[gmku]

Mine is. One of them, anyway. He's a Golden Retriever, about 5 years old. For a while now, he's had this habit of going and grabbing items he shouldn't have, especially if we walk out of the room. Items like kitchen towels and shoes are his favorite, though he also goes for remote controls. Thing is, he doesn't really do anything with them--he takes them to the couch and lies down with them, then looks really "sneaky" when we come back into the room, like, "Nope, no, wasn't me, I didn't do it."

Thing is, I've tried scolding him, but he keeps doing it. But it's also very hard to stay mad at him because he's so damned cute.

The other night, while I was working in the den, I heard him whining on the couch. The whining got louder and louder. Finally I went out to see what the matter was and there he was, lying on the couch with a kitchen towel near his head. It was like he was sad or frustrated that I wouldn't come out and catch him with the towel.