My yorkie has started to hide her treats. - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

SophieKatesMom · 04-14-2012, 06:54 PM

Sophie Kate is famous for hiding her treats.

Just last night I pulled one of her bags out of the closet (had not used it in almost a year), when I unzipped she jumped in and found a treat she had hidden in it.

She will also hide her Nyla bones inside my pillow cases, I have washed them a number of times.

Christinee · 04-14-2012, 07:11 PM

Charlie scarfs a treat down way too fast to actually hide one. lol That boy loves to eat! As soon as I give him a treat the only place he's running to is a comfortable spot to eat it! lol

YorkieMollie · 04-14-2012, 11:52 PM

Some of these stories are so funny, i'm loving yorkies little ways!! We have only had mollie for a few days, but we've been forever laughing at her since we got her, and we love her so much already!!

Harrysmum · 04-15-2012, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatord

I have treat bidders too.

What is cute to me is when your cleaning and you find their hidden treats. I just leave them if they haven't been there too long.

Unless it's a half-chewed, soggy-ended bully stick under your duvet....

Sally + Harry x

r2square · 04-15-2012, 04:02 AM

Nala hides both her treats and her food. Nala does the nose thing too.... it seems like she is trying to bury the treat or food. She also uses the top of her head to bury treats. She digs, puts the treat in the imaginary hole and then covers it up by pushing with her nose or top of her head repeatedly. This all happens on the couch or in the middle of the floor. It is the funniest thing ever.

Sweet Girls · 04-15-2012, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jmulls

So when I take him for a walk and he lifts his leg... he does his bull kick, where I think he is trying to cover what he just did... the funniest thing is that he kicks dirt and grass everywhere, except for where he just went!

This is marking behaviour. My girl does it, and when she scratches, she stretches out so low her belly almost rubs the ground.

LordRanger · 04-15-2012, 06:10 AM

yup. Ranger will ask for a treat...and then ask for another, and then another.... After awhile I realize he is asking for them so he can go hide it. I had some liver treats I made myself in the refrigerator which would spoil--Ranger went outside and hid one in the dirt.

yorkieusa · 04-15-2012, 10:15 AM

My little Muffin used to bury her treats when she was a puppy. She'd find various spots in the house. I remember one day she wanted out with her treat and she took it outside and dug a little hole next to the patio and buried it in there!

akima · 04-15-2012, 11:11 AM

Winnie will do the same thing, only she whines with her treats in her mouth until she finds the perfect spot, and if we are watching her do this it will take her longer to hide it. But as soon as we stop looking she finds a spot. Its so funny to hear her whines like this everytime she has a treat, especially with her Denta Stix! They are all over the place, she once tried to put one down the back of my DH's pants, very funny stuff.

sugarmamma · 04-15-2012, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

Winnie will do the same thing, only she whines with her treats in her mouth until she finds the perfect spot, and if we are watching her do this it will take her longer to hide it. But as soon as we stop looking she finds a spot. Its so funny to hear her whines like this everytime she has a treat, especially with her Denta Stix! They are all over the place, she once tried to put one down the back of my DH's pants, very funny stuff.

OMG hahahaha

That is very funny

yorkieusa · 04-15-2012, 02:29 PM

When I was a little girl, I had a little chi that would look in my dad's shirt pockets to see if he had any treats in there. I don't remember if she hid any treats though.

oliver44 · 04-15-2012, 02:55 PM

my dogs do this too, sometimes they even go thru the motions to bury something, like in my bed & then take their noses & pretend to bury the bone, wierd but think it's instictual, totally normal dog, puppy behavior, saving their food/treasure for later. so so cute

skittlz · 04-15-2012, 04:14 PM

it takes sonic a while to hide treats also, when he does find a spot he tries to cover it up *when he thinks he covered it up* he goes on his way.. when you say your yorkie is rubbing the floor she maybe *covering* her food or so she thinks

DaveD345 · 12-28-2016, 11:33 AM

I just noticed my Yorkie hiding her chew bone the other day. Her previous owner said that Gracie would bury bones next to my house, so if I ever dig there I'll probably find them. I find this behavior adorable but I know it must be instinctual for them. The "rubbing her nose on the floor" is something I have seen my Gracie do, as well, after she finds just the right hiding place for her treat. I believe it is also instinctual... just imagine her pushing imaginary dirt over the top of her treat with her nose. She's making sure that no one else will find it!

04-14-2012, 06:54 PM	#16
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	Sophie Kate is famous for hiding her treats. Just last night I pulled one of her bags out of the closet (had not used it in almost a year), when I unzipped she jumped in and found a treat she had hidden in it. She will also hide her Nyla bones inside my pillow cases, I have washed them a number of times. __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

04-15-2012, 04:02 AM	#20
r2square Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Athens, TN Posts: 116	Nala hides both her treats and her food. Nala does the nose thing too.... it seems like she is trying to bury the treat or food. She also uses the top of her head to bury treats. She digs, puts the treat in the imaginary hole and then covers it up by pushing with her nose or top of her head repeatedly. This all happens on the couch or in the middle of the floor. It is the funniest thing ever. __________________ Robin Nala

04-15-2012, 06:10 AM	#22
LordRanger Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 104	yup. Ranger will ask for a treat...and then ask for another, and then another.... After awhile I realize he is asking for them so he can go hide it. I had some liver treats I made myself in the refrigerator which would spoil--Ranger went outside and hid one in the dirt. __________________ Member AETP -- Animals for the Ethical Treatment of People

04-15-2012, 10:15 AM	#23
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	My little Muffin used to bury her treats when she was a puppy. She'd find various spots in the house. I remember one day she wanted out with her treat and she took it outside and dug a little hole next to the patio and buried it in there! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

04-15-2012, 11:11 AM	#24
akima Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: toronto, ontario, canada Posts: 122	Winnie will do the same thing, only she whines with her treats in her mouth until she finds the perfect spot, and if we are watching her do this it will take her longer to hide it. But as soon as we stop looking she finds a spot. Its so funny to hear her whines like this everytime she has a treat, especially with her Denta Stix! They are all over the place, she once tried to put one down the back of my DH's pants, very funny stuff. __________________ Chantal and Winnie TickleBottoms

04-14-2012, 07:11 PM	#17
Christinee Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bellflower, Ca, USA Posts: 2,437	Charlie scarfs a treat down way too fast to actually hide one. lol That boy loves to eat! As soon as I give him a treat the only place he's running to is a comfortable spot to eat it! lol

04-14-2012, 11:52 PM	#18
YorkieMollie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: County Durham, UK Posts: 30	Some of these stories are so funny, i'm loving yorkies little ways!! We have only had mollie for a few days, but we've been forever laughing at her since we got her, and we love her so much already!!

04-15-2012, 02:29 PM	#26
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	When I was a little girl, I had a little chi that would look in my dad's shirt pockets to see if he had any treats in there. I don't remember if she hid any treats though. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

04-15-2012, 02:55 PM	#27
oliver44 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gansevoort, New York Posts: 134	my dogs do this too, sometimes they even go thru the motions to bury something, like in my bed & then take their noses & pretend to bury the bone, wierd but think it's instictual, totally normal dog, puppy behavior, saving their food/treasure for later. so so cute

04-15-2012, 04:14 PM	#28
skittlz YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: texas Posts: 671	it takes sonic a while to hide treats also, when he does find a spot he tries to cover it up when he thinks he covered it up he goes on his way.. when you say your yorkie is rubbing the floor she maybe covering her food or so she thinks

12-28-2016, 11:33 AM	#29
DaveD345 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Rapid City, SD, USA Posts: 27	I just noticed my Yorkie hiding her chew bone the other day. Her previous owner said that Gracie would bury bones next to my house, so if I ever dig there I'll probably find them. I find this behavior adorable but I know it must be instinctual for them. The "rubbing her nose on the floor" is something I have seen my Gracie do, as well, after she finds just the right hiding place for her treat. I believe it is also instinctual... just imagine her pushing imaginary dirt over the top of her treat with her nose. She's making sure that no one else will find it! __________________ Gracie came to live with me in 2013. The angels came back for her on August 21, 2018. I miss my baby girl.