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This is Remy. She has 50 other toys. But why play with those when you can steal your brother Benny's instead. 13/10 for both

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My sibling set (GS/GRet mix) played exact same game. I gave them duplicate pink stuffy-bunnies to "find" r/t bark at door. Worked great for greetings: "Find your bunny!" It apparently was more fun tho when sis hid hers and they'd play snatch fm each other w growly gusto. Subsets are unlike any.

I had an Australian Silky Terrier that would take a toy and shake it to draw attention from the other dogs that were playing with the toy he wanted. When the other dogs took the bait and came after the toy that Cavanaugh was shaking, he would drop it and go get the toy he wanted. He lived 17 yrs. ❤️

For my part, when I saw Shakti, an incomparable Lab-Akita mix female whom I temporary cared for, diligently and surreptitiously chew through the leash of a boy dog she liked, who had been inhumanly tied to the backstop of a softball game by his owner, I had no further doubt that dogs are self-aware.

I’ve watched my Golden for all 9 yrs of her life instantly match her behavior to whomever she is interacting with. For unsure toddlers she goes still and let’s them explore/pat. For scared puppies, she lies down and lets them sniff/crawl all over her and then plays w/them using only her head.

i live this every day with my 2. toys, treats, beds, attention, prey, anything. the sibbling rivalry overlord game of ‘gimme’. “This is Remy. She has 50 other toys. But why play with those when you can steal your brother Benny's instead”

Ha. Years ago, some EnglishMan on FB posted about how he just barely Bought his dog about 💷200+ worth of Doggie Toys, "& all the damn dog wants to play with is a fecking black plastic Flower Pot!!!" 💢😆😆😆💢

Look how deliberately careful he’s being, trying not to wake him up. That’s some serious cognitive thinking going on. Dogs are so much smarter than we know.