About 5 seconds...

Dang hounds

That's like, a whole minute, in doggy time.

I'm surprised any device short of an atomic clock could measure that short a period of time.

Many moons ago, we had a Chihuahua/Manchester Terrier mix. She was my daughter's dog, heart and soul.

I left a steak on a plate on the coffee table while I ducked into the kitchen for something. I came back maybe 10 seconds later and Mugly was doing her damndest to drag that steak across the carpet. It was nearly as big as she was.

The GSD once ate 9 hamburger patties including the butcher paper between them in 2 seconds flat. I dont think he even chewed at all.

Lost a good sized pork tenderloin off the counter one night to a Bernese Mountain Dog. I turned around, turned back, and it was...gone. I think he must have swallowed it whole.... cuz there really was no time to chew it.

Yes, it was raw.

No, there were no negative after affects... except that he now eyes every piece of meet on the counter and I don't leave any meat sitting by itself.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
I'm surprised any device short of an atomic clock could measure that short a period of time.

I don’t even have a dog, but that was my first thought: “Is it possible to even divide time into such small increments as to measure something like that?”

My late blue Doberman managed to counter serf a nice plump chicken breast off a plate that I was about to take ou to the grill. He got half way to the back door before he figured out he was going to have me open the door for him.

Mine doesn't exactly eat it. More like one quick gulp and it's gone.

My 5 month old sheltie almost got a steak a few weeks ago. He jumped on the chair and was sniffing it when I turned around and laughed and the quickly yelled at him.

My Wheaten Terrier stood up along the kitchen counter last year and scarfed down a full plate of freshly grilled chicken breast. I literally went out to the garage for a 5 minutes and came back to a clean plate and a happy, sleeping dog. I'm still pissed at her! She at the whole families dinner!

I had 5 raw Purdue chicken breasts on a plate in the kitchen, on the counter. They are relatively small portions.

I went out to light the grill, literally 15 feet away. less than 30 seconds.

I returned to the kitchen and the plate was licked clean. Claire was just looking at me, with a bewildered look on her face.

No, I could not even discipline her.

I think we need to see pictures of the culprits.

About 5 seconds less than it takes them to realize it may have been too hot.

My doberman Shepard was more of a bread and pastry thief.

Slices of bread, cakes set out to cool, like that.

75# and big enough to stand on his hind legs and take anything off the counter.

He specialized in these items because we had a lock down on the meat, knowing he'd go for it.

My doberman inhales things. I have to put obstacles in her food bowl to slow her down.

Five loaves of fresh baked bread

I know a Ridgeback can eat one in the blink of an eye

My Labrador ate a whole birthday cake in about five seconds candles and all , her face was covered in frosting acting like nothing happened.

 
We had an Ibizan Hound/thief who take your food from your plate, on the kitchen counter, covered with paper towels, and when you came back the paper towels were just where you had left them, looked just the same, but there was no food underneath. We never did catch her in the act, so never figured out how she managed this. She was a master thief.
 

We've got a Chocolate Lab who has an affinity for butter. Paula Deen would both love and hate him. He managed to snag 2 or 3 sticks of butter in a couple seconds. We have to keep a close eye on him when the butter is out as he is on the prowl.