Smart dog stories

[jweese]

I was reading Sharon's opening message to my wife and she found it funny, then she mentioned to me about how Misty interacts with our two year old.

* Misty will follow our daughter around the house and block her from things she shouldn't be near (like, the stairs).
* She'll stand still and let our daughter pull herself up after she's fallen/tripped using Misty for support.
* Our daughter hugs and tugs on Misty like no one else can, and Misty just keeps following her - she also always lays at the end of the baby's crib or playpen (depending on the room she's in) and sleeps.
* Our daughter can take anything from Misty's mouth, including her favorite tug-rope, and Misty won't put up a fight.

Lastly, and even more shocking to me - the baby can tell "Tissy" to sit and she'll come sit or lay down right beside her. I was shocked when my wife showed all this to me.

The dog never, EVER, does any of this stuff when I'm around. I need to work less, and pay more attention to my family; my words exactly when I discovered this.

My wife describes Sophia (my daughter) and Misty's relationship as best friends, all day long.

[The Wife]

I was reading Sharon's opening message to my wife and she found it funny, then she mentioned to me about how Misty interacts with our two year old.

* Misty will follow our daughter around the house and block her from things she shouldn't be near (like, the stairs).
* She'll stand still and let our daughter pull herself up after she's fallen/tripped using Misty for support.
* Our daughter hugs and tugs on Misty like no one else can, and Misty just keeps following her - she also always lays at the end of the baby's crib or playpen (depending on the room she's in) and sleeps.
* Our daughter can take anything from Misty's mouth, including her favorite tug-rope, and Misty won't put up a fight.

Lastly, and even more shocking to me - the baby can tell "Tissy" to sit and she'll come sit or lay down right beside her. I was shocked when my wife showed all this to me.

The dog never, EVER, does any of this stuff when I'm around. I need to work less, and pay more attention to my family; my words exactly when I discovered this.

My wife describes Sophia (my daughter) and Misty's relationship as best friends, all day long.

Reading this post just made my whole day. Thanks for sharing.

[Sharon]

This JRT is something else. I have a table in the back yard , on which I wash the dogs after a muddy run.

Now when they are put from the van to the back yard and I amin the house gathering up the towels and shampoo , Cole has already jumped up on the table ( about 3 feet high) and is waiting for me. Never had that happen with any dog before. I can't believe it.

[terrym]

I was reading Sharon's opening message to my wife and she found it funny, then she mentioned to me about how Misty interacts with our two year old.

* Misty will follow our daughter around the house and block her from things she shouldn't be near (like, the stairs).
* She'll stand still and let our daughter pull herself up after she's fallen/tripped using Misty for support.
* Our daughter hugs and tugs on Misty like no one else can, and Misty just keeps following her - she also always lays at the end of the baby's crib or playpen (depending on the room she's in) and sleeps.
* Our daughter can take anything from Misty's mouth, including her favorite tug-rope, and Misty won't put up a fight.

Lastly, and even more shocking to me - the baby can tell "Tissy" to sit and she'll come sit or lay down right beside her. I was shocked when my wife showed all this to me.

The dog never, EVER, does any of this stuff when I'm around. I need to work less, and pay more attention to my family; my words exactly when I discovered this.

My wife describes Sophia (my daughter) and Misty's relationship as best friends, all day long.

Fabulous. BFF is how I think the kids call that now.

[Buckwheat21]

When My dog Macy was about a year old we had asked my parents to take her for a week while we were away. When we got back and asked how she was they told us she was great, and were amazed at how well behaved she was but kept having one problem. Every time they took her anywhere for a car ride she wouldn't get out of the car. They would call her over, try walking away, tug on her leash, even try bribing with a treat but she would just look at them and whine until they had to pick her up and carry her out of the car. The look on their face was priceless when i told them you have to give the command "OK Macy" to get out of a vehicle. I still laugh picturing my dad carrying a 1 year old GSP out of the car!

[Sharon]

Great story Buckwheat. Shows good ++ training.


I had a similar moment at the vet's the other day. I told the setter to sit in the waiting room while I was reading. The vet called us in and I went in and shut the door.
The vet said, " I think we're missing a dog."
Tessa was still sitting , waiting to be released. The vet said, " I don't see that very often."

[Fishinchris]

When it's time to eat Maddy knows to just go lay down a good distance from the table, and she doesn't budge until told, that being said her eyes are constantly working (mainly where the kid sits) watching where every dropped bit lands, for later

Haha my lab dose the same thing and he tries to be sneaky about it when he moves in for the droped food

[welsh]

Last season I had a little debate with a guy I train with over whether dogs watch TV. He's a vet, lots of dog experience, and he thinks they're just reacting to movement, light and shadows. I think they actually watch TV....

A couple of weeks back, watching The Walking Dead, a rabbit hops across the TV screen in HD, about 1.5 x life size on my screen ... the freaking dog, snoozing beside me, sits bolt upright, jumps clear over my legs and climbs up with her nose to the TV screen. Then the scene changes and the rabbit disappears, and she starts sniffing behind the TV, around the cable box, & climbs up on the table looking for the rabbit. (Everyone laughing too hard to deal with this misbehaviour.)

She did a similar thing when young, with a training DVD with a scene where a pheasant was shot.

So dogs are smart enough to watch TV, but not smart enough to figure out that the rabbit isn't hiding behind the screen....

[pearcey]

Dogs never cease to amaze me.

#1 They hear you scraping the bottom of your bowl and immediately show up.

#2 JRT heard banging at the back door ; JRT was trying to bring a large stick through the dog door - no luck. I watched him go back out side , chew the stick into 3 pieces and bring them in that way.

#3 When The JRT has a big bone he can't jump on the couch with it. He puts the bone at the side of the couch, jumps onto the couch, leans over and brings up the bone.

amazing animals

My dog skyler, acts like that too on occasion. He makes that initial mistake and learns from it. IMO a great dog trait

[Goosesniper]

I had a beagle once and used it for rabbit hunting. Couldn't get that mutt on the trail of a rabbit. Took him out once and saw 3 or 4 sitting in the bush. Let the dog out, nothing. No interest at all. Now open a bottle of rabbit. Darn thing would go crazy. Had some very smart black labs over the years. Had a lab rottie mix once s well. Very intelligent.