Get better quick Dennis! And Hairy is just executing his duty as executive taste tester. He's ensuring that you only eat the highest quality foods.
TBear does the "patiently waiting" method these days. He waits until we turn our heads, then hops up and goes to town on our plates. That dog I swear hasn't found a single food he doesn't like. He scarfs up EVERYTHING.
If I'm snacking in the chair and I'm alone in the house; TBear uses more "direct" methods to get a bite of what I'm snacking on. Specifically, he becomes a short ranged fur missile. He's at the end of the recliner, then all of a sudden he leaps up onto my chest, turns around to what I'm eating and attempts to start munching.
His guidance system is extremely accurate-he's never missed a single lunge onto my chest. And if I don't give him anything he attacks my face with that tongue of his. He trys (and usually succeeds) in the "puppy kiss them into submission" method.