So I had 5 lbs. of shoulder on the counter, cured, dry and ready for the final spices to be rubbed in. I runs outside to the garage to bring the bowl and tray for the smoker. I come back, 4 minutes tops, go to rub the pork and half the rack is missing. :o :o Just look below in the middle pic and the big white monster, Ben, is the culprit. I just hope he doesn't get sick from the cured raw pork. Yes he did catch holy hell. >:(
In the words of Mickey, in Rocky "He's gonna eat lightning and crap thunder" ;D
Big Ben is just getting ready like Big Ben on the Steelers.........
Ok, so maybe it's not funny to laugh at your loss, but how can you possibly stay mad at him? He's just doing what comes naturally......he must be of the Cajun lineage of Labs ;D
He looks innocent Mike.
Quote from: Smoking Duck on January 31, 2009, 10:12:57 AM
In the words of Mickey, in Rocky "He's gonna eat lightning and crap thunder" ;D
Big Ben is just getting ready like Big Ben on the Steelers.........
Ok, so maybe it's not funny to laugh at your loss, but how can you possibly stay mad at him? He's just doing what comes naturally......he must be of the Cajun lineage of Labs ;D
Nope, I can't stay angry with him, he just looks at me with the innocent face, wags his tail and comes up to me and I melt. Besides, I should of known better, Ben is a felonious counter surfer. :D :D :D
Yeah Deb, he looks innocent, as innocent as a fox in a hen house. :D :D :D
Hahahaha :D :D :D ;D
He was just "foraging"! ;)
Did he have that look on his face... You know... That "who me" look with limited eye contact?
Sorry HCT... It is funny! ;)
Mike
Want to laugh more???
Yesterday I had a four packs of the Bradley apple bisquettes on my desk, I walk into the kitchen and back and Troubles and Sam have a pack on the floor, munching away like they were treats. They ate 4 of them. What else can I do but laugh. They give me the look, that goofy lab look, "Hey, what do you expect, I'm a lab." :D :D :D
Quote from: HCT on January 31, 2009, 11:07:56 AM
Want to laugh more???
Yesterday I had a four packs of the Bradley apple bisquettes on my desk, I walk into the kitchen and back and Troubles and Sam have a pack on the floor, munching away like they were treats. They ate 4 of them. What else can I do but laugh. They give me the look, that goofy lab look, "Hey, what do you expect, I'm a lab." :D :D :D
:D :D :D ;D
That's good HCT!
I don't know what it is about wood??? My brother-in-law's dog loves 2x4s... If your building something you have to keep an eye on him because he will steal various pieces and eat them... go figure! It's got to be a little rough coming out the other end! :o
Mike
It's their God given right. :D :D :D :D :D
MMMMMMMM
Tasso ;D
nepas
HCT,
I had 2 New York strips on the counter all seasoned up and ready to hit the grill. I had pushed them back a long way onto the counter so my daughter's yellow lab wouldn't take them. Grill was up to temp and I went out to grab them off the counter but what?, they were missing. Both of them. 2 streaks across the counter, a little streak on the floor. Looked around the corner and the dog had about 1/2 of one of them hanging from her mouth with just the sweetest look on her face. Then she lowered her head in shame. I an not really sure how she was able to reach them but I suspect she was able to just barely reach them with her front paw and scratched at them till she got it to the edge.
You have all my sympathy. I have lost a fair share of BBQ to ours. We have a new lab which is under 1 year old. EVERYTHING is fair game to chew. I would take chewed up 2 x4's over rocks, toys, socks, hunting gloves, shoes, etc. ::)
.....quite a difference going from a 12 year old Lab to a puppy.
Giz, I push mine all the way to the back also and try to place on something that's a little higher up and out of reach. Yeah, right, nothing is out of reach with a lab. I do know one thing for a fact, just behind their shoulders/front legs they have angel wings. :o ::) Don't laugh, just take a look at your daughters labs body, you'll see what I'm talking about. ;):D :D :D That's how they do it.
Buck, Ben is 10 and still, when it comes to meat, he'll climb extension ladders if necessary. :D :D
How about some pics of the pup?
I remember when I first got Steeler......the kids were still small and I had just gone on a furniture buying binge. Bought a bunk bed set for the kids thatcost me $2000 and a bunch of really nice office furniture. Within two days she had demolished the legs of the bunk bed (I swear if the wife could have caught Steeler, she'd have strangled her) and then tore into my office furniture. Didn't matter that she had a bunch of chew toys, she just did it. Now, the bunk beds are gone as the kids are older but I still look at the office furniture and still laugh about it (out of earshot of the wife, of course) ;D
I hear ya Duck. :)
Just so ya'll don't think I've completely lost it,
'angel wings', located on the front of the rib cage, just behind the upper leg, is a pattern of the dogs hair that runs apart from the rest of their coat. Easily seen on the yellows but you do have to look for them.
And yes, when your not looking can open into real wings. :P :P :P :P :P
Stop! I can't read this right now. I may have to change breeds in my search (not ;D).
Nutmeg was a lab/mix and only 45 lbs so small compared to a lab - she could get to the back of counter without any problems. She could eat a loaf of bread and only put a small hole in the plastic. When we moved to this house one of my favorite things in the kitchen was a built in bread drawer
She wasn't bad with the chewing as long as she had plenty of toys so I figure I'll be in trouble with the new puppy.
I left a 1/2 pack of maple bisquettes on the counter yesterday because I'm going to use them this morning. I just heard rustling & the small wild cat is on the counter chewing on the package. I'm off to get her off the counter >:(
Ahhhhhh, cats. Steeler has been working with our cats. At first, I thought it was cute that they were getting to like each other. Then, I realized Steeler wanted the house all to herself.
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Tears of laughter here!!!!! I'm really lucky that the 2 labs that we have in the house don't get into anything.. I can leave a whole deer laying on the counter & they manage to restrain themselves & leave it all alone..Started them out as pups with "if it's not in YOUR bowl, it's NOT for you".. But we did have 1 lab years back that would play with the buttons on the front of the fridge to get ice & water whenever.. One day, he got the water button stuck..Came home from work to find a flooded kitchen.. We tried everything to get him to leave the buttons alone..NOT!! He finally grew out of the 2 year long puppy stage.. Whew!
Did I tell you that they can do impressions/impersonations?
Sam's Edward G. Robinson
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:)
Here's a cute little diddy that you might have seen before, but it sure is the truth (especially paragraph 4 for me)..
Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints
are yours and contain your food. The other dishes
are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print
in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a
claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I
find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not
a racetrack. Racing me to the bottom is not the
object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall
faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed.
I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will
continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your
comfort, however. Dogs and cats can actually curl
up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary
to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out
to the fullest extent possible. I also know that
sticking tails straight out and having tongues
hanging out on the other end to maximize space is
nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the
bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and
manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to
claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your
paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door.
I must exit through the same door I entered. Also,
I have been using the bathroom for years -
canine/feline attendance is not required.
The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first,
then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot
stress this enough.
1 lab whines, his brother can open the door & 1 of the cats scratches & scratches at the door..If the labs manage to get in, it's like having handicap railings around you!! ::)
Thanks wisc, I never saw that but it's true. :D
had a yellow lab mix, her name.....don't laugh...yeller
it was grocery day so i fried up my last egg and toasted my last 2 pieces of bread
put them on a plate, then onto the kitchen table, went in to the other room to wash my
hands, came back and sitting in my chair enjoying the last of the yolk was my loveable little
buddy. you just can't stay mad at em'
Yeh, yeh, I know this is a wuss of a story, but it's the only one I have.
Cats do the same. Had a tortoiseshell a few years back. Torts are always female and always have an attitude - nothing further said lest I get in more trouble than I am already in. (man am I ever ready for menopause to be over!) This cat loved birds of any kind - nice new cardinal chicks (she showed up at the door one time with four in her mouth and them still peeping), robins, dove, chickens, etc.. She did not like fish of any kind. She also loved mouse and lizard heads!????? A pastor that we particularly liked was leaving for another church and we decided to have he and his wife over for dinner. Decided to smoke a turkey. Now what is a turkey, but a big bird? Set the bird on the table to rest a little before dinner. When we all came back into the dining room there she was up on the table sitting in the middle of a plate, in front of a half eaten leg looking up at us with a look on her face that seemed to say "about time you all came in here - you gotta try this - pretty good eats!" My wife screamed - everybody else laughed. The only other time she did something like this was also a time with company over. Decided to do ribs that day and a side dish was to be potato salad. Made a big bowl and set it on the table. We walked around the corner and all we could see was a headless cat. Her head was buried in the potato salad bowl eating away. Again, my wife screamed, this time the cat jumped a foot up off the table and when scrambling down knocked a pitcher of tea and some cokes over. She stayed outside a couple of days after that.
Shakespeare
The Bard of Hot Aire
Threadkiller Extraordinaire'
Love the dog and cat stories.
HCT, is your dog ok after ingesting all that food?
seemore, Cast iron stomach Ben was fine. :D :D He didn't even drink more water than usual but he was still looking for more food. Gotta luv him. ;) :D :D :D
Thanks for asking.