Even if the dogs here were perfect angels (unlikely to happen) the cats knock things off the counters and then who could blame the dogs for eating it? Spencer (the almost one year old) grew tall enough to help himself to cat dishes soaking in the sink. Nawty, nawty boy! He knows it's wrong and is behaving more now. Now if only he would leave the kitchen cabinet stuff alone. I have to bungee cord them shut as his favorite items are scrub brushes and trash bags.