"arranges" his toys

[Ced]

Hi - I just read your message about your dog arranging his toys - I have a 14 yr old collie who does the same thing!

He puts biscuits in a circle/patterns and sorts the contents of his 'toy box' into groups of pigs, bunnies, a lone turtle toy by itself etc.

He's recently started taking items from the utility area and makes the same pattern with them each day - using a plastic dustpan, brushes, a small tin and some plastic cable.

Perhaps it's some sort of dog art we don't understand!

[pitc9]

Wow!!
That's so cool!

I'd LOVE to see pictures of his art work!

Neither of my pups do anything like that, they destroy most things they get their mouth on!

[dogfighter2111]

I must say this is something I find very interesting. This is something I have never seen before but have indeed heard about.

Must be a very smart dog!

Thanks
Mike

[borzoimom]

Borzois are notorious for not being toy lovers- however- my younger two are. Zubin searches the house for every bone, brings them back into the great room ( where I am most of the time) and goes and finds another one, and places it in the pile. When we go to bed upstairs- he will start moving the bones unless we put the gate up so he cant run up and down the stairs ( the pitter patter of humongeous feet ya know...when you are trying to go to sleep..).
YOur baby sounds smarter- there is a pattern in your dogs mind.. I think that is a cute thing !!! Trying attaching a sentence to it while she is activily doing it like " did you get your toys??".. Also- notice when she wags your tail when you say it because then she understands that sentence goes with what she is doing.. Then one day reach down and move of the toys out of line and put it in front of the line she made- say the sentence- she should put the toy back " where it belongs.." Then you know she understands this is a trick..

[sasvermont]

Wow, smart pup! Never heard of this behavior before.

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