Scottie Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Just arrived home to find that the dog (springer spaniel) has eaten my son's birthday cake in its entirety. The cake was the chocolate slab one from Tesco's with smarties, rolos, munchies, maltesers etc all over it with enough for about 12 people. Bruno (dog, not son) had managed to extract it from inside knotted plastic bag, opened cardboard box and then shredded foil tray. The birthday isn't until Wednesday, so will need to replace it tomorrow! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Perhaps you should put some newspaper down tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 oh, the poor dog will be feeling rather then, sorry, I know its rotten, but that made me giggle cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Chocolate can be toxic to dogs. Better keep an eye on him. I expect he'll feel a bit rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Did you laugh or cry? When I was in secondary school my christmas chocolate log won first prize in the class competition. When I brought it home our black lab nicked it out of the basket that I (foolishly) left on the floor - she ate the lot, including the plastic holly and robin. I cried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 I didn't laugh tonight - I tried really hard just to ignore the dog and not make a big fuss. This afternoon the chickens had a corn on the cob and Bruno managed to grab the remains of it (no corn left on it) ate it and then threw up! A fortnight ago I left half a bag of flour sitting on the kitchen worktop and when I went through later on, he had dragged it onto the dining room carpet and thrown it all over the place. I stopped that time to take pictures of the mess. He certainly knew then that he had gone too far! He is a really well behaved obedient dog most of the time - it was partly my fault, I should have put the cake away more carefully. He normally sleeps in my son's room, but tonight will be sleeping in the kitchen, just in case! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 A friend of mine has a retriever who wolfed down a bar of Green & Blacks chocolate. 10 out of 10 for good taste 0 out of 10 for good sense! The Vets Bill made it the most expensive bar of chocolate that my friend had ever bought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Your dog sounds like mine! MD was on and on at me to try carrot cake, just for once I cheated and bought one - dog ate the lot, box n'all. About three weeks ago I took a 3lb lump of bacon out of the freezer to defrost and boil, couldn't find it later one, dog had eaten the lot again, AND it was still half frozen - a bacon lolly! She had a bit of a runny tum the next day Mrs B edited as I have remembered that this is the dog that PERSISTENTLY tries to eat the cat food and has, on occassion, also eaten the plastic bowl it came in. She's also eaten SM's dinosaur toys and most of her bed. Not as bad as my friends black lab - he's eaten bmost of the kitchen, and in a bid to get out he ate the cat flap and the back door until he made a dog-sized hole in the door!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 They are crackers aren't they? I once remember my dad giving bits of biscuit to our lab. She was so intent on gobbling up the treats from his hand, that when he picked up the little shovel from the fireside companion set she also grabbed that! It still makes me laugh when I think about it - the bewildered look on her face when her teeth clanged on the shovel and she couldn't eat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggstravagant Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 We used to have a golden retreiver, Jessie (RIP), who would eat absolutely ANYTHING... one morning I popped up to the shop and accidentally left a big tub of Clover on the side - she ate the whole tub, including the plastic carton and then vomited it all back up on the hall carpet. We never did get the stain out... had to replace the carpet in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 One of my Labs (Jack, now deceased bless him) once swallowed a whole bar of soap - it just slipped down. He was probably the only dog who could poo and clean his bottom at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 What is it with Labs Honey, [RIP] ate my MILs apple pie and the pyrex plate it was on plus anything else that we had forgotton to put out of reach. Eventually I decided to lock her in the stable when we had to go out.........she ate a 5ft fluorescent tube Funniest [but not at the time] was when Sophie, our Weimaraner X ate ALL 3 of the rear seat belts in the back of our brand new Citroen Picasso. AND I had paid for a PROPER dog guard Cost me £300 to replace.......and it was my DSs' dog! [We kept the dog when he got a wife, she's cheaper to keep ] Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'd love to have seen the expression on the dog's face when you got home !! "cake, wot cake?" I had a friend whose dog ate pair of knickers and a five pound note - at the same time! I won't dare mention what they looked like when at last they appeared (knickers only I might add) !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'm speechless . Do you lot never feed your dogs . (Sorry about the cake ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sorry it is quite funny. Jasdog ate a bag of 40 breath fresh chewy bars one day. His poo was luminous green the next Andyman's boxer used to be able to jump up and open the living room door. She got in one Christmas her & George (jack russell) ate all the presents under the tree that contained any kind of food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Oops, sorry to hear about your cake - hope Bruno isn't too poorly! My OH has a story about his springer spaniel ruining his 8th (?) birthday party. Him and his friends were playing party games in the front room and doggy jumped up on to the table in the dining room and ruined his birthday tea that was all laid out..... OH cried and kicked the dog which then bit his foot and he had to be taken to A&E (OH, not the dog). Needless to say the party was well and truly over by that point! I think the same dog also devoured a bag of sugar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 In some ways it's comforting to hear that mine aren't the only thieves & scoffers of inappropriate items! Came down one morning to discover a packet of dry pasta and 2 packs of sultanas had been snaffled. Poor Daisy in the cage must have been very miffed, but basked in the glory the other two did not share! Usually find the remains of wrappers under the table, then have to work out what was in them! Still haven't found the practically empty flora tub which went missing on Sunday whilst I was out collecting my second eglu.... Previous black lab Rosie (RIP baby xx) ate a metal tube of Betnovate cream - found the plastic top and the crimped end. Spent the next couple of hours tracking down some human grade paraffin to "ease" it's route out - fortunately she liked the oil & everything flowed nicely for a few days !! This morning, they had taken down a pack of jamjar lids - which were intact fortunately, so a run through the dishwasher will get them ready for potting later today!! - but had left an open packet of Cornish wafers on the top (different worktop). Where's the logic in that? Will I ever learn to put everything away...whether it's edible or not?! Sha xx p.s. And yes the little angels DO get fed, twice a day plus all the chook "treats" they collect during the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 They are nuts, aren't they? My previous lurcher was terrible (the Lur in their name is Romany for thief) and loved to steal food, but was too well trained, so she was torn between her instincts and her training... the look on her face was priceless. We'll probbaly have fun with the new pup when she arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 One of my Labs (Jack, now deceased bless him) once swallowed a whole bar of soap - it just slipped down. He was probably the only dog who could poo and clean his bottom at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 They are nuts, aren't they? My previous lurcher was terrible (the Lur in their name is Romany for thief) and loved to steal food, but was too well trained, so she was torn between her instincts and her training... the look on her face was priceless. We'll probbaly have fun with the new pup when she arrives A new pup, Claret? What are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 They are nuts, aren't they? My previous lurcher was terrible (the Lur in their name is Romany for thief) and loved to steal food, but was too well trained, so she was torn between her instincts and her training... the look on her face was priceless. We'll probbaly have fun with the new pup when she arrives A new pup, Claret? What are you getting? Another lurcher!!!! http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=32761 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Must be a Lab thing my ED's ate through her baby changing bag to get the yoghurt then ate the pot as well. He ate 3X£20 pound notes she had got out to pay her hairdresser. He has eaten whole loaves of bread tubs of low fat spread, there is no end to the things that dog has eaten she calls him garbage guts she had to change her kitchen bin recently for one with a lock as he is a persistant bin raider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 This thread has really cheered me up My current dog once ate a whole bowl of raw pizza dough Another dog Tilly (RIP) once totally trashed and ate most of a beautifully arranged child's birthday party tea whilst my back was turned for 5 minutes. She devoured hairbrushes, shoes, books, plastic toys nothing was safe when she was around Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I had a Staffie once who ate an entire full jar of Colemans English Mustard She even got her tongue right in to lick it clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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