, or pissed? Never had a cat, but I know they can do that, get all pissed if you leave them.

[fizzgig]

9. four puke piles and a couple trails

it was the one on the couch that really pissed me off. at least they left the bed alone. cats are very succinct creatures.

[Demoiselle]

10. My parents set up a buffet table on our (enclosed) porch for a party...

The star of it was a great big boneless ham complete with pineapple and cherry garnishes. The room was empty of humans after the first run on the food...Our English Setter stole the entire ham. The little terrier/spaniel mix followed after and cleaned up every spill. Each of my parents thought the other had neatly tucked the ham away in the fridge. Until they couldn't find it at all, of course.
Both dogs were a big sluggish for a few days after...but none the worse for wear.

[bluedigger]

11. I'm probably not the one to ask.

I went out at midnight last night to get a can of dog food... "No food, no peace!"