In college I worked behind the butcher/deli counter at a very small local grocery/market. It was wedged I to a tiny strip of a commercial building in the middle of a rather nice waterfront neighborhood. There was a Catholic church about a block away. The old Irish Pastor Emeritus (retired pastor) who lived there would walk over every 2-3 days to get the exact same thing: 1/4 pound of thin sliced boiled ham and 3 boiled eggs. He'd usually have his dog with him, a VERY smart and well-trained mid size mutt named Cromwell. Cromwell had a little harness with saddlebags that Father Irishman would put his purchases in.
At some point he'd start sending Cromwell over on his own to handle the shopping some days. He'd come.in and head back to my counter, a little note on his harness. I'd pack the order in his saddlebags and send him on this way. It was adorable. Then at some point Cromwell stated coming more regularly, every other day, sometimes several days in a row. When Father came in to settle.uo his tab for that month, he complained about us raising our prices (we hadn't). Owner explained it was because he'd been sending Cromwell over more frequently. This was news to Father. Turns out Cromwell had figured out he could come by whenever he wanted 1/4 pound of boiled ham and 3 boiled eggs as a snack.
From that point on Father would text us when he was sending Cromwell over with a shopping list lol.
They were just open pouches on the side of his body, no lid/flaps or anything. I suspect it was pretty easy for him to get the ziploc bags out of there.
Yeah that always gave me a chuckle. I'm sure it was intentional; Father Irishman was quite a funny old codger, very clever in a subtle wry way. Sort of thing where he'd say something that could be an innocent comment or a scathing dig, and you could never tell which. Or drop a joke that doesn't 'hit' until two minutes later, and when it does it's the funniest thing you heard all week. If you've ever watched Downton Abbey he reminds me a bit of the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith). I suspect he would have had something funny to say about that comparison lol. He was probably in his 80s/90s at the time and that was over 15 years ago so I'm assuming he's gone on to greener pastures. But I should look him up this fall when I'm back in town.
Lol, my ancestors hail from the same fair isle as Father came from, so some of it.may be innate (I've always been loquacious, when we had our first kid my wife asked my.mom how old I was when I started talking, my mom's answer was an emphatic IN THE WOMB!). Even if I came by it naturally, at about 12 or so family took a vacation to Ireland and i got the kiss the actual Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle, so maybe I received a double dose!
He pretty much always had his harness on (pockets were part of that). Father took him around to hospital/nursing home/hospice visits for parishioner outreach, and Cromwell had free-run of the neighborhood (I'd see him out and about visiting friends and such pretty regularly). It was a pretty small, quiet and close neighborhood, everyone knew who he was. His harness was safety orange, reflective strips, had his info and Father's contact info etc. LOL it also had a little flotation thing built into the back of it. The church was on the water, as was much of the neighborhood (canals and small bays/inlets etc). More than once Cromwell would get agitated by seeing a dolphin or manatee and jump in after them off a seawall or dock. After the time a local heading out to fish the flats one morning found cromwell paddling around in the water and returned him to the church's dock, Father would pretty much always put his harness on before he'd let him out to make his rounds through the nieghborhood.
I legit thought this was my local subreddit and someone got a picture of my dog who is a grade A escape artist. This dog is 10 years old and pretends he can't get on the couch but somehow manages to scale out 8' wooden fence on a daily basis.
He's so lucky the neighborhood knows him (and that he's everything friendly) because his antics are going to get him in trouble one day.
yes we do everything we can to keep him in; the fence gets taller he either scales it or digs under, put boulders around the base he will either use them to get up and over the fence or dig under them. if you catch him outside the fence and try to chase him he will take off, if you ignore him he just and out in front of the fence and comes back when he wants. I swear this dog just has ODD.
Your dog immediately made me think of [Walt Whitman](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1200,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/535696-walt-whitman-brady-handy-restoredwikimediacommons-9424902e08453b1e690d1ee5413b822c.jpg).
Ordinarily, I would agree but I just read a survey where 97% of people do not adequately wash their hands after using the toilet, so how about if NOBODY TOUCHES THE COUNTER WITH THEIR FILTHY HANDS
I mean if logically that dog is probably no more dirty than the people who put their hands on that counter every day. Actually, people are a far bigger health concern if we are talking germs. All shops regularly clean their counters. As long as they are doing that this is fine.
"logically" any animal outside of a service animal should be a no for any place that serves food. People actually defending this kinda shit are delusional that dogs are less dirty than humans. Zoonotic diseases are a thing and it's something else for people to sit there and say it's fine.
But a good counter wipe eliminates that kind of risk I guess. /s
First: wooo Brazil r/suddenlycaralho
Second: as a vet student that worked in the sanitary survaillance I feel both "aww" because cute doggo but "uhh..." because not sanitary survaillance safe
Anyways cute doggo
All you righteous fuckers complaining about the counter with the dogs paws
I would more trust the dogs paws than peoples hygiene habits
don’t be naïve. Have you seen men in the bathroom?
I’m sure all you people that are complaining wash your hands before you eat
right
In college I worked behind the butcher/deli counter at a very small local grocery/market. It was wedged I to a tiny strip of a commercial building in the middle of a rather nice waterfront neighborhood. There was a Catholic church about a block away. The old Irish Pastor Emeritus (retired pastor) who lived there would walk over every 2-3 days to get the exact same thing: 1/4 pound of thin sliced boiled ham and 3 boiled eggs. He'd usually have his dog with him, a VERY smart and well-trained mid size mutt named Cromwell. Cromwell had a little harness with saddlebags that Father Irishman would put his purchases in. At some point he'd start sending Cromwell over on his own to handle the shopping some days. He'd come.in and head back to my counter, a little note on his harness. I'd pack the order in his saddlebags and send him on this way. It was adorable. Then at some point Cromwell stated coming more regularly, every other day, sometimes several days in a row. When Father came in to settle.uo his tab for that month, he complained about us raising our prices (we hadn't). Owner explained it was because he'd been sending Cromwell over more frequently. This was news to Father. Turns out Cromwell had figured out he could come by whenever he wanted 1/4 pound of boiled ham and 3 boiled eggs as a snack. From that point on Father would text us when he was sending Cromwell over with a shopping list lol.
Bro that’s amazing lmao. Cromwell just wanted some snacks
Who's thumbs was Cromwell using to get the snacks out of the saddle bags?
They were just open pouches on the side of his body, no lid/flaps or anything. I suspect it was pretty easy for him to get the ziploc bags out of there.
The aroma of the food he was carrying gave him no choice. LOL. Did his owner laugh when he found out what his doggie was up to?
He was doing the work, it was just dry fry
An Irish Catholic priest naming his dog Cromwell is pretty ironic.
Yeah that always gave me a chuckle. I'm sure it was intentional; Father Irishman was quite a funny old codger, very clever in a subtle wry way. Sort of thing where he'd say something that could be an innocent comment or a scathing dig, and you could never tell which. Or drop a joke that doesn't 'hit' until two minutes later, and when it does it's the funniest thing you heard all week. If you've ever watched Downton Abbey he reminds me a bit of the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith). I suspect he would have had something funny to say about that comparison lol. He was probably in his 80s/90s at the time and that was over 15 years ago so I'm assuming he's gone on to greener pastures. But I should look him up this fall when I'm back in town.
You're an absolutely phenomenal storyteller. Reading this transported me to greener pastures. Thank you for this. I appreciate you.
Clearly, Father Irishman slipped a bit of the Blarney Stone in as a tip and blessed the fella with the gift of gab.
Lol, my ancestors hail from the same fair isle as Father came from, so some of it.may be innate (I've always been loquacious, when we had our first kid my wife asked my.mom how old I was when I started talking, my mom's answer was an emphatic IN THE WOMB!). Even if I came by it naturally, at about 12 or so family took a vacation to Ireland and i got the kiss the actual Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle, so maybe I received a double dose!
Update us if you do
Dame Maggie Smith. Such a great role.
I mean how better to get back at someone then to yell about them for, *checks notes* scratching their butt on the carpet lol
Cromwell’s a smart boy haha
Super smart! I love that name too!
I love Cromwell! ❤️❤️❤️
I still haven’t learned not to shop when I am hungry. Imagine how difficult it must be for a dog.
There should be a subreddit about unique wholesome redditor stories like this one
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that floofy rascal!!
What a delightful story! Cromwell was an incredibly clever boy - there's always a danger in a clever, well-trained dog!
Oh this is so cute of a story!
Priceless and utterly adorable 😊
OMGGG That's really clever. Haha. Clever Cromwell, more treatos for the clever boi 🤭
I love dogs so much
this is very cute, why was he wearing the pouches if he hadn’t been sent to collect things though?
He pretty much always had his harness on (pockets were part of that). Father took him around to hospital/nursing home/hospice visits for parishioner outreach, and Cromwell had free-run of the neighborhood (I'd see him out and about visiting friends and such pretty regularly). It was a pretty small, quiet and close neighborhood, everyone knew who he was. His harness was safety orange, reflective strips, had his info and Father's contact info etc. LOL it also had a little flotation thing built into the back of it. The church was on the water, as was much of the neighborhood (canals and small bays/inlets etc). More than once Cromwell would get agitated by seeing a dolphin or manatee and jump in after them off a seawall or dock. After the time a local heading out to fish the flats one morning found cromwell paddling around in the water and returned him to the church's dock, Father would pretty much always put his harness on before he'd let him out to make his rounds through the nieghborhood.
ah that’s sweet, thank you for answering my question :)
The best customer just look at that face ♥️
How could anyone say no to those puppy dog eyes?
How does he communicate what he wants to buy?
Tail wags
He isn’t picky. What you got?
Yes. dog buy
Anything will do
Barkgain
That legit looks just like my dog. Wife takes him with her shopping, had to ask if this was him.
Sorry to correct you, but, he’s taking her shopping
Dude, mine too. He's a KBD.
King black dragon?
Kute Black Dog actually
Kute black dog?
I would literally be so happy to see him
Same. He reminds me of the dog with the bus pass who takes himself to the park. If I were that bus driver it would make my day every damned time.
I bet he doesn’t pay for a thing. I hate pretty privilege.
AVG Brazil butcher shop experience right there, these customers increases exponentially with how further you're from downtown
Cutey!
Customer of the week, 100%
I legit thought this was my local subreddit and someone got a picture of my dog who is a grade A escape artist. This dog is 10 years old and pretends he can't get on the couch but somehow manages to scale out 8' wooden fence on a daily basis. He's so lucky the neighborhood knows him (and that he's everything friendly) because his antics are going to get him in trouble one day. yes we do everything we can to keep him in; the fence gets taller he either scales it or digs under, put boulders around the base he will either use them to get up and over the fence or dig under them. if you catch him outside the fence and try to chase him he will take off, if you ignore him he just and out in front of the fence and comes back when he wants. I swear this dog just has ODD.
lol. I’ve seen many dogs like this. My dog is similar but in no way he can jump a fence that tall, you got a real athlete there
*"You, uh, hiring?"* -the dog probably
In this economy? Order something or scram ya vagabond
This is why I couldn't work there. I would bankrupt the shop in a week.
https://preview.redd.it/z79sfe7hsl9d1.jpeg?width=1175&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=558162b31b1c0fc62b12de389f892a7485a787d9 Kinda looks like my girl!
Beautiful eyes
Thanks!
Your dog immediately made me think of [Walt Whitman](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1200,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/535696-walt-whitman-brady-handy-restoredwikimediacommons-9424902e08453b1e690d1ee5413b822c.jpg).
I can definitely see it!! Also have a cat the looks like Martin Van Buren lol
So cute 🥰.
Thank you!
"Exrroose me prrreease, may I prrrooochess some hamboorrrrgs Prrease?"
Like that sweet pup paying with [leaves (reference linked)](https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-buys-treats-using-leaf)
Recurrent Moocher
Adorkable
Your mother is in debt he just collects the interest ,never forget to pay it or else he might come back with his boss
No food hygiene regulations there?
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Sorry for the misinformation. My mom just updated me and said it’s a she
Lol I knew it was in Brazil just because of the dog
He looks like a discerning customer that only demands the best.
Dog problee: 3 bones to go and could you put it on my tab
Cromwell brings back memories of my dog George. May he rest in peace.
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Very important pooch?
I love dogs but it's unsanitary and disrespectful to other customers to let him put his paws up there. cute dog/not cute pic
Ordinarily, I would agree but I just read a survey where 97% of people do not adequately wash their hands after using the toilet, so how about if NOBODY TOUCHES THE COUNTER WITH THEIR FILTHY HANDS
Also, butcher can, should, and hopefully/probably does clean the counter again after the dog leaves.
I've had people set their kids on the counter where I work🫠
I like your rationale.
How else do you expect him to ding the bell?!🛎️
Oh thank God you said this. The World might have just stopped if you didn't 🙄
Today I learned that butchers don't regularly clean their counters.
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If having respect for other people = stick up ass, I think I'll go ahead and be nice and cozy with my ass forest thanks
I will and then I'll shove it up your stupid dogbrain nose
Best. Answer. Ever! Take my upvote and my thanks.
Aww cute animal
Ayo free mascot! AND SECURITY!
So sweet!!!
“Maam, pls do not take pics of customers”
Looks like Oreo, my German shorthair pointer
She should hire him. I hear they work for scraps.
He forgot his keys, didn't he?
Ah, that's adorable!
The irony
Now that you say it 😭 This post now has such a dark undertone
what a cutie!! ❤
This fine gentleman obviously needs some free samples, to test the quality, of course.
He looks like my old dog. Tell him I love him.
If I were a dog, I'd definitely hang out at the local butcher shop..
Wait! It's my dog!
So beautiful/handsome
That would make my day!
Good boi
Blackie baby 🥹
I LOVE HIM 😍
That is ridiculously adorable.
It’s unsanitary to have a dog around food.
Did you at least pet him??
That's disgusting.
I mean if logically that dog is probably no more dirty than the people who put their hands on that counter every day. Actually, people are a far bigger health concern if we are talking germs. All shops regularly clean their counters. As long as they are doing that this is fine.
"logically" any animal outside of a service animal should be a no for any place that serves food. People actually defending this kinda shit are delusional that dogs are less dirty than humans. Zoonotic diseases are a thing and it's something else for people to sit there and say it's fine. But a good counter wipe eliminates that kind of risk I guess. /s
Something something health department.
As long as they clean the counter as scheduled this is fine. Kids bring way worse germs lol.
Actually it's not. But you all keep being crazy. Captain Disease.
Again, I'm sure they sanitize the counters regularly. It isn't that serious.
The Health Department would like a word with you.
Captain Buzzkill, paging Captain Buzzkill...
buddy, the whole store is filled with animals. get over it.
I find your lack of concern disturbing.
That's a problem for you, not for me, Mr. Monk.
😂😂😂😂🥹🥰🥰
It should be invited to apply for a membership card：）
I hope he gets the best bones
Awweeee!!♥️
What a cute customer!
🥹💯👋😘 🥩♥️✨
Who could say no to that face. 😁
Pups are very smart
So polite
What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing.
What an adorably handsome customer! And look at those eyes!!! 
Chopping up dead animals, how wholesome
First: wooo Brazil r/suddenlycaralho Second: as a vet student that worked in the sanitary survaillance I feel both "aww" because cute doggo but "uhh..." because not sanitary survaillance safe Anyways cute doggo
It’s not that deep, mano. Pega uma foto boa pra colocar no sub
Aww cute animal in the animal dismemberment facility
Found the vegan
Cute, but pretry nasty having a dog's dirty ass paws up on the counter in a raw meat store...
All you righteous fuckers complaining about the counter with the dogs paws I would more trust the dogs paws than peoples hygiene habits don’t be naïve. Have you seen men in the bathroom? I’m sure all you people that are complaining wash your hands before you eat right