I took these photos this morning, when Dexter and blind Goldie realized Alayne was loading the dishwasher and that meant, "time to help!" In other words, "time to see if there's anything edible/lickable still left on the dishes!" They head over to the kitchen whenever one of us is loading the dishwasher, whether it's our own dishes or the dog dishes. There's always a possibility food may be available, and if not food, at least some interesting flavors to be savored.
To their dismay, they can't reach the upper rack in the dishwasher, nor can they get inside the blender on the lower rack, which has the drippings left over from making up Travis' liquid diet. But anything else on the lower rack is fair game for them.
Dexter and Goldie are quite a team, working both the front and back of the dishes. The first time I saw them cleaning the back of the plates I wondered why, but then I realized ... since we stacked the plates on top of each other when clearing off the table, that would leave some tasty "lickables" on the back of the plates.
Here's Dexter, deciding the front of the plates demanded his attention now:
Of course, this isn't the only dishwashing assistance we get -- I've reported before on how Holly likes to do the "pre-wash" of the dog dishes. Nice to have the help, eh?
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Posted by: Linda | July 24, 2011 at 10:47 AM
How wonderful to have such willing helpers in the kitchen!!! Too cute!!!!
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Posted by: Lynn (in Louisiana) | July 19, 2011 at 04:12 PM
Funny funny. I have 5 Jacks that compete for the right to pre-wash our dinner dishes. If the bottom rack is not all the way out, they will stand on the door for better position.
Posted by: Sandy Shubert | July 19, 2011 at 10:43 AM
How cute is that? And you don't ever have to worry about hiring a cleaning service...you surely have enough "help" for anything you need. Feel free to send a couple of your best cleaners down here...I could use the help :)
Posted by: Ann | July 18, 2011 at 09:37 PM
A perfect teamwork! Synergy! Colaboration! Synchronism! The opposite of my fellow (???) workers. I hope they don't read this blog. :) :)
Posted by: Mauro Salles | July 18, 2011 at 07:16 PM
they are so cute i love and have a dachshund,,,,,they are like kids to me
Posted by: valerie bennett | July 18, 2011 at 02:58 PM
You know, I saw the blender and thought "ah great, Steve and Alayne got a chance to enjoy a margarita!! I forgot about dear Travis. Glad he's still with you.
Posted by: Lynn (in Louisiana) | July 18, 2011 at 01:48 PM
We are very fortunate in our household to have this type of help too! Gosh, did I have a good laugh seeing these photos. Our lab, Kylie acutally sits staring at the closed dishwasher after we are done eating, knowing that soon the door will be let down for many plates and silverware for her to clean.
So we are just as fortunate as RDF to have such great (and cute!) help. Life is good.
Posted by: Barbara Techel | July 18, 2011 at 12:34 PM
They obviously take such joy in their "work", :)
I have a favorite photo of the 1st night we had our puppy Katie. The dishwasher door was open, and she climbed up and lay down on it, as if it was meant just for her.
Thanks for sharing a good smile!
Posted by: Margaret | July 18, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Oh, such good helpers! And you appreciate them too....that's wonderful.
Posted by: Anne in FL | July 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM
You don't need the "machine", you have those cuties doing the work. Just slap those dishes back into the cabinets and save on water!!! :) :)
Posted by: Kathleen Rivard | July 18, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Good Morning! ahhh...your little sweethearts bring such a *smile* to my face...thank you for sharing your family with us! Cheers, Valerie xo
Posted by: Valerie | July 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM
So if you spill food on the floor, will the dishwashers turn into floor scrubbers? :)
I've been wondering about some of the other dogs such as Blanca and Travis. I hope they're well and happy, and I hope the same for Margaret and her goat pals.
Here's wishing everyone at RDF a wonderful week!
Posted by: Moon Rani | July 17, 2011 at 11:30 PM
Can I borrow them for a week or so???? :-)
Posted by: Leila - Western Washington | July 17, 2011 at 07:25 PM
Good help is not easy to come by--- so glad to see you at RDF have wonderful help! SMILE!!!!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | July 17, 2011 at 07:21 PM
Why they are just saying "We gotta earn our keep here at RDR.... cuz life is gooooood here!"
Posted by: Penny | July 17, 2011 at 07:06 PM