I'm just saying. Your dog's ability to remember may be better than we realize.

[Duncanpup]

Yesterday on a walk at this park. Dunc the golden retriever had to stop and check out this trash can.

The reason around two months ago he found part of a hoagie in wrapper on the ground.
We never checked to see what kind of hoagie it was yet golden boy remembered.

[niyad]

1. But of course!!!

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

2. All I have to do is get out a suitcase

My dogs start whimpering.

[barbtries]

10. all i have to do is put on a pair of pants

I live in shorts, and he knows very well that if I'm putting on pants, I'm going somewhere.

I really want to get a vest that says "emotional support human" for me to wear.

[niyad]

14. To go along with the one that reads "I work hard so my dog/cat can have

a better life"

[2naSalit]

3. They will always...

Have 'place where food can be found' penciled in on their mental food maps, bears do the same thing. You can relocate a bear far from a place where it found food and it will be back in a matter of a couple days and will frequent the location year after year.

[irisblue]

4. On one morning walk The Wonder Dog found a discarded slice of pizza under a bush

I wrestled it away from him, tossing it into the street & we continued our walk.

We walked that route twice a day for years& he checked that bush carefully every time.


Dogs don't forgot food like stuff.

[Duncanpup]

5. 😂? What kind of pup was wonder dog.

[irisblue]

7. Border collie/lab/mystery mix. I still miss him every day

He was a ● Good Dog●

[mgardener]

6. I threw some banana bread out for the squirrels

Neighbor's dog, Lady got out and ate the bread.
For years, she would go to that spot and sit, waiting for more.

[iscooterliberally]

8. This reminds me of Cisco and the stolen brisket.

About 20 years ago we got hit by a hurricane. At the time my wife was a restaurant manager and she brought home a large brisket from work. The restaurant had lost power so she brought it home and we cooked it up and ate as much as we could. A few days later she was cleaning out the fridge and tossed what was left of it in the trash. Cisco was a junk yard dog and every now and then he would knock the trash can over and rummage through it when no one was looking. I came home from work later and found the mess in the kitchen and cleaned it up. I took Cisco for a walk like I always did in those days. We took our usual half mile trek, but when we got to the front yard on our return, Cisco was super excited to go back in the house. That was a red flag for me, because it was unusual behavior on his part. We went inside and he made a bee-line for his "food rug". We had a ratty piece of carpet for his food bowl. He liked to drop his food on the rug before eating it. He had stashed the piece of brisket behind a box where no one could see it. He started to eat it and I knew it would be a fight to take it away from him. I jangled my car keys and said, "let's go for a ride!". He loved car rides so we took a ride around the block. When I pulled back up, I left him in the car and went inside to dispose of the brisket. I made sure to wrap it up and put it in the outside trash can. Then I went back in and let Cisco in. He went straight to where the brisket was and I'm sure you can imagine the look of disappointment on his face. He was a great dog who lived a long and happy life. He was about 50 pounds and a mix of Chow and Pit Bull. His photo is my avatar. Fun times!

[Duncanpup]

11. Cisco a handsome boy

[Aussie105]

9. Regular walkies . . .

14 year old girl dog with poor hearing and eyesight goes on a regular walk - she knows exactly where to stop to check spots where she previously smelled something interesting, saw a cat, or was petted by a human.

. . . and the 'something interesting' she smells might be something disgusting, so I have to watch carefully and pull her away in time.
Strange how eating stale dog poop is on the menu for her. Always has been.

[twodogsbarking]

12. Had a dog that found an entire half pizza, not sliced, extra large. He didn't get to eat it but what a find.

[waterwatcher123]

13. Our little Siberian Husky rescue (has since passed) used to regularly hide food for later use.

Our little Siberian Husky rescue (Nina) used to regularly hide food in case she experienced a shortage. She tried to hide a piece of pizza in a snowbank once with a crow sitting right behind her. The crow picked up the pizza and flew away. She also hid food on our couch, under pillows, and under rugs (a dog prepper, perhaps). She passed away during COVID and we miss her funny antics and personality.

[Midnight Writer]

15. I worked in a tiny town where an old fellow named Red would walk his dog every day with no leash.

They went out every day right after lunch and walked the same path of about a mile. The little dog would walk proudly right beside the old man.

Red died suddenly.

Every day, after lunch, Red's widow would let his dog out and that dog would walk the entire route just as if he was with his master. He stopped at intersections, ignored other dogs and people, just doggedly (sorry) following the path he had walked for so many years.

The people in town all seemed to know this dog and would watch out for him.