I think Chewy's strength is his eye-sight. I can drop a treat by his foot and he smells all over the place and never finds it. When I point to it, no problem.
I decided to test his eyes by taking him out to a field and playing "where is it" with his hedgehog. He can see his hedgehog from about 400 feet. He can't sniff it out if it's on the other side of a tree he's next to!
I can turn around, and hide the toy under my shirt, and ask "Hey, Chewy! Where is it?" And he'll go running all over the place looking for it. If I ever get a video camera, I'll tape it because it's so funny. Instead of tracking a scent like most dogs, he has to go look in every hiding place he can think of. A lot of times he goes bipedal to check all the counters and book-shelves and such. |