How to make the dog crazy

[Michelle67]

Couldn't find his big rawhide chewy anywhere, so we gave him another one. Then the first one turned up (wrapped in a blanket on my bed? I'm thinking one of the kids had a hand in that) so we gave it back to him. Now he's a neurotic mess because he can't make up his mind which one to chew. And as if that wasn't enough of a dilemma for him, I walk by every once in awhile just to make him crazier. See...you can take food right out of his mouth and he won't bite, but he prefers that we not do that so when you walk up while he's chewing he likes to grab the thing and run off. He can't grab 'em both. Yeah...I do keep walking by on purpose, just to see his "oh crum!" expression. Heh heh heh.

 

[bballmom56]

Our last dog would do that. He would "hide" his rawhide bagel or bone. His hiding places included any dirty laundry that was on the floor or in the covers on our bed (but of course, he knew he wasn't allowed on the bed ). We would find it and bring it to him and he just looked crushed. He would slink away with it, looking back to see if we were watching, so he could hide it again, hopefully without us knowing where. He never chewed it - he just hid it!

 

[Goofyluver]

Our last dog would do that. He would "hide" his rawhide bagel or bone. His hiding places included any dirty laundry that was on the floor or in the covers on our bed (but of course, he knew he wasn't allowed on the bed ). We would find it and bring it to him and he just looked crushed. He would slink away with it, looking back to see if we were watching, so he could hide it again, hopefully without us knowing where. He never chewed it - he just hid it!

I had a dog that would do that.

She would dig her imaginary hole, sometimes in the middle of the living room carpet, and plop her bone right down in front of everyone. I think she thought we couldn't see it. Then, if you touched the bone or picked it up, she looked crushed. And the process would start all over again.

 

[FredinFL]

LOL, my guy will just choose one and has no worries about leaving his bones behind. My bestfriend's dog will come over and walk around picking up every bone and hoofie and then sit on them like a dragon on his hoard We keep telling him he has to share, but he keeps doing it.

 

[Shelley Chiarats]

Our dogs also like to "bury" thier bones in what we see as obvious spots like next to the wall or the couch.

We have 9 dogs total and they are all something else in their own way. We live next door to my grandfather and his house is part of their underground fence area. Sami K will lead the pack over there and scratch at his door. He'll come out and give them all treats.

Most of the dogs scatter in the yard and eat theirs right away but Kinsey gets hers and hightails it back to our house to lay on the couch with it for at least a few hours.

Katy on the other hand is more of a ball hound. She wants all the balls and gets real frustrated when she can't keep up with all of them when only one will fit in her mouth.

Like the OP, we tease her and give her one and take the one she drops. With 3 balls we can keep this up for a good 10min before she catches on.

 

[Mama-san]

I'm so glad to hear of people screwing around with their dogs, too.

 

[Michelle67]

LOL, my guy will just choose one and has no worries about leaving his bones behind. My bestfriend's dog will come over and walk around picking up every bone and hoofie and then sit on them like a dragon on his hoard We keep telling him he has to share, but he keeps doing it.

Haha! I love it!

 

[PirateSnowmen]

Our dogs also like to "bury" thier bones in what we see as obvious spots like next to the wall or the couch.

We have 9 dogs total and they are all something else in their own way. We live next door to my grandfather and his house is part of their underground fence area. Sami K will lead the pack over there and scratch at his door. He'll come out and give them all treats.

Most of the dogs scatter in the yard and eat theirs right away but Kinsey gets hers and hightails it back to our house to lay on the couch with it for at least a few hours.

Katy on the other hand is more of a ball hound. She wants all the balls and gets real frustrated when she can't keep up with all of them when only one will fit in her mouth.

Like the OP, we tease her and give her one and take the one she drops. With 3 balls we can keep this up for a good 10min before she catches on.

That is exactly what my dog does! I hate to say that he isn't quite smart enough to catch on to the trick though

Also, if you lay 2 balls side-to-side on the ground in front of him, he will stare at the balls for a good 5 minutes before pouncing on one. Then, once he sees the other ball, he drops the one in his mouth and the process continues

 

[Michelle67]

That is exactly what my dog does! I hate to say that he isn't quite smart enough to catch on to the trick though

Also, if you lay 2 balls side-to-side on the ground in front of him, he will stare at the balls for a good 5 minutes before pouncing on one. Then, once he sees the other ball, he drops the one in his mouth and the process continues

Ours does the same thing, or tries to get both in his mouth at the same time. He's a big dog, with a big mouth...but not THAT big. It's pretty funny to watch.