A real "who dunit?"

Above, Bella and I are caught in the act, eating black berries.

A theft occurred at our home in the recent days.   Last year the resident chauffeur planted some blueberry and black berry bushes along the side fence.   We were told to protect them from the squirrels so that the berries would not get stolen.

We take our guard dog duties very seriously.    We worked day and night to make sure the blueberries and blackberries were not stolen by any marauding squirrel.   Bella even called in reinforcements, Stella and Nala helped out by taking shifts watching the berry patch.

The berries were ripening very well, the blueberries were first, they had a good crop for the first full year of the bushes.   Then they all disappeared.   We are sure that a squirrel snuck in and nabbed the berries.  Probably waited till we were at the dog park, they are pretty sneaky, those squirrels.   Now the blackberries are ripe.   The chauffeur quietly went out this morning with a bowl, he was planning on picking some berries for breakfast.

This is what he saw.   He said that he was very disappointed in Bella and I when he discovered that we were eating the berries.  It is his fault, he should have slammed the door or made more noise when he left the house, then he would not have caught us in the act.

I pointed out that the grocery store was having a sale on berries, as a bonus, they are already picked.   We saved him a lot of work.   He can just open the box and eat them without even leaving his kitchen.   In fact, he has to open the package and eat without leaving his kitchen, Bella and I just finished the last ones in the garden. 

I seem to recall something similar happening when they last planted tomatoes in the garden, they all dissapeared.   I was caught sniffing them and they accused me of eating them.   Well, I did have a little catchup on my lips, but that was left over from breakfast.   Now they plant sunflowers, very tall sunflowers, I wonder what those big yellow blooms tast like?

Mogley G. Retriever