The Gourmet Dog Who Outsmarts Us All
Our dog eats better than we do. No, really—her meals are practically gourmet, while we’re over here debating whether cereal counts as dinner. Every week, she receives a special delivery: hand-crafted, human-grade meals packed with beef, pork, and fresh veggies. It’s so well-preserved with dry ice that it could survive a nuclear winter on our porch. I feel good giving it to her—she loves it. In fact, she loves it so much that she’ll return to her empty bowl hours later, licking it, just in case she missed a single morsel.
But make no mistake, this dog is not satisfied with just her own meal. No, she wants ours too. And before you get all judgy, thinking we spoiled her, (okay, maybe a little), you should know—this dog came to us at 10 weeks old with fully developed, ninja-like food-stealing abilities.
The Bagel Heist: When Our Dog Stole Breakfast
I will never forget her first morning in our house. We had just brought her home the night before, and everything seemed normal. Until breakfast.
We had gotten bagels. My son, excited for his breakfast, toasted his bagel and slathered on a thick layer of whipped cream cheese. Just as he was about to sit down, his dad called him over to see a video. He placed his bagel on the table, walked two paces away, and in that split second—our tiny furball struck.
Her head snapped up, eyes locked on her prize. In one swift motion, she zoomed under the table, jumped onto a chair, planted two paws on the table, snatched half the bagel, and bolted. The bagel half was the size of her entire face, but that didn’t slow her down. She jammed her nose through the hole, held on tight, and shot through a small tear in our sliding screen door like a seasoned getaway artist.
By the time we caught up to her in the yard, she had managed to gulp down most of it. She sat in the grass, licking the remnants of cream cheese off her face, looking up at us with absolutely zero remorse. If anything, there was a hint of pride.
We stood in stunned silence. Had we just witnessed a highly coordinated food heist? Did we accidentally adopt a professional snack thief? My son, still reeling from his breakfast being stolen, was the first to speak.
“Are you kidding me? I JUST made that!”
We tried to empathize with his frustration, but honestly? The sight of a 10-week-old puppy successfully executing a bagel heist—with the bagel covering her entire face—made it impossible to keep a straight face.
Dog Food Crimes: Snacks, Cupcakes, and Carrots!
In the days and weeks that followed, she proved the bagel incident was no fluke. If food was available, she would find a way to get it.
She discovered an obsession with fresh carrots, to the point where I could no longer bring them home in paper grocery bags—she would rip the bag apart in my hands, grab the carrots, and leave behind only floating green tops in her wake.
She pulled off shark-like snatches of cupcakes, mastered the art of using towels to reach countertops, and, of course, there was the infamous bacon caper (a story for another time).
As she’s grown, her tactics have evolved from stealthy thievery to brazen entitlement. She no longer steals food—she demands it. If you dare eat without sharing, she will first sit politely. Then, if ignored, she’ll bark—a single, perfectly pitched bark designed to startle you into submission. If that fails, she will escalate to pawing at your leg with increasing intensity, as if saying, “Hey, human, I know you’re holding out on me.”
She refuses to do tricks for food but will high-five for a bite of a doughnut. However, if you are the lucky human she has bonded with, she doesn’t expect to share—she expects you to hand it over.
Dogs and Doughnuts: Our Pup’s Sugar Obsession
Then there are the doughnuts.
This dog has a particular weakness for glazed raised doughnuts, and all bets are off when they enter the house. Her usual patience and restraint disappear, replaced by an all-consuming need for sugar. We have witnessed everything from the casual walk-by snatch to an all-out assault involving surprise jumps and full-body lunges.
No one is safe. She has even followed certain family members into the kitchen, leapt into the air, and used her body weight to push them forward in hopes they’ll drop the doughnut. If the box is anywhere within reach, it’s game over.
Yelling at her is useless—she’ll sit there, licking her chops, eyes glazed over (pun intended), looking thoroughly unrepentant. Honestly, I sometimes wonder if the writer of Gremlins owned an Aussie. The way we warn people, “Never feed her a doughnut,” sounds eerily similar to “Never feed them after midnight.”
A Food Thief We Can’t Help But Love
Yet, despite her food antics, we wouldn’t trade her for anything. She keeps us on our toes, keeps our meals under constant threat, and, most importantly—keeps us laughing.
She’s fiercely loyal, always sleeping at my feet and following me even in the middle of the night. When our youngest was little, she acted like a built-in baby monitor, watching over him like an elite protection force.
So yes, she may be a shameless food thief with an unhealthy obsession with doughnuts, but she’s also our best friend. And if slipping her an extra treat every now and then makes her happy, well… we just make sure to keep the doughnuts out of reach.
(Or at least try.)
Has Your Dog Ever Stolen Food?
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