04/04/07
------- Dog Has A Sweet Tooth... and Sticky Paws --------

OSLO, Norway - The owner of a dog that was caught on
tape sneaking into a Norwegian gas station to steal candy
says his pooch is a repeat offender. The 7-year-old bull
terrier named Conan spent some time behind bars last week
before his owner, Liss-Hege Jeremiassen, bailed him out,
Aftenposten reported Monday, quoting a story in the
Norwegian-language newspaper Adressavisen. "He is
incredibly fond of food in general and sweets in
particular. He has run off a few times before and he
always heads for food stores," Jeremiassen said. The dog
apparently snuck out Wednesday night and headed to the
nearby Statoil station where cameras caught him picking
out his apparent favorite treat, a chocolate-covered rice
crisp. "When he was finished he let out this enormous
burp," store employee Elisabeth Roel said. She said she
tried to chase Conan out but the dog growled at her and
so she called the police, who turned the job over to
security.