Dog logic

HarryM1BYT · 15th March 2016, 07:38

We have two border collies, a 10 yo male and his smaller giddier 3yo step sister.

We try to give both their dinners in the kitchen, in those used plastic frozen meal containers. He always eats his without any issues, what ever he is given. Sometime they get our left overs, sometimes ordinary dog foods (tinned meat and dried biscuit).

If its our left overs she clears her dish without any fuss, but give her dog food and then the trouble begins.....

She eats a bit off the top, then either leaves the rest or tries to carry it off to the living room and their shared bed. When she tries to do this, she often leaves a trail of spilled food, so she gets shouted at. Left in the kitchen unattended he will help her out by eating it, so we lift it up out of the way.

Last night I lifted it out of the way, she has been re-offered it a few times since then, but wouldn't touch it in the kitchen and repeated a few times this morning - He is upstairs sound asleep, just me and her up and about.

So rather than have her make a mess trying to carry it to her bed, I carried it for her. All the food gone in seconds, once placed on the bed

Lancpudn · 15th March 2016, 08:17

LOL That boxer reminds me of the one my daughter had, Boy was that thing just plain nuts.

BaroqueMoon · 15th March 2016, 08:39

Ha! That punch line worked perfectly ...

Dogs and pets in general are sensational creatures.

HarryM1BYT · 15th March 2016, 14:31

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Originally Posted by BaroqueMoon

Ha! That punch line worked perfectly ...

Dogs and pets in general are sensational creatures.

When still a baby and away in the tight confines of our caravan, they had a bit of an argument over their food dishes. Now each will allow the other to take their empty dish and give it a last good lick out, so I don't think the behaviour is concerns of the other stealing the food, plus when given human food, she happily just gets on with eating it.

15th March 2016, 07:38	#1
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15th March 2016, 08:17	#2
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,642 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	LOL That boxer reminds me of the one my daughter had, Boy was that thing just plain nuts. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

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