Our first husky Argent took my husband's lunch plate and cup off the counter to our balcony without spilling a drop. When Mark returned from a short bathroom break, he thought he had lost his mind. He soon found the empty cup and plate on the balcony, sitting upright and utterly empty
It just means, maybe we're not ALWAYS anthropomorphizing doggos. Sometimes, they really are the smarter creatures. Actually, quite often. Further, far more than average humans realize. :)
My Deerhounds took MULTIPLE hot pizzas off the counter and horked the whole thing at light speed. They had to be confined when it was pizza.
My APBT took 4 slices of bread off the counter *right behind my back* last night. He’s worse than the Deerhounds even.
When the girl Deerhound was a half grown pup, she brought these things home at different times: (all belonged to my neighbor a mile away) a rake. His welding gloves. A shovel. Small auto shop tools. A digging bar. YES. A DIGGING BAR. She would deposit these things on the floor of our garage. Never damaged, just stolen. He banned her from his shop after the welding gloves.
Your dogs are LEGENDARY. A digging bar? A shovel?? What is she trying to do, establish her own shop?? I totally feel them on the pizza, though. I 100% would do the same thing if there was pizza around and I wasn't getting any.
I will never know why on earth she stole tools as a pup. Her and her brother crossed the 🌈 Bridge last year at 16. They still stole (even though he was blind for the last two years, he could SMELL Halloween candy). They hid candy and the wrapper evidence under their dog beds. I thought it was hubby and the kids hitting the candy dish, until I vacuumed. You never dared leave the grill or the kitchen while food was out. They were big dogs and could reach the whole counter. The boy dog’s nose was level with the counter and he’d cruise like that “nothing. Just walking along. Don’t mind me.”
I'm sorry to hear you lost them. They sound like incredible, brilliant, hilarious dogs! My sister had a dog who once took an entire goose carcass off the table at Thanksgiving with 10 people in the room - the moxy is really what earns my admiration!
Our beloved red heeler (aka Australian cattle dog) was found nose deep into a pumpkin pie I had put on the desk in my home office to cool before Thanksgiving dinner. The pie matched her fur exactly, which was hilarious (to me). Anyway, we had a backup pie. What a nose that girl had! She ate a small box of expensive chocolates out of my husband's satchel that he'd left on his office floor under his desk. (Vet said she'd be fine, and she was.) She once dug a piece of gum out of a snowbank! Your Pants has breakfast food only -- our Casey had a sweet tooth! Absolutely adored that girl.
That’s what we call a hunter/gatherer! 😅 Pants also has a sweet tooth - she LOVES apples more than anything else, but will also do tricks for pears, blueberries, and oranges.
Sierra once ate a whole rack of cooked ribs while standing on the counter. Plate was licked clean. Not a bone or debris anywhere! I spent $900 at the emergency room. A weekend of IV fluids and she was good as ever. Darn dog!
I loved this article in so many ways. I wish more people would think in terms of how to teach their dog what they would like them to know, rather than making assumptions that the dog is already aware of appropriate responses in situations.
The funniest thing Twyla ever stole ... We had to crate her at night, beside my bed, until she was two as she stole anything and everything. Now she only steals while we are awake as she loves the chase that follows or the treats that we swap her ill-gotten-gains for. I know we shouldn't encourage it, but it makes us laugh too. The funniest thing is when she (all 30kg of her) tries to sneak along the top of the sofa and gently, slowly, deftly lift the hair scrunchie out of my hair, as if I am not going to notice 🤣
Especially after Middle Cat joined the furry fam, I've learned to hide all things that I don't want to risk the pets getting in to. Be it food, or just about anything else. (Middle Cat, like some dogs, has an insatiable curiosity about life and everything about it, so in order to keep him safe, and not give him the opportunity to mess up and/or get hurt, this is just the way things have to be.)
The day we brought our Husky/Shephard rescue home I caught her licking all the plates in the open dishwasher. An easy problem to fix. She subsequently stole several cookies and several waffles off of the kitchen counter. We simply learned to keep the food out of her reach at all times and have had no problems since. Unless you count her stealing one of our chickens after it got loose…. That did not end well and led to us having to keep the dog in the front yard only as chickens WILL escape over time.
Such a humorous article on making assumptions. Thank you. Our dog stole the gingerbread house that my mom had spent all day making from scratch. She did share it with my little sister, though. Mom found them happily eating her creation under the kitchen table!
Our first husky Argent took my husband's lunch plate and cup off the counter to our balcony without spilling a drop. When Mark returned from a short bathroom break, he thought he had lost his mind. He soon found the empty cup and plate on the balcony, sitting upright and utterly empty
Howwww? Your huskies are basically humans in fur coats, I swear. 😂
Haha. Chloe, don't take ALL the stardust out of 'em. ;)
I haven’t heard this phrase before! What does it mean?
It just means, maybe we're not ALWAYS anthropomorphizing doggos. Sometimes, they really are the smarter creatures. Actually, quite often. Further, far more than average humans realize. :)
I would say that Mayday is the head of the pack on that front. Hi, Mayday!
Hi Pants!!!!!!!!!!!
My Deerhounds took MULTIPLE hot pizzas off the counter and horked the whole thing at light speed. They had to be confined when it was pizza.
My APBT took 4 slices of bread off the counter *right behind my back* last night. He’s worse than the Deerhounds even.
When the girl Deerhound was a half grown pup, she brought these things home at different times: (all belonged to my neighbor a mile away) a rake. His welding gloves. A shovel. Small auto shop tools. A digging bar. YES. A DIGGING BAR. She would deposit these things on the floor of our garage. Never damaged, just stolen. He banned her from his shop after the welding gloves.
Your dogs are LEGENDARY. A digging bar? A shovel?? What is she trying to do, establish her own shop?? I totally feel them on the pizza, though. I 100% would do the same thing if there was pizza around and I wasn't getting any.
I will never know why on earth she stole tools as a pup. Her and her brother crossed the 🌈 Bridge last year at 16. They still stole (even though he was blind for the last two years, he could SMELL Halloween candy). They hid candy and the wrapper evidence under their dog beds. I thought it was hubby and the kids hitting the candy dish, until I vacuumed. You never dared leave the grill or the kitchen while food was out. They were big dogs and could reach the whole counter. The boy dog’s nose was level with the counter and he’d cruise like that “nothing. Just walking along. Don’t mind me.”
I'm sorry to hear you lost them. They sound like incredible, brilliant, hilarious dogs! My sister had a dog who once took an entire goose carcass off the table at Thanksgiving with 10 people in the room - the moxy is really what earns my admiration!
They were great. The girl’s sneaking techniques were superb; boy was quite a bit less subtle.
Our beloved red heeler (aka Australian cattle dog) was found nose deep into a pumpkin pie I had put on the desk in my home office to cool before Thanksgiving dinner. The pie matched her fur exactly, which was hilarious (to me). Anyway, we had a backup pie. What a nose that girl had! She ate a small box of expensive chocolates out of my husband's satchel that he'd left on his office floor under his desk. (Vet said she'd be fine, and she was.) She once dug a piece of gum out of a snowbank! Your Pants has breakfast food only -- our Casey had a sweet tooth! Absolutely adored that girl.
That’s what we call a hunter/gatherer! 😅 Pants also has a sweet tooth - she LOVES apples more than anything else, but will also do tricks for pears, blueberries, and oranges.
Sierra once ate a whole rack of cooked ribs while standing on the counter. Plate was licked clean. Not a bone or debris anywhere! I spent $900 at the emergency room. A weekend of IV fluids and she was good as ever. Darn dog!
Oh my gosh I would lose my mind! So thankful she was okay. I swear, the things these dogs put us through!
I loved this article in so many ways. I wish more people would think in terms of how to teach their dog what they would like them to know, rather than making assumptions that the dog is already aware of appropriate responses in situations.
The funniest thing Twyla ever stole ... We had to crate her at night, beside my bed, until she was two as she stole anything and everything. Now she only steals while we are awake as she loves the chase that follows or the treats that we swap her ill-gotten-gains for. I know we shouldn't encourage it, but it makes us laugh too. The funniest thing is when she (all 30kg of her) tries to sneak along the top of the sofa and gently, slowly, deftly lift the hair scrunchie out of my hair, as if I am not going to notice 🤣
I completely agree, and feel the same way about humans. We need to tell each other what we want, and help people treat us well.
I wish you had a video of Twyla’s Great Scrunchie Heist - I bet it would be gold!
Especially after Middle Cat joined the furry fam, I've learned to hide all things that I don't want to risk the pets getting in to. Be it food, or just about anything else. (Middle Cat, like some dogs, has an insatiable curiosity about life and everything about it, so in order to keep him safe, and not give him the opportunity to mess up and/or get hurt, this is just the way things have to be.)
I love a curious animal, but they do keep us on our toes, don’t they?
The day we brought our Husky/Shephard rescue home I caught her licking all the plates in the open dishwasher. An easy problem to fix. She subsequently stole several cookies and several waffles off of the kitchen counter. We simply learned to keep the food out of her reach at all times and have had no problems since. Unless you count her stealing one of our chickens after it got loose…. That did not end well and led to us having to keep the dog in the front yard only as chickens WILL escape over time.
Such a humorous article on making assumptions. Thank you. Our dog stole the gingerbread house that my mom had spent all day making from scratch. She did share it with my little sister, though. Mom found them happily eating her creation under the kitchen table!