Wednesday evening when I was at work, Bob got into the kitchen trash and spread some stuff all over the living room.  Hubby was on the ham radio and not paying attention to him.  He was very mad about having to clean up the mess.

When I got home, hubby and Bob were on opposite sofas in the living room and glaring at each other.    Hubby wasn't too happy with my response when he told on Bob.  I merely asked how Bob had opened the cabinet door and gotten the trash can out. 

I really think most of the problems we have with our ratties are because WE have neglected to do something, like put the trash can where they can't get to it.  What do y'all think?

This is so true. Alice got out the day Guy was home because he was so into the yardwork he forget he left the side of the garage open. They don't like hearing it's their fault for the dog's actions but it is!! LOL....

Bob acting like a dog?? What's that all about!!

I have to keep my garbage in one of those small Wal-Mart type bags in my kitchen SINK (I got one of those 2 sided jobbies) cuz if not, the babies would have a field day.... tried the covered garbage can, and when they couldn't get into it, they'd pee on it.......LOL.... dang dogs anyway!! (But I love 'em!!)

Yup.  For all the shoes Murphy has chewed up... trash he has gotten into... toys/DVDs/electronics he ruined... it was never his fault.  We left it where he could get to it, and left him unsupervised for sometimes only a minute, but that's all it takes.  Keeping him on a lead is a hassle, but it's the only way *I* can keep him out of trouble.  Maybe others have more time to dedicate to it or maybe just more attentive.  If Murphy is out of sight... it's never a good thing.

And yea... I've been in that headspace Bob was in before.  It sucks to pick up trash the dog drug out, and it's easy to get ticked off about it, but the dog won't understand unless you catch him at it, so just better for your blood pressure to just clean it up and move on. 

Hmm.  That's interesting. My beau is transgendered, so he shouldn't have a scientific excuse;  yet he still can't see his hand in front of his face sometimes, for thinking about other things. He also can't see dirty dishes in the sink or dirty laundry in the basket.  Mysterious ... very mysterious ...

I've been trying to train hubby for almost 25 years, with a little bit of success.  I doubt he'll ever be fully trained.  He says the same thing about me.

That's what I would say too.  I mean the study shows it is a pattern not an absolute how much traffic flows between the hemispheres so there is even variance in the the levels in each gender.  It is and average and averages are often generalizations so your sweetie is just exceptional (grin).