January 28, 2013

Monday Mischief: The Three-Legged Thief

If you've been following the blog for a while, you know we love the three-legged pups, having had an amazing one ourselves. So, of course, when I saw this video I knew it was perfect for Monday Mischief . (Rita really needs to get up to more mischief! We're having to post about dogs from other countries for Pete's sake because she's such an exemplary pup!)

Here he is, Oscar, the famous 3-legged dog from New Zealand caught on surveillance video stealing pet food from the store:

As you can see in the video, the store owner said, "You couldn't be angry with him," adding that she didn't file charges because he wouldn't have a leg to stand on. (My dear departed dad would very much appreciate that joke.)

However, even with no charges filed, Oscar did end up behind bars, briefly. His owners were away and had asked a family member to watch him. The family member's fence couldn't contain Oscar, though, so off he went for a bit of shopping. (Perhaps the flaky family member wasn't feeding him enough either...) Animal control had to hang on to Oscar until his family returned - to their now-famous pooch.

Funny that he stole pet food. Pretty sure Rita, given the chance, would steal people food! Probably a steak with a side of cheese.

What would your dog steal?

Happy Mischief Monday!

13 comments:

  1. What a sneaky dog, I'm glad he didn't go to doggie jail though.

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    1. I know! Me too. I tried to search and make sure his parents really did come back for him, but couldn't find a follow up story. Hopefully he's back home by now and not in reform school.

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  2. Mine would steal the very first food they came across. They are not picky, anything edible will do!

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    1. Rita is super picky!

      Whatever yours would steal would have to be low to the ground! :)

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  3. I love the video and the fact that he got a reprieve for stealing. My dogs would steal anything that smelled like bacon.

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  4. Love it! He didn't seem guilty! I think Rita and Rocket would at least act a little guilty!

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    1. You're probably right. Rita would glance around and definitely slink outta there.

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  5. I think I'd steal a Hot Dog - I LOOOOVe those, Dad gives me one if he's been grilling, Mum never does - doh!

    That Dog is really awesome - no messing about, he knew what he wanted and went to get it!! :)

    Rita, I think you need some special lessons in Mischief, your Mum really is giving you permission to get up to more Mischief!! Tee Hee

    Big wags

    Your pal Snoopy :)

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    1. Don't steal just one though, Snoop. Steal the whole pack if you get the chance!

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  6. My Patches once ate a tomato off the bush. Stood in front of it, angled her head back, took a bite - all so we couldn't see what she was doing. Another time Flash and Patches worked together to steal a rotisserie chicken I had cooling on the counter. The ceramic plate was on the tile floor on the other side of the kitchen, unbroken. No chicken remained. I about had a fit, since I'd shoved fresh rosemary sprigs under the skin of the chicken before cooking and it smelled AMAZING. So yeah - people food.

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    1. That's amazing (and so funny) that they managed to snitch the chicken without breaking the plate. I can picture them working together in stealth-mode!

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  7. What a smart dog! Can't get into any better mischief than that!

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