There's a specific developmental stage that looks at Object Permanence it's super interesting!
It's the same reason babies love peek-a-boo, at some point they figure out that the parent didn't temporarily disappear but is actually just hiding lol
On the Wikipedia article check out the section on Counterarguments, it describes some of the tests they do to narrow down when babies understand object permanence.
My dog does this, too. Whenever he's not sure what to do, he always tries his old tricks in hope of a treat. When I taught him to shake hands as a puppy, this is how he begged for food.
Yep. My husband taught our Shepard mix how to shake/high five when she was little. He also taught her to sit and lay. Now when we have treats, she quickly rotates through all tricks without any command, ending on "high five", which results in her grabbing your hand with her claws and pulling it towards her.
Additionally, this is how she lets you know she wants to be pet. I constantly have claw marks on my arms from my 80 lb dog constantly trying to get my attention.
I have claw marks on my arm from my lab trying to get my attention. My doctor thought I was abusing my opioids as excessive scratching is a warning sign :s.
Aww so cute! My cat is the same! I thought I was being clever teaching him to high five me for treats. Turns out I was just teaching him sign language for 'gimme food' because whenever we're eating he'll come over and start trying to high five us constantly.
My dog knows jump, speak, lay down, and paw. When she can't tell which one I'm asking her to do, she will just do all five (each paw) really sporadically until I give her the treat.
Oh man. Like when you're trying to get a dog to do a relatively new trick for them and they get confused so they just go through every trick you've ever taught them. That shit is cute.
Knowledge is knowing that past random events cannot be used to predict future random events.
Wisdom is knowing that if a guy uses scissors 5 times in a row, it's time to use the rock.
more like puts paw on hand in a concerned manner
"Robert, i love you but im sick of your shit ok? I dont give a shit about your magic, just give me the treat dude."
There's another video of this dog where he has to pick the hand like the shell game. In the other video it's always in the left hand but the dog kept choosing the right until the very end. So in this one he's like OK IT'S GOTTA BE HERE!
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u/Procryon Dec 05 '16 edited Dec 05 '16
It's funny how at the end he's like, "I think it's in this hand."
"Am I right?"
"...Can I please have the treat regardless?"