Begging dog makes bucketful of cash

[Omaha Steve]

Video at link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8434574/Begging-dog-makes-bucketful-of-cash.html

A homeless man in America has trained his dog to beg for money for him.

1:09PM BST 07 Apr 2011

A mongrel in South Beach, Miami, has been earning his keep by quite literally bringing home buckets of money for his owner.

The dog, named locally as Chocolate, has been filmed begging for money in a packed restaurant in the Florida city.

Tourists recorded him carrying a bucket from table to table before waiting patiently until diners dropped money into his begging bowl.

When a careless donor missed the receptacle, the dog carefully retrieved the bill from the floor with his teeth before adding it to his haul.

It is not known how much money the dog makes from begging, but judging by the number of notes in his bucket, he is proving quite a success.

Video at link.

[ellie]

1. I have been telling

my cats and dog that pretty soon they are all going to have to get jobs. This sounds perfect!

[northernlights]

2. ditto

Pudgy little Luna will probably get distracted by the chance to beg for food. And Jake may get too busy kissing toes, fingers and faces. But maybe I'll be able to get them each to carry a bucket for the family...

[treestar]

3. Wow, that's strange

Well trained dog.

[FLPanhandle]

4. "People will more readily give to animals that which they will withhold from people"

Quote seems true in this case.

[xchrom]

5. amazing. nt