Now I am convinced that Bella is ten times smarter than she lets on.
There was a half-gallon of water sitting on the porch (in a plastic milk container) that I keep handy so I can soak Bella down a little when it becomes too hot outside. She insists on laying in the sun on the hottest of days.
The other day my neighbor and I were sitting on the porch...it was pretty warm out. Bella comes up on the porch, grabs the container by the handle (with her teeth of course), very carefully brings it over to the steps, then very carefully sets it down to get a better grip on it before going down the stairs. She picks it back up and brings it down into the grass. She tried to set it down carefully again, but since the lawn was uneven it ended up tipping over. This very sad expression came about her face when she looked up at us. We were just sitting there staring at her in disbelief…lol. It was like she had done it a million times before.
After I stopped laughing, I got up and poured the rest of the water on her. I swear I could hear her sigh with relief “aaaaaaaahhhhh….that’s much better”. She could have and would have done it herself if she had thumbs…I just know it.
I think our dogs let us think they are the “less intelligent” species. Just have to figure out why. For their amusement? Do they joke about our Human IQ’s while at daycare? “you shoulda been there, Norm. I swear that chick doesn’t have any working brain cells”..LOL
Has your dog(s) done anything that just makes you go "wow...what the....?!"
There was a half-gallon of water sitting on the porch (in a plastic milk container) that I keep handy so I can soak Bella down a little when it becomes too hot outside. She insists on laying in the sun on the hottest of days.
The other day my neighbor and I were sitting on the porch...it was pretty warm out. Bella comes up on the porch, grabs the container by the handle (with her teeth of course), very carefully brings it over to the steps, then very carefully sets it down to get a better grip on it before going down the stairs. She picks it back up and brings it down into the grass. She tried to set it down carefully again, but since the lawn was uneven it ended up tipping over. This very sad expression came about her face when she looked up at us. We were just sitting there staring at her in disbelief…lol. It was like she had done it a million times before.
After I stopped laughing, I got up and poured the rest of the water on her. I swear I could hear her sigh with relief “aaaaaaaahhhhh….that’s much better”. She could have and would have done it herself if she had thumbs…I just know it.
I think our dogs let us think they are the “less intelligent” species. Just have to figure out why. For their amusement? Do they joke about our Human IQ’s while at daycare? “you shoulda been there, Norm. I swear that chick doesn’t have any working brain cells”..LOL
Has your dog(s) done anything that just makes you go "wow...what the....?!"