5 lbs. of tasso........minus 2

HCT · January 31, 2009, 09:57:23 AM

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. >:(

Smoking Duck · 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

deb415611 · January 31, 2009, 10:19:37 AM

He looks innocent Mike.

HCT · January 31, 2009, 10:28:25 AM

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

Mr Walleye · January 31, 2009, 10:30:36 AM

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

HCT · 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

Mr Walleye · January 31, 2009, 11:15:12 AM

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

HCT · January 31, 2009, 12:02:24 PM

It's their God given right. :D :D :D :D :D

NePaSmoKer · January 31, 2009, 01:51:32 PM

MMMMMMMM

Tasso ;D

nepas

Gizmo · January 31, 2009, 08:44:05 PM

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.

Buck36 · February 01, 2009, 01:28:13 AM

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.

HCT · February 01, 2009, 02:35:50 AM

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?

Smoking Duck · February 01, 2009, 02:40:31 AM

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

HCT · February 01, 2009, 04:46:41 AM

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

deb415611 · February 01, 2009, 05:03:35 AM

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.

5 lbs. of tasso........minus 2

NePaSmoKer