Quirky bone behavior

My corgi, Kizzy, has a weird habit. Whenever we give her a rawhide stick or some kind of bone treat, she carries it around whimpering. then she will drop it at my feet and jump back from it like she was getting a shock or something. i give it back and the process repeats. This goes on for some time and then she settles down and chews the bone. not quite sure whqt to make of this.

Jim

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Permalink Reply by Abbea and Vivi on January 30, 2009 at 10:27am

Haha it seems like she's thinking, "Can I really have this? No, you should have it first because you're the leader. Ok if you really really really don't want it...." Not sure what's going on, but that's what popped into my head.

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Permalink Reply by Jim McCracken on January 30, 2009 at 10:31am

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. she is a really good dog for 7 months. Just different than our previous 4 goldens.

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Permalink Reply by Mariana on February 2, 2009 at 6:08pm

My dog does that sometimes, too. And I've realized from watching her for a while that she's whining because she can't decide where she wants to hide the bone. I can't say this is what Kizzy is doing as well, but it's possible.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie & Lola on February 7, 2009 at 4:26am

Lola does this also, especially if I am lying in bed and she has no where to hide her bone. Oh and if you touch it after she is done covering it with blankets she gets SO mad, lets out a huge sigh and starts to cry again looking for a place to hide it. So we don't touch her bones anymore haha

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on February 2, 2009 at 6:21pm

Maybe she simply enjoys getting gifts from you and wants you to relive the moment lol. Do you break up treats before giving them to her usually? Maybe she is telling you "It's too big mom!"

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Permalink Reply by Jim McCracken on February 3, 2009 at 7:21am

Thanks all. you have some good ideas.

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Permalink Reply by Chris on February 6, 2009 at 9:54am

Kirby used to do this when we gave him rawhides. He would wander all over, looking at various spots to hide it, and whine, pathetically, every once in a while. I would feel bad, like it was just torture for him to make a decision on where he should hide it! He would eventually find a place, and all was apparently right in Kirbyworld :-)