Orion put his front paws on the kitchen counter today

The batteries are still pretending to charge, so we will just miss a week of photos. Sorry dogblog fan club.
So, as the title says, today Orion stood up on the counter to try to get some dog food. They are getting a bag of Kibbles & Bits as treat food mixed in with regular food (we got it at the auction when we got the bed (now destroyed), the fancy collar (now too little), the toys (still being played with), treats (eaten), a free neuter (donated), and some other things). Betel is jumping on us a lot.
When they walk on the leash, Betel pulls and chokes himself. He'll go all the way around the block gagging. Orion runs away both from getting his collar on and getting the leash attached. So we are like Gumby - with our arms stretched two different directions.
Betel's name is better than Orion's. There are a lot of nicknames that go with it. Mostly I call him "Bete" (sounds like "Bee-tee"), but he is also "Greedy Bete" a lot. Right now of course I can't think of them all.
Betel likes to eat lying down. He'll put his paws around the bowl, get comfortable, and then smack his little lips and eat his food. It's pretty funny to watch. Orion tried it today, but decided he prefers standing. They are getting much better about eating out of their own bowls and not trying to eat the other bowl.
I have to leave town for a few days, so they won't get lunch. I'm nervous about how they'll do without the human interaction at lunch, and of course, lunch itself.
Bete's little "area" is a little red and swollen. Orion's looks good, but a little scratched up. I think they're both healing ok, but I think Bete is licking more. He's also a total drama queen and yelps and thrashes when I try to put on Neosporin or the Bitter Apple, while Orion sort of snoozes while I'm doing it.