Posted on 04/02/2009 6:50:04 PM PDT by Daffynition
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's pet dog gobbled up a special tea prepared for bosses of Russia's ruling party Wednesday.
While Putin discussed ways to help the local food industry, his favorite black Labrador Koni slinked into a room at his residence and tucked into delicacies prepared for leaders of his United Russia party.
"Koni ate everything," said one of Putin's astounded bodyguards.
Putin's spokesman said Koni, who has the run of Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, had eaten some pastries, [snip]
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Labs are inveterate food thieves and they are very clever about it.
My little (41 pound) Chocolate Lab sneaked into the kitchen while I was baking a cake. The layers were cooling at the very back of the counter, right up against the backsplash beside the sink. That darned dog jumped up, hooked her elbows into the sink, and pulled herself forward far enough to stretch her neck out and start eating the layer closest to the sink. She got 2-3 good big bites out of it before I caught her. I just trimmed around the bites and assembled the cake with a wedge out of the top layer . . . :-(
I don't even do that with my little Black girl, the juvenile delinquent.
BAD dog! (she must be really spoilt).
I CAN HAS FIFTH THIRD BURGER, KOMRAD?
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