Me with my cake-loving pup! 🙂
I have the best dog in the world, but today he decided to be very, very naughty.
This morning my BFF amiga and fellow shiksa Sandra came over to wish me a happy birthday. She brought this beautiful cake and decorated the kitchen table just for me. The whole thing was so cute that I had to take a picture:
And boy, am I glad I did. Sandra and I made some tea, then went into the living room to chat. When I walked back into the kitchen, this is what I found:
Apparently somebody was hungry!! Yes, folks, it’s true. Marley ate my birthday cake.
We got our dog Marley a couple of years ago after reading the book “Marley and Me.” My stepdaughter insisted that we get a labrador and name him Marley. After a lot of searching we found our perfect baby labrador and brought him home. He’s been part of the family ever since.
Baby Marley
Perhaps naming Marley after a notoriously naughty dog was mistake number one. But honestly, our Marley is generally very well behaved. This is the first time he’s ever done anything like this. And I think he feels really guilty judging by the look on his face. What do you think?
Guilty as charged!
He’s lucky I love him so much. I had to forgive him. After all, he gave me the greatest birthday memory ever! 🙂
RaceyBBQ says
It is hard to stay mad at them. Great looking lab!
Esther says
After taking a home-made 7 lb Corned Beef out of the liquid and setting it far back on the counter, I had to pick the kids up at the pool. A 10 minute trip. Needless to say, the beef was gone, the 100 lb shepard/husky mix was found in the corner looking mighty unconfortable and she went by the name “Corned Beef eating B—h!”
Tori Avey says
Hahahahaha! Esther, that is my favorite comment of the week so far. Hilarious!
Cynthia says
At least he saved you half 🙂
dena says
My beagle’s real name is Toby — but there are times when he lives up to his nickname of Cujo. Such as the time when someone left a loaf of bread too near the edge of the kitchen counter. We found a small remnant of said bread in the living room. The bag has yet to be found. And Cujo ain’t talking …
Laurie Piekarsky says
Hi Tori…There is nothing like the unconditional love from your dog who is truly a member of the family. He just wanted to be part of the celebration and couldn’t wait to dig in! He is so adorable!
I hope you had a wonderful birthday!
Karen says
I have a golden retriever Lily who is as naughty as Marley. In fact, you can’t leave anything on a countertop or table because she thinks it has been left for her. She has been known to eat a plate of food if you get up from the table and after the dinner plates have been cleared, she thinks it is her job to clean the table with her tongue. LOL
Tori Avey says
Yolanda, yes I’m a November 22 birthday. I love having this birthday because sometimes it falls on Thanksgiving… like the year I was born! Happy birthday to you, too! 🙂
Ronnie, it’s funny you should say that, Marley enjoys Jewish food too. He especially likes brisket, but he also has a fondness for matzo, funny enough. We sometimes put a doggy kippa on him for the holidays. Thank goodness your springer spaniel was saved in time, he must have really loved his kreplach!
I think it was kind of Marley to leave me SOME cake, at least. He had a little smear of pink icing on the side of his face. I took a picture of that too– evidence! LOL
Ronnie says
Awesome.
We had a springer spaniel years ago that loved any kind of Jewish food. One year he watched my mother-in-law prepare kreplach. She had just set them all out on a cloth on the counter to cool off when Bumper made a grab for them. Approximately 80+ more later, he had his stomach pumped just before it burst.
Nancy says
At least he left you some cake!
BRUCE says
I DIDN’T SPELL REALLY WRONG… JUST CAN’T TYPE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
BRUCE says
I HAVE 2 MASTIFFS(TALLER THAN MOST TABLES ) AND REAALY HAVE HAD NO TROUNLE WITH EITHER.THEY ARE BOTH RESCUE DAWGS. THEY CAN HOWEVER OPEN THIER BISKET BAG ON THIER OWN.