Caught on Camera! Jake’s New Year’s Resolution Too Much; Turns Him into a Blatant Thief

Sure, Jake may have curbed his begging a little, per his New Year’s resolution he reported on a few days ago. But he is now supplementing his caloric intake with a new technique: raiding the compost bucket. Last night I heard him breathing in an odd, hollow-sounding way as he tiptoed past me in the living room as I was reading from my new Kindle. He sounded like a short Darth Vader.

I looked over as he walked by and saw his mouth open to the point that it looked like a shark’s unhinged jaw. In his mouth he held what he surely considered the most fantastic treat ever: the gingerbread house my daughter and her friend Elton put together three weeks ago. It was from a Trader Joe’s kit, and it had been cute, but it didn’t taste very good so we used it purely as decoration, picking off little candy bits as the days of Christmas came and went. Last night, while starting  to dismantle our Christmas decorations, we decided it was time to put the gingerbread house in the compost bucket in our kitchen. Within 10 minutes it was in the stealthy jaws of our ceaselessly food-obsessed yellow Lab.

I had my camera close by and wanted to catch him red-jawed, as it were, but Jake wanted to keep moving toward the backyard with his quarry. So I called for Laura, who ran out of her room and grabbed Jake for his mug shot.

The compost bucket will be on the counter from now on.

I hope the New Year’s resolutions are going better in your household.

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Jake’s Big New Year’s Resolution

I have become expert at requesting food. Not that it gets me anywhere except being told to "go lie down, Jake!"

Hey, Dogsters. Jake here. Maria is making me do New Year’s resolutions this year, but since I’ve never succeeded in any previous resolutions she said one really big one would be sufficient if I can stick with it.

Dogster dogs, do you have to make resolutions like I do? If so, what are they? I think our people should be the ones making resolutions. Here’s one for Maria: “I resolve to always leave meat on the counter and never to suspect Jake when it inevitably goes missing.” Do you think she’ll buy it?

Well as you can tell from the photo above, my resolution is has do with “begging.” Once I lost my extra 10 pounds (and they have stayed off! and it was no resolution, so it goes to show you can lose weight and not have to start on Jan. 1) I started begging more. I prefer to think of it as “requesting.” Begging rather demeans the art, don’t you think?

So, to make Maria happy, I am hereby resolving that in 2012 I will not do this so much:

And I also won’t do this as frequently:

And I especially won’t do this:

It’s not going to be easy, but after I ate the last bite of Maria’s holiday French toast as she was stuck behind the camera taking pictures of my requesting it, she says she fully intends to help me keep my resolution. She said it with “that look.” Wish me luck, Dogsters. And maybe send me your leftovers if you think of it.

(Note: I originally put this in the “Crimes Against Dogs” category, but Maria wouldn’t let me. Now it’s just under “Photo Post” and “Food and Nutrition.” Bo-ring!)

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