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Smart pupper: (Original Post) tblue37 May 13 OP
🐾 Deuxcents May 13 #1
and that is what those paws are for. :) AllaN01Bear May 13 #2
And some say dogs can't learn to use tools... (I beg to differ) hlthe2b May 13 #3
I have a klepto dog... Hermit-The-Prog May 15 #5
Smart pup debm55 May 13 #4

hlthe2b

(102,700 posts)
3. And some say dogs can't learn to use tools... (I beg to differ)
Mon May 13, 2024, 02:09 PM
May 13

No opposable thumbs (albeit some do have dewclaws--lol ) but ever see them use a stick in their mouth to move things--or two front paws to move a full food bowl or plow through a full bag for that hidden doggy treat? My hyperintelligent doggy girl would say those are just basic tasks of "simpleton doggies..." and we've not seen anything yet.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,767 posts)
5. I have a klepto dog...
Wed May 15, 2024, 12:54 AM
May 15

He hid a tennis ball under his 'arm' pit until a hyper Yorkie passed by, then pulled it out and resumed chewing it. He had stolen the ball from the Yorkie's yard earlier.

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