I had an Irish wolfhound who took stealing to a higher level. I once noticed her "tiptoeing "suspiciously down a corridor from the kitchen. She was holding a plate with a whole cake on it ! Instead of doing the obvious thing and eating the cake off the plate on the table, thereby leaving the evidence for all to see, she'd decided to sneak off with the plate. Well, you never know, the whole thing might not be missed, but an empty plate plus crumbs would be seen for sure ! I didn't disturb her, just watched. As soon as she got to an open door, she broke into a brisk trot to make her getaway into the garden to eat her prize.