Jewel's photo reminded me of my mom's last christmas. She wanted to have a fruit cake to make the holiday special, so I come home with a nice large one. The instructions were to "chill" it before slicing, so since our fridge was full I set it out on the railing on the front porch to cool.
I think the blue heeler ate a portion equal to her value before I caught her and took it away.
She got a lump of coal for christmas.