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_Chrissy_ · 03-12-2009, 04:28 AM

Max will put a bone, yam, or something like that on his dog bed.
The he will like drag his nose on the bed & around it like he is covering it?
He will do this fo a few minutes and then either eat it or walk away.
WEIRD!

Does he think he is burrying it? Marking it somehow?

TeresaM · 03-12-2009, 05:00 AM

My Sadie did this A LOT too. It appeared to me that she was 'burrying' it. I don't know why they do it, but I think it's such a cute thing.

luvfla · 03-12-2009, 05:11 AM

They think their slobbered up bone is as desireable to YOU as it is to THEM...so, yes, they're hiding it! Don't try to reason with them...it's futile!

Amoureux · 03-12-2009, 05:13 AM

I think they are saving it for a rainy day.

BLowry · 03-12-2009, 05:16 AM

My Parents little dog does the same thing with her kibbles (she eats in her crate) she tries to bury the entire bowl!

ARCHIE · 03-12-2009, 05:29 AM

LOL aren't they just the cutest.

Buddy will prance around at times with a treat in his mouth whineing

doing that fishtail thing with his butt. I tell him he's suppose to be happy
with a treat not moaning. Can't figure that one out either.

_Chrissy_ · 03-12-2009, 05:51 AM

It is SO CUTE when he does it.
I love it.
It just Looks strange.
I try not to laugh because I do not want to hurt his feelings-LOL
But is ALWAYS makes me smile.
It is like "What are you doing you silly pup".

Wylie's Mom · 03-12-2009, 12:29 PM

Yep, they're "burying" it. Marcel is HUGE on burying - OMG, he will bury forEVER, and by the end of it, his face-fur is just a hot mess - fur everywhere. And there the bone is, in full plain site - but he is SURE he's done his job. He then picks it up in a few minutes, and then the entire process starts all over.

luvfla · 03-12-2009, 01:06 PM

One time Clarence had a teeny Beanie Baby outside. He was playing & playing so Kevin starts playing with him....well I guess C got tired so he dug a shallow grave put Lamby in it, belly up, & scraped about a tablespoon of dirt on top of it. We cracked up! Kevin said...Um Clarence, dude!, I can SEE Lamby. Clarence didn't care he was SURE Lamby was secure.
We STILL laugh about that & it was over 10 years ago.

Nancy1999 · 03-12-2009, 01:18 PM

This is so cute, I've never noticed another dog I've had doing this, but he goes around in a circle, and taps the bone with his nose, and back-ups and pushes pretend dirt on the bone going all around the circle, once he's done, he takes the bone to find a new spot to "bury" it.

Juliealfies mum · 03-12-2009, 01:29 PM

Haha Alfie does this a lot, once he has it 'Buried safe' Lottie runs up and eats it!!!LOL

Nancy1999 · 03-12-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Juliealfies mum

Haha Alfie does this a lot, once he has it 'Buried safe' Lottie runs up and eats it!!!LOL

Lol, Lottie sounds like a little "bone digger."

JJinjersey · 03-12-2009, 01:50 PM

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JJinjersey · 03-12-2009, 02:02 PM

It's funny because my bryan does this all the time.. He talkes his milk bones and puts then between the pillows on my sofa and then he takeds his head and covers them with imaginary dirt, pushing his face into the leather, then he will picked it up and take it some wherev else Lol! 2 nights ago at bedtime I got in bed and puthim in my bedroom with the door closed and as soon as I started to dose off I heard him whinning and scratching at the door so I got up and opened the door well he eent running down the dark hall went to his bed that he does't sleep in anymore and gota milkbone he had stashed...he can bolting down the hall jumped on my bed and started eating it..soo funny! I turned off the lights and could here him eating in the dark..so yes after all these posts I wouldv say it NORMAL

RIPMyLittleCase · 03-12-2009, 03:33 PM

Our little Casey used to do the "nose nudge thing" before she would eat. We were always afraid she would rub her nose raw. Teddy will take some of his bones and try to hide them behind the curtains or in between the cushions of the couch. When we first brought him home, he took one of his stuffed toys outside and buried it in the pile of leaves in the corner of our fence.

03-12-2009, 04:28 AM	#1
_Chrissy_ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,561	Strange Behavior...anyone know what it "means"? Max will put a bone, yam, or something like that on his dog bed. The he will like drag his nose on the bed & around it like he is covering it? He will do this fo a few minutes and then either eat it or walk away. WEIRD! Does he think he is burrying it? Marking it somehow? __________________ Max (the Morkie) & Mickey (the Yorkie)

03-12-2009, 05:00 AM	#2
TeresaM Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TX Posts: 3,358	My Sadie did this A LOT too. It appeared to me that she was 'burrying' it. I don't know why they do it, but I think it's such a cute thing. __________________ If you think dogs can't count, put 3 biscuits in your pocket, then give him only 2. Gracie Ruth & Boo & Yogi & RIP Annie B. & Bonnie Lane

03-12-2009, 05:16 AM	#5
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	My Parents little dog does the same thing with her kibbles (she eats in her crate) she tries to bury the entire bowl! __________________ Brenda

03-12-2009, 05:51 AM	#7
_Chrissy_ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,561	It is SO CUTE when he does it. I love it. It just Looks strange. I try not to laugh because I do not want to hurt his feelings-LOL But is ALWAYS makes me smile. It is like "What are you doing you silly pup". __________________ Max (the Morkie) & Mickey (the Yorkie)

03-12-2009, 12:29 PM	#8
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Yep, they're "burying" it. Marcel is HUGE on burying - OMG, he will bury forEVER, and by the end of it, his face-fur is just a hot mess - fur everywhere. And there the bone is, in full plain site - but he is SURE he's done his job. He then picks it up in a few minutes, and then the entire process starts all over. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

03-12-2009, 05:11 AM	#3
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	They think their slobbered up bone is as desireable to YOU as it is to THEM...so, yes, they're hiding it! Don't try to reason with them...it's futile!

03-12-2009, 05:13 AM	#4
Amoureux Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 77	I think they are saving it for a rainy day.

03-12-2009, 05:29 AM	#6
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	LOL aren't they just the cutest. Buddy will prance around at times with a treat in his mouth whineing doing that fishtail thing with his butt. I tell him he's suppose to be happy with a treat not moaning. Can't figure that one out either.

03-12-2009, 01:06 PM	#9
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	One time Clarence had a teeny Beanie Baby outside. He was playing & playing so Kevin starts playing with him....well I guess C got tired so he dug a shallow grave put Lamby in it, belly up, & scraped about a tablespoon of dirt on top of it. We cracked up! Kevin said...Um Clarence, dude!, I can SEE Lamby. Clarence didn't care he was SURE Lamby was secure. We STILL laugh about that & it was over 10 years ago.

03-12-2009, 01:18 PM	#10
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	This is so cute, I've never noticed another dog I've had doing this, but he goes around in a circle, and taps the bone with his nose, and back-ups and pushes pretend dirt on the bone going all around the circle, once he's done, he takes the bone to find a new spot to "bury" it. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

03-12-2009, 01:29 PM	#11
Juliealfies mum YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland Posts: 2,224	Haha Alfie does this a lot, once he has it 'Buried safe' Lottie runs up and eats it!!!LOL __________________ From Julie Alfie & Lottie

03-12-2009, 01:50 PM	#13
JJinjersey YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 3	Please click one of the Quick Reply icons in the posts above to activate Quick Reply. __________________ Bryan's Mommy

03-12-2009, 02:02 PM	#14
JJinjersey YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 3	It's funny because my bryan does this all the time.. He talkes his milk bones and puts then between the pillows on my sofa and then he takeds his head and covers them with imaginary dirt, pushing his face into the leather, then he will picked it up and take it some wherev else Lol! 2 nights ago at bedtime I got in bed and puthim in my bedroom with the door closed and as soon as I started to dose off I heard him whinning and scratching at the door so I got up and opened the door well he eent running down the dark hall went to his bed that he does't sleep in anymore and gota milkbone he had stashed...he can bolting down the hall jumped on my bed and started eating it..soo funny! I turned off the lights and could here him eating in the dark..so yes after all these posts I wouldv say it NORMAL __________________ Bryan's Mommy

03-12-2009, 03:33 PM	#15
RIPMyLittleCase Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bolingbrook,IL,USA Posts: 264	Our little Casey used to do the "nose nudge thing" before she would eat. We were always afraid she would rub her nose raw. Teddy will take some of his bones and try to hide them behind the curtains or in between the cushions of the couch. When we first brought him home, he took one of his stuffed toys outside and buried it in the pile of leaves in the corner of our fence. __________________ Jenny , Teddy the YorkiePoo, Peanut the Dacshsie & Clara Belle the Yorkie (our newest family member) RIP Sweet Casey