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# This Puppy's Guilty Face Trapped in a Blanket Jail of Its Own Making Is the Ultimate Mug Shot

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## Video: More Evidence That Owning a Dog is Really Good for You

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_Published 2017-07-25. Dogs are more than just cuddly companions — research continues to show that pets bring real health benefits to their owners_


by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Apr 19, 2019 12:42 PM UTC

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Apr 19, 2019 12:42 PM UTC

It’s not news to anyone that no luxury item is safe around a [puppy](http://time.com/5573400/dog-watches-owner-dig-grave/), and this latest viral incident is very special proof.

That was never more hilariously evident than on Thursday night when Washington _Post_ food editor Mary Beth Albright’s seven-month-old [dog Zelda](http://time.com/5573183/bear-cub-snowboarder-friends/) chewed through a blanket, creating a hole she inevitably got stuck in. She made the most sympathetic guilty face imaginable, and the result of this storyline is a mug shot that has captivated the collective minds of the internet.

“It was worth it,” Mary Beth Albright captioned a second picture of the dog, which almost appeared to be smirking at the shenanigans. It was almost like being put in a pillory.

Her face says it all. No dog on earth is more thrilled about pulling off a zany scheme than Zelda.

Naturally, the internet took this image and ran with it. It’s garnered more than 60,000 likes. With eyes you could fall right into, and a head stuck in a booby trap of his own making, it was a smash.

> [](https://twitter.com/MaryBeth/status/1118891621695852545)


> [](https://twitter.com/MaryBeth/status/1118898375087263746)

> [](https://twitter.com/MaryBeth/status/1119198228019331073)


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