Photo of the Day: Canine Prewash Cycle

Required Eating

Posted by Adam Kuban, May 7, 2008 at 5:30 PM

When I first encountered Ed Levine's beagle, Brass, he had lumbered from the kitchen of Ed's apartment into the living room, drawn by the scent of pizza dinner at an early Serious Eats planning session. Ed immediately warned us all to watch that dog like a hawk. As far as Brass is concerned, that slice of pizza on your plate is his. Brass's strategy: Disarm with a deceptively slow pace, bide time until victim's guard is down, strike like lightning to take what's rightfully his. The night I met him, someone (no, not me) ignored Ed's warning, and Brass scored a prime corner slice of a grandma pizza from New Pizza Town. Yes, he's a sneaky sucker, but he has his uses. Here, Ed says, he's "helping" with the dirty dishes, taking care of some stubborn bits of stuck-on food.

19 Comments | Tags: dogs, Photo of the Day

19 Comments:

Hahahaha.... God love him!

FastFoodCritic at 6:31PM on 05/07/08

Ahhh! That picture made my day. Thanks.

MelsDiner at 7:17PM on 05/07/08

This is priceless and disturbingly adorable. Ed, you've got a great life!!!

bessfour at 7:30PM on 05/07/08

Ed nothing -- that DOG has a great life. :)

FastFoodCritic at 8:02PM on 05/07/08

I love Brassie!

roboppy at 8:06PM on 05/07/08

What is it with dogs and dishwashers?

pdc at 8:31PM on 05/07/08

I thought I was the only one to let me dog do that! Now I don't feel as weird. :D

Carosone at 10:28PM on 05/07/08

ICKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!

GumbeauxGal at 11:14PM on 05/07/08

Beagles are something else. Our Sophy was a glutton and not very bright (I'm sure Brass comes from a different, highly gifted, line). Sophy managed to scam our street-smart mutt, Morton, out of his breakfast day after day. She'd lumber upstairs after finishing hers, go to an open French door, bark excitedly, Morton would race up to defend her, and she'd descend to eat his food! Maybe she was bright after all and just conserved energy for the important things in life.

islandexile at 2:07AM on 05/08/08

I love it! and just think you're doing the environmentaly responsible thing too, cutting down on how long a cycle you have to run to get the dishes clean;) Thank you for making the day brighter!

huney_bumper at 7:06AM on 05/08/08

Ha my dog does that too.

bobbob at 9:10AM on 05/08/08

Ubu our Briard knows the word dishwasher. As soon as I say lets put the dishes in the dishwasher he comes running and waits for the door to open. Naturally he doesn't climb in like Brassie..........at 103 lbs the entire dishwasher would likely come to him! He does the prewash.

We acturally had another Briard that got her collar stuck on the lower rack and pulled it out, dishes and all crashing across the floor.

Gotta love these dogs!

hanak at 10:28AM on 05/08/08

Awwww, I love Brass. He's a sweet pup.

Cathy at 1:23PM on 05/08/08

With a 3 legged found Beagle as the latest addition to our dog family, we have discovered that a passion for food is not reserved for the human family.Go for it, Brassie!

fewteeth at 2:45PM on 05/08/08

Ed,

I came late to this post, but I think our dogs must have been separated at birth. Coltrane, our lemon and white beagle, has a thing for walking on the dining room table to help clean the plates even prior to their removal. He's such a help that way.

Check out his profile here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1015981578

As you can see, he's well-fed.

tcarman at 8:08PM on 05/08/08

ha! my beagles do that too!

njeggy at 8:22PM on 05/08/08

I need a dishwasher to keep my rat/jack russell terrier mix at bay. She will take the food right out of my hand if I'm not vigilant.

AuntJone at 1:07PM on 05/09/08

"Man's best friend helping out in the kitchen.........Priceless"

Boscompb at 12:47PM on 05/11/08

That beagle looks pretty hefty, Ed. Now we know why....thanks for a great laugh though!

jacquelinec at 3:38PM on 05/12/08

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