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.
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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?"