2011-09-20

The Case of the Missing Muffins



The Setting:  a modest family home in suburbia where a harried and guilt-plagued mother bakes a batch of 18 chocolate chip bran muffins as compensation for the empty home that will greet her children when they return from school.  Placing the muffins in a basket in the centre of the kitchen table, she covers them with a tea towel and props a note against the basket that reads:

I was called in to work.  
Your dad will be home by 5:30.  
Enjoy the muffins!  

Love Mom 


The Crime:  upon their arrival home from school, the children discover an empty house, their mother's note on the kitchen table, and a few crumbs in a basket.  The mouth-watering aroma of fresh baking still lingers in the air, but the muffins are missing!

The Clues:  one balled-up tea towel half hidden beneath a sofa cushion, and one terribly bloated, wretched, and remorseful dog.






The Resolution:  after making a hasty escape into the back yard, the dubious dog quickly relieves himself of his guilt.  Then again.  And yet again.  Enough evidence is gathered to put this culpable canine away for a long time.  The case is closed.


p.s.   Our felonious Fido has since been released on parole with the condition he abstains from all bran and bran-related products.










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24 comments:

  1. Oh my.... awwww.... poor thing!

    He looks quite ill...

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  2. Ruth PearsonSeptember 20, 2011

    Oh my. I am sure he has learned his lesson. One time my cat got on the stove and licked a pan that had sausage grease in it. Got sick and has never tried to get into anything on the stove or table since.

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  3. So did he jump up on the table or were you nice enough to help him along by leaving a chair there? It always amazes just what dogs can get into when they're motivated enough. With 6 here we try to be vigilant; but sometimes still it's not enough.

    You're lucky he didn't have a bad reaction to the chocolate chips. A friend's son made the mistake of leaving fudge within the smell and snatch zone at her house one night.

    A trip to the emergency vet , and $300 later thankfully Swirley came home OK.

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  4. Don't feel too sorry for him - he's a repeat offender.

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  5. My cat did that too and burnt her poor little paw. She's never jumped up on the stove since.

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  6. I left him a chair. Does that mean I was aiding and abbetting?

    He once ate the hidden stash of Easter chocolate, so trust me, I know more than I ever wanted to about the effects of chocolate on dogs.

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  7. Alberta WoodSeptember 20, 2011

    Hilarious! Once brought Roger's Chocolates to friends. They left the box on their island counter while we went out for dinner. When we all came back, the box was on the floor and empty! Their dog was sick all over the place! Lesson learned by all.

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  8. I never trusted my dogs enough to leave any type of food around but my cat once ate a counter muffin.

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  9. Kristy LorenzenSeptember 21, 2011

    How funny! What a perfect pic of your dog! (Before the dog was revealed as the culprit, I thought surely it was THE HUSBAND)

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  10. Hahahaha! Too funny! (But I hope Fido is feeling better :))

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  11. I absolutely LOVE the way you told this story! And it was a funny story indeed! We had something similar to that happen when I was a teenager- we went to pick up my brother from football practice and our poodle ate most of the ham that was sitting on the table for dinner. He was stuffed!

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  12. This is EPIC! Sooo hysterically awesome. Thanks for the laugh :)

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  13. That picture of the dog is hysterical! He totally looks like he has gorged on a basket full of muffins! Thanks for making me laugh today ;-)

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  14. Oh my gosh, the pic is too much! This is a great post, so funny. I'm glad the felon got parole LOL.

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  15. Ah...I suspect you're on to me, so I'll come clean - the muffin incident happened some years ago, and the photo is of some random dog who just happened to looked the part. Still...it would be hard to tell them apart in a line-up!

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  16. LOL! We were just talking about this with friends the other day. I have a friend whose dog got into a bowl of cherries while she was at work. And she had just moved into a brand new condo that was all white! Thanks for stopping by the Sit and Relax hop again. Have a great weekend!

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  17. Brian SigleySeptember 25, 2011

    Great post. Followed :)

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  18. He he! who cares where the mutt comes from?! He still fits in your post perfectly ;-)



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  19. Okay, that dog picture cracked me up.

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  20. Bloody hell, I just realised that I wasn't actually a 'follower' of your blog. I have remedied that now.

    I am going to post that hilarious video you sent me on my blog today. And I will do a link to your lovely blogski!

    Thanks for sending it through to me - it really made me laugh.

    Tatty byes!!

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  21. Loved the story, so well told. We had a cat who would ignore mince left under her nose but leave pork steak within a mile of her and she would cross an ocean to steal it.

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  22. Oh boy! he'sin trouble. Kara, did he eat all of them? Is it even possible? My dog would not let us eat quietly for a second, he always had to share.

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  23. Phew...the dog lived....chocolata is such a no-no for poochies...I could list other no-no's but I need to stop laughing first!

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