The Real Dish-Washer -- by Mom

If you start with the premise that a Beagle is always hungry then you'll understand this next post.

Funny how Cooper is a constant presence when I'm filling the dishwasher. He's there to catch all the drippings and lick all the crumbs off the plates. By far, his favorite is the milk from the cereal bowls. He absolutely lives for that. In fact, if I'm busy and can't quite get to cleaning up right after breakfast he will follow me around until I do. In the event that the kids all had waffles or licked their own bowls clean of milk I can't help but feel sorry for the dog and pour a little bit of milk into it before I dump it into the dishwasher. (Please don't tell him 'cause I would hate for him to know that I did that. Sure don't want a spoiled Beagle around here). Anyway, perhaps the most amazing thing is that Cooper could be out like a light on the den couch but when he knows I'm about to fill the dishwasher he makes sure to get himself perfectly situated before I enter that first dirty dish. He will not waste his time waiting when I'm only emptying the dishwasher, however-- he comes when he hears the forks and knives being taken out. That is his clue that the clean phase of dishwashing has been completed and the next phase of dripping culinary delights is about to begin. Lap it up Coop!