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04-20-2014, 03:00 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Pearl River, La
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| Hiding treats Is it normal for dogs to hide their treats? When I give Sophie a treat I break it into a couple pieces and she takes one piece and puts it under the blanket on her bed and start pushing the blanket with her nose to bunch it up around her treat. She does the same with the other piece but she takes it to the couch and hides it under her towel up there. This seems strange to me that she feels she has to hide her treats. What does everyone else think? It is cute to watch her. |
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04-20-2014, 04:45 AM | #2 |
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| My last baby hid EVERYTHING from treats to food to favorite toys. Did it as a pup up until she passed away at age 16 y/o. I think it's just a doggie thing. I had 2 babies that did this and 2 who did no...How old is Sophie.
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04-20-2014, 05:15 AM | #3 |
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| Just about 7 months. |
04-20-2014, 05:49 AM | #4 |
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| I don't think you have anything to worry about. Even my newly adopted boy age 3 y/o likes to hide his kibble on the sofa lol. Yorkies like to hide, re-hide, bury, dig up, bury some place else. She's fine. Enjoy her and let her be her lil yorkie self.
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04-20-2014, 06:57 AM | #5 |
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| My first little, Gina, did this. After she passed away I found dried up chips under the sofa cushions. Made me smile. Zoey does not hide stuff, she just eats it immediately.
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04-20-2014, 07:08 AM | #6 |
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| Completely normal. It's instinct for most dogs to save back some food for later as in the wild they didn't often get regular meals and were always seeking and hiding food for later as in the wild the rule is survival of the fittest and canines rarely willingly share food with others, returning and moving it again and again as long as they smell other critter scent has been near it. They are often vigorous guards of their resources and goods. They try to mimic that behavior in domestication with food, treats, toys(which are resources to dogs) or anything they happen to get that they see as a resource. Some of them whine and whine as they sense their hiding place isn't really "hidden" or adequate and is too close to others in the home, isn't deep or well-covered, so they are ill-at-ease until they move it again - and again - and again until they finally give up on it for a while and nap. So your baby stashing away her goodies - whatever they may be - for later is perfectly normal canine behavior and she will likely continue that for most of her life. Just be sure you are able to walk over to her "stash" and pick up anything you want without triggering a growl or show of her teeth. She needs to understand that you have unfettered access to her resources at all times from an early age.
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04-20-2014, 07:11 AM | #7 |
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| I am glad to hear it is normal. I just know that the person I got her from had a lot of dogs (Yorkies and Shih Tus) running around I just did not know if she had to fight to get food before I got her. After 3 months she is a big, big did I say big part of my husband and my life. |
04-20-2014, 07:30 AM | #8 | |
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