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A Cream Golden Retriever Has Frosting on Her Paws and a Guilty Look

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The pale cream Retriever rests her chin low and her front paws forward on the counter, each one topped with a messy dollop of white frosting. Her warm brown eyes look up under soft eyebrows with a heavy, guilty expression. A few crumbs and bits of frosting are scattered across the dark surface, and a kitchen with wooden cabinets and a sink glows warmly in the background.

Golden Retrievers are gentle, friendly dogs that love food and love to please their people, which is a recipe for plenty of quiet counter raids. Frosting is high in sugar and fat, and many cakes contain chocolate or the artificial sweetener xylitol, which are both dangerous to dogs. If your dog eats cake, call your vet and describe what was in it. Keeping desserts in a closed cupboard and teaching a firm leave-it command can prevent a lot of trouble.

She looks more embarrassed than anything, and the frosted paws give her a funny, snowy look. There is no escape from the evidence, and she knows it. The cake may have lost a layer, but the dog is quite healthy, and the guilty gaze is something to treasure. A warm cloth and a kind word will probably fix everything before dinner. Her tail brushes the floor once, softly, in hopes of a pardon.

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