YouTube vlogger Daniel Howell's family got a surprise on Tuesday when the family's dog, Colin, decided to make short work of a cake the family spent hours making for Christmas.
If you own a dog, you know the pain of having your food stolen by a sneaky pup with an appetite while you're distracted. It happens to the best of us.
For Howell's family, they'd gathered to celebrate the holiday by making a very special cake together, one that took four hours to make, no less.
See for yourself:
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And after the cake was all nicely frosted and decorated, the family left it sitting on the kitchen table while they went to relax and celebrate their hard culinary work by playing some good old-fashioned Mario Kart.
Because, let's be honest, the family that plays together stays together. And there's no better way to show your mom how much you love her than by shooting her off the side of a cliff with some heat-seeking red turtle shell, amiright?
Well, while the fun was being had in another room, Colin the dog decided it was the perfect time to strike. According to Howell, he climbed up onto a chair and devoured the majority of the beautiful cake.
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Once the family finally realized what had happened, Colin went to hide under grandpa's legs "because we're all screaming."
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I mean, look at this face. He knows what he did:
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"COLIN HOW COULD YOU" the tweet exclaims:
my family spent four hours lovingly making a cake and left it on the kitchen table but while we were playing mario… https://t.co/yj2UAvzm2v— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322079.0
@_meeshayle literally covered in almonds and cream high on life— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322429.0
@jubliantdjh a good laugh ..then a cry— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322729.0
A tragic end for everyone involved. Colin is probably going to be getting the stink eye for days to come. I mean, the cake sounds like it would've been delicious, to be honest:
@dogsaye vegan coconut and praline cake with raspberries— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322203.0
@xfarihanuhax fill any cake cracks with sugar decorations— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322618.0
@danielhowell @xfarihanuhax it looks so good dan i’m so sad 😩😩— lea,, (@lea,,)1514322718.0
@niall_eye the lack of egg made it a bit crumbly but we plastered it together with icing and i got carried away with the gold glitter— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322339.0
@abby111202 he happily ate all the coconuts and praline but when he got to the raspberry layer he suddenly decided he was done— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322280.0
@_meeshayle literally covered in almonds and cream high on life— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322429.0
People tried to excuse Colin's behavior, but Howell shut it down right quick:
@dreamfuldodie he ate a lot of turkey there is no excuse— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322170.0
@danielhowell @dreamfuldodie Theres always an excuse for dogs— amina (@amina)1514322250.0
@danielhowell HE’S A PROFESSIONAL CAKE CRITIC LEAVE HIM ALONE HE WAS GOING TO GIVE IT 5 STARS UNTIL EVERYONE STARTED YELLING— WeRateDogs™ (@WeRateDogs™)1514323140.0
@danielhowell did you guys get him any christmas presents? maybe he was salty that he didnt get anything so he took… https://t.co/NYuVBezSdR— 🧸samm (@🧸samm)1514322660.0
We also learned that the Howell family are beasts when it comes to Mario Kart:
@kookiednp my grandparents actually won a few 50cc races but my mum is a savage she shouts at the tv and everything— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322554.0
So while it would appear that Howells are pretty good at shaming, it's nature that will probably have the ultimate revenge on poor Colin:
@fuckjcbs he’s gonna have fun in the garden processing that— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322574.0
@certainhowell less screaming at him more just general screaming and mourning that the cake was gone— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322656.0
@pasteIdans he has never done anything like this he has revealed a dark side of himself— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322229.0
And Howell wasn't alone in having a naughty ruin Christmas:
@romanticdjh those eyes why do they do this to us they can get away with anything— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322713.0
2017: The year we couldn't have nice things.
@finnhowlter 2017 summarised in a moment tbh— Daniel Howell (@Daniel Howell)1514322748.0
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