"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:34:17 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
>>How many people here let the dogs "pre-clean" the roasting pans?
>>I know it sure makes cleaning them easier as the dogs really do a good
>>job getting the "gross" off...
>>
>>I found, much to my surprise, that many of my co-workers join me in this
>>practice when I've talked about it at work. :-)
>
> My parents have had several dogs and letting them lick people dishes
> or pans was unthinkable from both a people and dog point of view. The
> dogs got fed twice a day and although they had specific people-food
> treats given after their meals, they did not get table scraps. They
> didn't beg for food although they sometimes were jealous of the cats,
> who got fed more often during the day.
>
> My parents have a dishwasher so they don't need help ;>

Good parents, good dog owners. I suspect that the opposite would be dogs
which slobber all over new visitors, even as the visitors gently (or harder)
knee them in the face. What the hell's wrong with people like that,
pretending not to notice that people don't want to be slobbered?