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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Hide and Seek - by Bruce


Sometimes dog stories are worth telling and this is one clearly is. If anyone ever questioned the degree of intelligence of a German Shepherd this should solidify how highly intelligent they are.

Our evening ritual before we go to bed is to take a last trip into the bathroom where Carol brushes her teeth and washes her face. Often Bozwell will come in too and sit there waiting to get his face washed with the warm wash cloth. Some times he will take the wash cloth in his mouth and take it out in the living room when we have to retrieve it. Last night he took the wash cloth and left the bathroom as usual. Carol went out to find the wash cloth and it was no where to be seen. She asked Bozwell where it was and he lead her on a trip all through the house pointing his nose to different area's where she would look. She checked every where he indicated and no wash cloth. After she had looked everywhere possible in our small house that Bozwell pointed out to her, she told me she couldn't find the wash cloth anywhere.

I went with Bozwell on a similar search through out the house that Bozwell led me on including the pantry of all places. Finally when I ask him where the wash cloth was we wanted to go to bed he took me into the living room and with his nose pointed to a certain spot in Sarah's bed. I lifted her bed and sure enough there was the wash cloth exactly where he pointed and where he had hidden the wash cloth. He had all on his own invented a game of hide and seek. We couldn't stop laughing as he had taken us all through the house looking for that wash cloth and finally he did show us where he had hidden it.

Did I mention that life is never boring with our dogs? I had been busy all day as had Carol on the computer. Bozwell had come in several times to play and saw we were busy and would go lay down. So before the day ended he invented his own game to play and did he ever pull it off with perfection. He got us both good, and pulled it off without a flaw. He had a good laugh on us for sure.

7 comments:

Carol said...

And that story is absolutely the truth! Sarah's bed a a large rectangle and he had to somehow have lifted it to get that washcloth under the MIDDLE of the bed.

I continue to marvel...... :)+

Pat said...

I done tol’ you Bozwell was the smartest dog (with his blankie) – now, maybe he’s the smartest being in the house ….

Barbara said...

Some people buy a German Shepherd for their beauty, their structure, their movement or their loyalty. Most people are at awe of the intelligence of this breed. Also they can be the most cunning little mischief makers you may ever see. One things for sure, they always keep you on your feet!

Bruce said...

Pat: I have to be honest. If Bozwell could type he would be doing this blog and not me. He may be the smartest creature in this household, which is why I refuse to teach him to type. LOL

Bruce said...

Barbara: So right you are... They are truly amazing. I just sent Connie a proposed press release for her rescue. She is looking for local volunteers to help but my suggestion is give any volunteer an IQ test to make sure they are smarter than the GSD. Otherwise you may end up with a bunch of needy volunteers dominated by dogs. LOL

Jim and Sandy said...

What an interesting story! Yes, German Shepherd’s are very intelligent, at least when he saw you two were busy, he laid down quietly, and didn’t interrupt like most children do! Thanks for the story, it is always good to hear from you and Carol. Our computer is back up and running now, hope you are staying warm, I’m sure you are! Thanks again! Sandy & Jim

Joy and Phil said...

Wonderful story but not surprising. We had GS's in our family for years when every one had room. We loved them and were amazed at their loyalty and intelligence. However, I still remember the hair ... full time job keeping it under control.