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Funny Greenie behavior
When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a
rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. What is it about Greenies? Anne A picture of Ginger: http://www.geocities.com/anwinesp/Ginger_pix.html |
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Anne wrote:
When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. What is it about Greenies? I don't know about greenies... my dogs don't have a special reaction to them. But Dylan often "buries" toys or rawhide chewies... not outside, though. She walks around the house until she thinks no one is looking and the deposits them behind a plant, or in a closet, or perhaps in a shoe. If we want to drive her nuts, we follow her around as she's looking for a hiding place; she can't "hide" her toy with anyone else in the room. A picture of Ginger: http://www.geocities.com/anwinesp/Ginger_pix.html I think she's a GBD: Great Brown Dog. Looks like a sweetheart! FurPaw -- Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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Anne wrote:
When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. What is it about Greenies? I don't know about greenies... my dogs don't have a special reaction to them. But Dylan often "buries" toys or rawhide chewies... not outside, though. She walks around the house until she thinks no one is looking and the deposits them behind a plant, or in a closet, or perhaps in a shoe. If we want to drive her nuts, we follow her around as she's looking for a hiding place; she can't "hide" her toy with anyone else in the room. A picture of Ginger: http://www.geocities.com/anwinesp/Ginger_pix.html I think she's a GBD: Great Brown Dog. Looks like a sweetheart! FurPaw -- Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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Anne wrote:
When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. What is it about Greenies? I don't know about greenies... my dogs don't have a special reaction to them. But Dylan often "buries" toys or rawhide chewies... not outside, though. She walks around the house until she thinks no one is looking and the deposits them behind a plant, or in a closet, or perhaps in a shoe. If we want to drive her nuts, we follow her around as she's looking for a hiding place; she can't "hide" her toy with anyone else in the room. A picture of Ginger: http://www.geocities.com/anwinesp/Ginger_pix.html I think she's a GBD: Great Brown Dog. Looks like a sweetheart! FurPaw -- Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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"Anne" wrote in message om... When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. i don't know what it is about greenies in particular, but in the wild, wolves often bury their leftover food so scavengers won't steal it. then they dig it up when they're ready to eat it. i assume dogs bury bones and such out of instinct, but i would think they'd only do it when they feel it's a "leftover". maybe your dog doesn't want to eat it now, but is saving it for later. or maybe she doesn't want to eat it in front of you, in case you steal it away. so she "hides" it to eat later, in private. when i give my dogs greenies or bones, they immediately take them to opposite ends of the house, so they can enjoy them in peace. Manu usually finishes his first, then runs back and tries to steal Lola's. if he succeeds, he runs to his crate, which is his "safe" place, knowing Lola isn't allowed to bug him in there. then i have to intervene and take the greenie back, give it back to Lola, and keep Manu busy so he'll leave the poor girl alone. maybe it would be easier if they just buried them. :-) -kelly |
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"Anne" wrote in message om... When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. i don't know what it is about greenies in particular, but in the wild, wolves often bury their leftover food so scavengers won't steal it. then they dig it up when they're ready to eat it. i assume dogs bury bones and such out of instinct, but i would think they'd only do it when they feel it's a "leftover". maybe your dog doesn't want to eat it now, but is saving it for later. or maybe she doesn't want to eat it in front of you, in case you steal it away. so she "hides" it to eat later, in private. when i give my dogs greenies or bones, they immediately take them to opposite ends of the house, so they can enjoy them in peace. Manu usually finishes his first, then runs back and tries to steal Lola's. if he succeeds, he runs to his crate, which is his "safe" place, knowing Lola isn't allowed to bug him in there. then i have to intervene and take the greenie back, give it back to Lola, and keep Manu busy so he'll leave the poor girl alone. maybe it would be easier if they just buried them. :-) -kelly |
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"Anne" wrote in message om... When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. She'll walk around the house, holding it between her teeth, until I let her out (just now she gave me a tiny whine to remind me she needed to take it outside). I don't think she's ever taken a Greenie and immediately started chewing on it. She buries them in the yard, and sometimes she'll take a mud-caked one out and play with it. I've grabbed one, washed it off, and offered it to her again, but only occasionally has she actually started chewing on it. i don't know what it is about greenies in particular, but in the wild, wolves often bury their leftover food so scavengers won't steal it. then they dig it up when they're ready to eat it. i assume dogs bury bones and such out of instinct, but i would think they'd only do it when they feel it's a "leftover". maybe your dog doesn't want to eat it now, but is saving it for later. or maybe she doesn't want to eat it in front of you, in case you steal it away. so she "hides" it to eat later, in private. when i give my dogs greenies or bones, they immediately take them to opposite ends of the house, so they can enjoy them in peace. Manu usually finishes his first, then runs back and tries to steal Lola's. if he succeeds, he runs to his crate, which is his "safe" place, knowing Lola isn't allowed to bug him in there. then i have to intervene and take the greenie back, give it back to Lola, and keep Manu busy so he'll leave the poor girl alone. maybe it would be easier if they just buried them. :-) -kelly |
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On 11 Jan 2004 13:07:31 GMT, dogsnus wrote:
(Anne) wrote in . com: When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. What is it about Greenies? There has been some work done in this area. A guy by the name of Harlan bravely volunteered to test the addictive qualities of Greenies to determine if they were loaded with crack or not. We can't say for certain how long he spent in rehab and we certainly can't reveal the name of the center he went to (for confidentiality reasons,) but we *heard* the results, while inconclusive so far, were that there was *something* in there that tasted even far better even hotdogs. So, be very, very careful until it's been determined whether or not Greenies are deserving of a label warning from the Surgeon General. Terri Oh, man, you can just FORGET about receiving any HarCo discount coupons in the future, Little Miss BLABBY. --Terri & Harlan (The thing about me and Robert Downey Jr. being roomies is JUST A RUMOR) |
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On 11 Jan 2004 13:07:31 GMT, dogsnus wrote:
(Anne) wrote in . com: When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. What is it about Greenies? There has been some work done in this area. A guy by the name of Harlan bravely volunteered to test the addictive qualities of Greenies to determine if they were loaded with crack or not. We can't say for certain how long he spent in rehab and we certainly can't reveal the name of the center he went to (for confidentiality reasons,) but we *heard* the results, while inconclusive so far, were that there was *something* in there that tasted even far better even hotdogs. So, be very, very careful until it's been determined whether or not Greenies are deserving of a label warning from the Surgeon General. Terri Oh, man, you can just FORGET about receiving any HarCo discount coupons in the future, Little Miss BLABBY. --Terri & Harlan (The thing about me and Robert Downey Jr. being roomies is JUST A RUMOR) |
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On 11 Jan 2004 13:07:31 GMT, dogsnus wrote:
(Anne) wrote in . com: When I give my dog something to chew on---say, a Denta-Ring or a rawhide bone---she'll usually take it (she has to follow a command first) and start working on it. But with Greenies, she has a different behavior. She *has* to take it out to the yard and bury it. What is it about Greenies? There has been some work done in this area. A guy by the name of Harlan bravely volunteered to test the addictive qualities of Greenies to determine if they were loaded with crack or not. We can't say for certain how long he spent in rehab and we certainly can't reveal the name of the center he went to (for confidentiality reasons,) but we *heard* the results, while inconclusive so far, were that there was *something* in there that tasted even far better even hotdogs. So, be very, very careful until it's been determined whether or not Greenies are deserving of a label warning from the Surgeon General. Terri Oh, man, you can just FORGET about receiving any HarCo discount coupons in the future, Little Miss BLABBY. --Terri & Harlan (The thing about me and Robert Downey Jr. being roomies is JUST A RUMOR) |
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