No matter how well-fed our furry friends are, there’s something irresistible about the sight (or smell) of food that isn’t theirs. Whether it’s a sneaky swipe from the counter or a bold grab from your plate, pets have a way of turning into tiny bandits when they think no one’s watching.
But as it turns out, they’re not as slick as they think! We’ve gathered a collection of hilarious moments where these four-legged thieves were caught in the act, with guilt written all over their adorable faces.
Check out the pics below and don’t miss our chat with pet behavior consultant Erica Peachey, who explains why animals resort to stealing food and what we can do about it!
#1 Cracked The Case On The Missing Bagel
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#2 My Rat Fou Fou Is Trying To Steal My Cinnamon Roll
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#3 It’s His Now
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#4 Evidence Of Guilt “On The Face”
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#5 I Want To Apologize To Our Neighbors Who Are Missing A Rack Of Ribs. Our Dog Escaped Through The Fence And Came Back An Hour Later With This
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#6 Meet Gody
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#7 Egg Thief
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#8 “Is This Cake Batter?!” Dunks Entire Head In
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#9 The Side Eye. I Wouldn’t Have Suspected Anything Had Happened If I Hadn’t Seen The Noodle Hanging From His Face
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#10 “Human, I’ve Done Things, Waffle Things”
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#11 I Caught A Papaya Thief
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#12 Be Aware Of This Cheese Cheddar Robber. His Last Sighting Was In Glasgow, Central Scotland. He’s Been Stealing Cheesy Cheddars Out Of The Pockets. Keep Your Cheesy Cheddars In A Safe Place
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#13 Who Did It? Own Up
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#14 He Stole A Pancake
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#15 Pizza Thief
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#16 Cute Little Thief
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#17 Everyone, This Is Kiki, The Dog, Trying To Steal Pizza From Me
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#18 Someone Got Into The Spaghetti Bolognese
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#19 The Grocery Thief
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#20 Steal A Bite Of Grandma’s Chinese Cabbage
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#21 No Trick Is Too Dirty When It Comes To Cake
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#22 My Husband Caught Our Cat Stealing Our Son’s Chicken Nugget
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#23 I Came Home To This Little Bastard Bloated Because He Ate 3/4 Of A Costco Pizza By Knocking It Off The Counter
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#24 Caught My Cat Eating My Soup While I Was On The Phone. It’s Been More Than 10 Years That I Have To Pay Attention To Him Every Time I Eat. He Never Gives Up. I Love Him
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#25 Do You Think He’s Guilty?
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#26 He Stole The Baguette From The Table
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#27 Left The Pot Of Spaghetti Alone For A Few Minutes And Caught Him Red-Handed
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#28 Momo Decided To Un-Decorate The Gingerbread House
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#29 Cheeseburger Thief Caught Red-Handed
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#30 Caught Red-Handed
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#31 I Turned Away For 2 Seconds And We Found Him With His Face Dipped In Our Nacho Cheese
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#32 The Crime, The Criminal, And The Evidence
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#33 Why Is He Like This? Yes, He Knows He’s Not Allowed On The Counters. He Just Doesn’t Care. Corn Is Life
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#34 My Dog Almost Gave Me A Heart Attack Today. I Thought She Attacked Our Other Dog Outside And Had Blood All Over Her Face. Then I Saw A Seed And Realized She Got Into The Tomatoes
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#35 Putting His Entire Foot In My Coffee To Lick My Bowl Clean. He Could Have Just Gone A Few Inches To His Right
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#36 Potato Bandit Strikes Again
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#37 This Sweet Tooth Stole A Vein Worm And Was Caught
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#38 Uncle Rico Found A New Way To Tell Me To Feed Him. He Takes Food From The Kitchen Counter And Leaves It Next To Me In Bed While I Sleep
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#39 I Can’t Even Make Dinner In Peace
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#40 Freaking Kevin
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#41 Not So Sneakily Licking Sushi
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#42 He’s Like, “Chill Guys, I’m Keto”
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#43 My Cat Is Ridiculous. Insanely Food-Motivated. I Just Fed Him. He Eats Every 6 Hours Because He Acts Like He’s Being Tortured If It’s Any Longer
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#44 This Is Maddie. She May Be Blind, But It Didn’t Stop Her From Finding The Cake I Baked For My Dad’s 75th Birthday And Helping Herself To A Surprisingly Restrained Bite
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#45 Making My Son Cry Because She Stole His Sucker. The Look In Those Eyes Is Pure Evil
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#46 She Stole My Nutter Butter
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#47 “Mom, I Stole For You This Sausage From The Kitchen”
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#48 His Name Is Cowboy And He’s Actually The Most Precious Boy
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#49 Always Looking For Opportunities To Steal
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#50 It Stole The Cheese
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