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50 Outlandish Escapades Of Pets Who Somewhat Succeeded In Stealing Their Owner’s Food (New Pics)
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No matter how well-fed our furry friends are, there’s something irresistible about the sight (or smell) of food that isn’t theirs. Whether it’s a sneaky swipe from the counter or a bold grab from your plate, pets have a way of turning into tiny bandits when they think no one’s watching.
But as it turns out, they’re not as slick as they think! We’ve gathered a collection of hilarious moments where these four-legged thieves were caught in the act, with guilt written all over their adorable faces.
Check out the pics below and don’t miss our chat with pet behavior consultant Erica Peachey, who explains why animals resort to stealing food and what we can do about it!
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#1
Cracked The Case On The Missing Bagel
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#2
My Rat Fou Fou Is Trying To Steal My Cinnamon Roll
#4
Evidence Of Guilt "On The Face"
#5
I Want To Apologize To Our Neighbors Who Are Missing A Rack Of Ribs. Our Dog Escaped Through The Fence And Came Back An Hour Later With This
#6
Meet Gody
#7
Egg Thief
#8
"Is This Cake Batter?!" Dunks Entire Head In
#9
The Side Eye. I Wouldn't Have Suspected Anything Had Happened If I Hadn't Seen The Noodle Hanging From His Face
#10
"Human, I’ve Done Things, Waffle Things"
#11
I Caught A Papaya Thief
#12
Who Did It? Own Up
#13
Be Aware Of This Cheese Cheddar Robber. His Last Sighting Was In Glasgow, Central Scotland. He’s Been Stealing Cheesy Cheddars Out Of The Pockets. Keep Your Cheesy Cheddars In A Safe Place
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
I'm off out to buy some cheesy cheddars & book a train to Glasgow 🐀
#14
He Stole A Pancake
#15
Pizza Thief
#16
Cute Little Thief
#17
Everyone, This Is Kiki, The Dog, Trying To Steal Pizza From Me
#18
Someone Got Into The Spaghetti Bolognese
#19
The Grocery Thief
#20
Steal A Bite Of Grandma's Chinese Cabbage
#21
No Trick Is Too Dirty When It Comes To Cake
#22
My Husband Caught Our Cat Stealing Our Son's Chicken Nugget
#23
I Came Home To This Little Bastard Bloated Because He Ate 3/4 Of A Costco Pizza By Knocking It Off The Counter
#24
Caught My Cat Eating My Soup While I Was On The Phone. It's Been More Than 10 Years That I Have To Pay Attention To Him Every Time I Eat. He Never Gives Up. I Love Him
#25
Do You Think He’s Guilty?
#26
He Stole The Baguette From The Table
Me. Just Me. 2 years ago
Size is not a factor. The fact that this baguette was once bigger than him doesn't stop him for a second.
#27
Left The Pot Of Spaghetti Alone For A Few Minutes And Caught Him Red-Handed
#28
Momo Decided To Un-Decorate The Gingerbread House
#29
Cheeseburger Thief Caught Red-Handed
#30
Caught Red-Handed
#31
I Turned Away For 2 Seconds And We Found Him With His Face Dipped In Our Nacho Cheese
#32
The Crime, The Criminal, And The Evidence
#33
Why Is He Like This? Yes, He Knows He’s Not Allowed On The Counters. He Just Doesn’t Care. Corn Is Life
#34
My Dog Almost Gave Me A Heart Attack Today. I Thought She Attacked Our Other Dog Outside And Had Blood All Over Her Face. Then I Saw A Seed And Realized She Got Into The Tomatoes
#35
Putting His Entire Foot In My Coffee To Lick My Bowl Clean. He Could Have Just Gone A Few Inches To His Right
#36
Potato Bandit Strikes Again
#37
This Sweet Tooth Stole A Vein Worm And Was Caught
#38
Uncle Rico Found A New Way To Tell Me To Feed Him. He Takes Food From The Kitchen Counter And Leaves It Next To Me In Bed While I Sleep
#39
I Can't Even Make Dinner In Peace
#40
Freaking Kevin
#41
Not So Sneakily Licking Sushi
#42
He's Like, "Chill Guys, I’m Keto"
#43
My Cat Is Ridiculous. Insanely Food-Motivated. I Just Fed Him. He Eats Every 6 Hours Because He Acts Like He's Being Tortured If It's Any Longer
#44
This Is Maddie. She May Be Blind, But It Didn't Stop Her From Finding The Cake I Baked For My Dad's 75th Birthday And Helping Herself To A Surprisingly Restrained Bite
#45
Making My Son Cry Because She Stole His Sucker. The Look In Those Eyes Is Pure Evil
#46
She Stole My Nutter Butter
#47
"Mom, I Stole For You This Sausage From The Kitchen"
LillieMean 2 years ago
No, this is how it goes. Mom, I hunted this sausage from the kitchen for you because you are so bad at hunting and I want to take care of you. Eat, let's practice hunting together later.
#48
His Name Is Cowboy And He's Actually The Most Precious Boy
#49
Always Looking For Opportunities To Steal
#50
It Stole The Cheese
#51
He Stole My Bread
He stole my Telera bun and then proceeded to run around the house with it. When I approached him, he growled at me and told me that that was now his bread. He enjoyed it. His name is Huginn.
#52
Caught Red-Mouthed Stealing Borscht
#53
Discovered Strange Marks On My Butter. My Suspect Is Not A Good Liar
#54
We Had Our Wedding Cake Remade For Our 5th Anniversary And This Jerk Took The First Bite
#55
Hope You Enjoyed My Breakfast Donut
#56
You Never Eat Alone When You Have A Cat
#57
"Just Want To Taste It"
#58
Would Do Anything For Meat
#59
"Hank, Did You Steal A Carrot Again?"
#60
Here’s My Cat At 4 AM With A Bag Of Mini Marshmallows
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
People have their phone camera at hand at 4 am just in case their cat happens to steal a bag of mini marshmallows.
#61
No Kitties On The Counter
#62
Hello Police? I Need To Report A Bagel Thief. I Caught Him Red-Hounded
#63
My Food Isn't Safe Anymore
#64
Left My Sour Cream Pot Open For A Few Minutes And She Still Managed To Get Into It
featherytoad 2 years ago
Minutes? It only takes seconds. I was making grilled cheeses and had just got done buttering the bread, I turned my back for two seconds to put the butter away and when I turned around, there was the cat, licking the butter off the bread.
#65
The Thief Was Caught. Sending It To Jail Soon
#66
We Hid The Marshmallows After She Broke Into The Bag And Took Bites Out Of Them. Well, She Found Them Again
#67
My Cat Stealing A Cake
#68
I Wonder Who Got Into The Flour
#69
My Pug Couldn’t Reach The Table, So He Jumped Off The Chair To Get The Ice Cream
#70
Jimmy Stole A Chicken Nugget, Ran Behind A Photo, And Growled While Eating It
#71
Just Back From The Farmer's Market
#72
"I Don't Regret Anything"
#73
He Knows Exactly What He's Doing
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
My cat eats broccoli too! And peaches, and strawberries... XD I try to explain to him he is an obligate carnivore, but he will not listen.
#74
"No, I Didn’t Steal A Chip And Make A Mess"
#75
This Is My Dog. His Name Is Ham. He Steals Potatoes Out Of The Bag And Eats Them
#76
This Is How Watson Begs For More Peanut Butter
#77
Big Dog Problems. This Monster Just Walked Into The Kitchen And Stole My Sourdough Of The Counter, And Now He's In The Garden, Refusing To Give It Up
#78
One Of My Demons Got A Stick Of Butter. Which One Seems More Guilty? I Can't Rule Out The Possibility Of Them Working Together As A Criminal Enterprise
#81
Not That I Was Going To Eat It Off The Floor, But It Really Adds Insult To Injury That She Ate The Frosting Side
#84
I Just Microwaved Some Chicken And Left The Door Open For A Minute
#85
Caught Stealing Food Again
#87
"Hello, This Is My Biscuit. I Do A Sneak With Giraffe Neck And Captivate Hooman With My Cuteness. Then Steal"
#88
My Sister's Dogs Jumped On The Table And Ate The Stick Of Butter
#89
"I Must Consume The Pizzaaa"
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Ladedah 2 years ago
What kills me the most is when a dog has something it shouldn't... you tell the dog "Drop it!" ... and they instantly swallow it, trying to pretend that they never had it in the first place. I had a small Jack Russell Terrier that did this when he found a massive frog in the yard... he almost instantly choked on it and stopped breathing. Who would have ever thought that the first time I would actually use my knowledge of the Heimlich maneuver would be some strange modified attempt on my dog? Anyhow, the frog never did come out, but it did eventually go down, allowing my dog to breathe again. Damn dog.
JJ 2 years ago
My rough collie knows that I'm dead serious when I tell him to drop something from his mouth, no matter what. We started to teach him that when he was a puppy by swapping it for something even better. He got so good at it that he tried to outwit us by finding special stuff he could trade. Didn't work out for him 😆
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ThisIsMe 2 years ago
No photo, but the other night we were watching TV after dinner. My husband, who is our cook, NEVER puts extra food away that he has made until it has cooled. Anyway, he points at the cat and says "how cute, Blinken brought a ball to play with." It was indeed a ball. A MEATBALL! And there was a trail of sauce where she dropped it off the counter and then multiple times along the way.
Ladedah 2 years ago
What kills me the most is when a dog has something it shouldn't... you tell the dog "Drop it!" ... and they instantly swallow it, trying to pretend that they never had it in the first place. I had a small Jack Russell Terrier that did this when he found a massive frog in the yard... he almost instantly choked on it and stopped breathing. Who would have ever thought that the first time I would actually use my knowledge of the Heimlich maneuver would be some strange modified attempt on my dog? Anyhow, the frog never did come out, but it did eventually go down, allowing my dog to breathe again. Damn dog.
JJ 2 years ago
My rough collie knows that I'm dead serious when I tell him to drop something from his mouth, no matter what. We started to teach him that when he was a puppy by swapping it for something even better. He got so good at it that he tried to outwit us by finding special stuff he could trade. Didn't work out for him 😆
Load More Replies... ThisIsMe 2 years ago
No photo, but the other night we were watching TV after dinner. My husband, who is our cook, NEVER puts extra food away that he has made until it has cooled. Anyway, he points at the cat and says "how cute, Blinken brought a ball to play with." It was indeed a ball. A MEATBALL! And there was a trail of sauce where she dropped it off the counter and then multiple times along the way.
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