The Deceiving, Thieving, Booze Hound on Bandit Tuesday

Now, these photos tell a story, are sort of a recreation of an incident involving Bandit.

But before I tell you the story, let me just say Bandit is, without question the best cared for and most loved dog in the universe. So do not read this and call the police or report us to the humane society.
But see...Bandit has an issue. He is, quite literally, a Booze Hound.
The dog loves alcohol.
I have never had a dog that liked alcohol, who seeks it out like he does. When I was a kid, and my family owned a bar, I saw a dog that liked to drink, the dog of a couple that were regular customers and who loved to drink beer. But that was my only experience with alcohol loving dogs...until the well known thief...Bandit.

So, anyhoo, a week or two ago, my niece, my Sil, my aunt and I went, on a Sunday afternoon, to a baby shower and left wee Bandit in the care of my brother. Now, as my brother is want to do, while relaxing, sitting in the family room, catching up on the computer, he made himself an adult beverage. In this case a margarita. Then, since he was doing laundry at the same time, a buzzer went off on the dryer and he had to leave the room to check that out and, not thinking, left his barely touched drink, unguarded. He came back to an empty glass...and a soon to be, very drunk Bandit.

My brother waited an hour or so before he called us to tell what had happened, I assume in case a trip to the emergency vet was in order. But no, it was not, because it seems Bandit can hold his liquor.

I can also assure you that my brother will not be leaving his drinks unattended in the future.

So, in a recreation of the event, let me present Bandit, The Deceiving, Thieving, Booze Hound!!



"oh, look, someone left a drink unattended!

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor!