I wish I had a pic to show you my dog's innocent look - it's amazing

[nadine_mn]

Actually - its not even "innocent" - its a combination of "I have no idea how that [insert contraband item] got between my paws", and "hey, why are you taking it away?"



A loaf of bread fell off the counter in the kitchen (I suspect the cat may have pushed it, the pets work together) and when I look towards the kitchen I see the loaf of bread in the dining room, my black lab/Chesapeake Bay retriever mix only inches away from it.

When I got up to take it away and put it back in the kitchen - I got the above mentioned look - a combination of innocence mixed with mild outrage that I was taking it away.

This is the same dog who dragged a bag of coffee grounds from the kitchen into the bedroom, open it, didn't like the taste so she dragged it back into the kitchen and left it on the floor (she could have at least put in back on the counter where she got it). She has also taken a loaf of bread from the kitchen, carried it onto the bed and, with the help of our german shepherd, ate all the bread BUT left the crusts on the bed.

I love my dogs - its sometimes so hard to get angry at them when they go that extra step and add the cute factor.

My Lab mix Lienie (who passed away in 2010) was a master at getting into trouble. Once, I came home from work and he had somehow opened up a bottle of Juniper Breeze scented massage oil from Bath & Body. There was a huge pool of the oil on the carpet (bye bye damage deposit) and he had rolled in it, so when he greeted me at the door, all his fur was slicked back - he was quite dapper.

He also "buried" silverware underneath the carpet of the apt, lined up all my candles and their votive holders in a straight line along my wall; he was able to break out of his kennel (those airline ones with the lock you have to push up and down on to open) within 20 mins; when I sprayed the furniture with bitter apple spray he pushed his water dish next to the furniture so he could lick the spray off, drink and then chew; and pushed an office chair from the one end of the apt to the kitchen, climbed on it then the onto the counters and then opened up the cabinets and emptied them.

But... he was so damn smart and cute - how do you get mad?

[surrealAmerican]

1. It's stories like this that make me glad ...

... that my dogs are small, and my counters are high. As it is, I just need to be sure that nothing is within two or three inches of the edge. I have no doubt the younger one would grab anything she could, and either tear it to pieces, eat it, or both.


"Too cute to be angry with" is a good description of these two. They never even act guilty: one acts innocent, the other entitled.

[HopeHoops]

2. There are exactly three such looks: Innocent, Guilty, and Dumber Than Fuck.

[pipi_k]

3. Isn't it amazing

the number of looks they can have on their little faces at one time?

My girls (German Shepherd sisters) have a great repertoire.

A mixture of guilt, joy, defiance, and pride.

Sometimes a bit of denial, too. As in, "I don't know who did this, but you better try to catch the bastard before he does it again!"