normally i DO NOT condone shoplifting

but one MUST make an exception here



Media goes ape over Christmastime shoplifting dog
Ron Brynaert
Are things getting so tough with America's economic woes that even man's best friend can't be counted on to obey man's commands anymore?

Or perhaps the real story is that news during Christmastime is traditionally so dull that outlets (like, um, this one) are forced to hold their noses as they go to the dogs?

Either way, a canine is capturing attention for doing the opposite of giving this holiday season on nightly news reports and in newspapers across the country.

"A thief remains at large after pulling off a daring heist - in the pet food aisle," the Associated Press reports. "Surveillance video at a supermarket in this Salt Lake City suburb caught a dog shoplifting, KSL-TV reported Wednesday."......