There is a Criminal Mastermind in my house....

[Spudlet]

...currently plotting his next heist on the sofa.

This morning I put my hand down to change gear, only to have it bounce off a spaniel head. Further investigation revealed that said spaniel had leaned forward and picked my coat pocket for the bag of liver treats in there, which he was busy trying to open without making a rustle

Not only that, but he has also now figured out that the longline can be beaten, if he nonchalantly saunters past the poop, then suddenly darts back to get it, there is normally enough play in the line for him to reach it

I am losing a battle of wits to an unarmed person

I am going to rechristen him Moriarty

 

[CorvusCorax]

I'm telling you, you need to put detonators in those horse poos!!!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

*Spaniel Death Stare from St Sweep*

There is nooo beating the sneaky spangle mind!!

 

[kirstyhen]

Like the Sneaky Spangle that came with me to put Henry's bandages on and innocently sat in the stable waiting for me... wasn't until I left that I realised he was pinching poo when my back was turned

After what I said earlier about him never stealing poo too

Or the same Spangle that managed to remove the leftover breast meat from the Roast Chicken last night, without knocking it down or making a noise

 

[Spudlet]

Are they going to take over the world, or have they already done it in such a sneaky fashion that we have just not noticed?

 

[Patches]

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Are they going to take over the world, or have they already done it in such a sneaky fashion that we have just not noticed?

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Someone remind me why it is I'm getting a new spangle puppy in one week and five days time!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Its a lost cause - they already rule..............

 

[kirstyhen]

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Are they going to take over the world, or have they already done it in such a sneaky fashion that we have just not noticed?

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Someone remind me why it is I'm getting a new spangle puppy in one week and five days time!

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Because despite there huge character flaws and constant need for attention and exercise, they make you laugh every day

Otto is currently lying on his back with a stuffed rat toy in his mouth, OH and I started laughing, he sat up, looked most affronted and spat the rat out, which of course made us laugh harder

He has now turned his back on us

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

St Sweep just ignores me when I laugh at him

- Kira my old spangle would flounce off and sit behind the sofa throwing death stares in my direction until she would cave in and sneak back for a cuddle!!

ETA - if you think Henry is bad you should have met Kira - biggest thief ever!!

I had to buy and new fridge freezer in an attempt to stop the raids - just used to get stuff out the freezer and sit on it to defrost it........

 

[kirstyhen]

It's funny, Otto seems to have forgiven us, just in time to coincide with my OH making Peanut Butter on toast

 

[Patches]

I think that's why I wanted another. They are highly sociable dogs. It's probably why the house now feels so empty without Jasper. You could never mistake there was a dog in the house, that's for sure.

 

[kirstyhen]

They do leave a massive hole

I hated not having a dog when I was at Uni, OH was never a 'doggy person' and even he says he can't imagine not having a dog now!

 

[puddleshark]

I have a mass sock-murderer in my house - a 21 month old Springer who just knows he can get my attention by stealing and eating my socks... Yes I know I'm supposed to ignore him in order not to reward the behaviour, but it's difficult to see your last pair of expensive hiking socks meeting a grisly death. Serial sockicide. Sigh.