OT The Blonde Efficiency Expert sez-

Are you saying that if you left an open pkg. of sandwich steaks or an open pepperoni & sausage pizza on the floor in front of the fireplace that none of your dogs would touch it? Cuz that's where the M&Ms got left (Hey, I said it was decades ago - first house, first dog, no furniture, romantic evening in front of the fire.... We fell asleep and left the candy out.) I've been able to *train* dogs not to steal stuff like that, but if left to their own proclivities, food usually wins out - especially with no training otherwise.

Doc

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Doc, Probably ginger might but georgia wouldn't. Georgia is pretty special. We don't eat much meat anymore so it is tough to know. I'll do some testing and report back. Dogs are confined to a 'safe' zone at night and because the cats wander we keep things pretty tidy. They never eat off the counter. They just don't. Ants are a big problem so there just isn't stuff left around. I guess they are not left alone very much to get into trouble. I need to get out more. Taria

Those same many decades ago we had a thieving cat as well as the thieving dog in question. One day DW had left a piece of meat on the counter to defrost. We heard a crash from the kitchen, and when we went to investigate, it was impossible to tell if it were either culprit or a conspiracy. As I recall, DW got mad at everyone, (including herself) and we began a program of putting masking tape traps along the edges of the counters (and relocating comestibles).

Doc