Deja vu all over again

I was going to write a post about my dogs, and their maddening habit of getting randomly and unpredictably pissed off at being left alone, and staging clever Alias-like missions to steal and consume things they really should NOT eat, as an act of protest. But, it turns out, I've done that. So, just read this:
An unprecedented show of cooperation

....and this:
So smart, and yet so stupid

Then insert the phrase "entire box of dates - consumed, pits and all" in lieu of "entire box of chocolate truffles - consumed, wrappers and all," and you're up to speed on recent events in our household.

What impact does a box of dates (including pits) have on a dog's digestive system? Well, we're about to find out.